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U.S. Government Turns Its Back on Migrant Rights—Again

… human rights issue and further weakens our position on the global stage. It also enables the Donald Trump administration to continue to advance an agenda that criminalizes migrant workers in our country and turns away people fleeing violence and persecution. … Some two-thirds of the world’s 244 million migrants are working, and like all working people, they should be allowed to work with dignity. Ensuring that migrants can exercise labor rights also benefits all workers by preventing employers from …
Press Release

Worker Wins Update: From Night Shifts to Nightclubs, Workers See Big Wins in June

… WASHINGTON, DC – Workers across the country have stood up in the past month to fight for better wages and working conditions. NYC Musicians Win Major Bargaining Agreement with Historic Venue : This … New York Local 802 (American Federation of Musicians) signed a collective bargaining agreement with 54 Below, attached to the legendary Studio 54 nightclub. Virgin America Pilots Flying High with New Union : Earlier this month, pilots for … Significant Raising Wages Victories : Last month, federal government employees in 13 cities won pay increases thanks to work by AFGE to bring federal salaries in line with local market conditions. Contact: Anthony DeAngelo (202) 637-5018 …
Speech

Trumka at Great Lakes District Strategy Session: "It is time to go on offense."

… This has been a very productive meeting. We covered a lot of ground. We talked about the political landscape, the need to increase our density and the ways we can use the 2018 election to engage with our members. We talked about the Workers’ … our Path to Power program which is helping elect more union members to office. We talked about the threats of Janus and right to work and our power to overcome them. And we also made some important asks. I’d like to reiterate those one final time. In the …
Press Release

Jobs Numbers Deceiving As Workers’ Wages Continue to Suffer

… In response to the June Jobs report that showed no wage growth, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: Although … stand by while corporations continue to annihilate any chance at real economic growth. Working families have earned the right to be paid fairly for hard work. And we will continue our tireless fight to raise wages because working families deserve an economy that works for all. …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Nomination of Mark S. Norris to U.S. District Court

… Office Building Washington DC 20510 Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein: The AFL-CIO strongly urges you to oppose the nomination of Mark S. Norris to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of … that he will use the federal bench to push his highly partisan legislative agenda. Norris opposes workers having the right to choose how to bargain for better wages and healthier workplaces—supporting legislation to affirm and strengthen Tennessee’s status as a “right to work” state. He denied teachers the freedom to choose unions to negotiate the terms and conditions of their employment with …
Executive Council Statement

End the Violent Invasion of Ukraine

… for lives that have been lost.  We join the global labor movement and our allies in calling for an immediate end to President Vladimir Putin’s military aggression and we support extensive economic sanctions imposed by the United States … in Ukraine and the region. Ukrainian unions have struggled for decades to guarantee the internationally recognized right to organize and bargain collectively. They have been at the forefront of campaigns to protect working people from precarious or “informal” work; fight climate change while preserving jobs and livelihoods; and end gender-based violence and harassment and employment …
Blog

Federal Judge Rules Trump’s Anti-Worker Executive Orders Unconstitutional

… workers, he wasn’t prepared for the response from working people. Our response, led by AFGE, included filing lawsuits to stop the orders and rallying across the country in support of federal workers. Now a federal judge has agreed with working … Trump’s illegal action was a direct assault on the legal rights and protections that Congress specifically guaranteed to the public-sector employees across this country who keep our federal government running every single day. We are heartened … by lawmakers from both parties, fellow union workers and compassionate citizens across the country. Our members go to work every single day to serve the American people, and they deserve all the rights and protections afforded to them by our …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Amendments That Would Weaken the PRO Act

… Dear Representative:  On January 31, we wrote in support of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 2474), which would restore the original intent of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to give … Allen (#7). This amendment strikes the provision requiring states to allow “fair share agreements.” So- called “Right to Work” laws, which prohibit fair share agreements, depress wages and benefits. Vote no.  Hayes (#24). This amendment codifies …
Executive Council Statement

On the Service of Ray Curry

… as an assembler at Freightliner in Mount Holly, N.C. He served on UAW Local 5285’s civil rights committee and was elected to numerous leadership positions before being hired to the UAW staff in 2004.   Curry was elected director of UAW Region 8 in 2014 at the 36th UAW Constitutional Convention … persistent champion of worker, civil and human rights, and he served the labor movement and America with a deep commitment to working people, and we wish him well in his next endeavors.   …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Applauds Redesignation of TPS for Venezuela

… has redesignated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela.  As a result, thousands of migrants who fled to this country seeking refuge will have the opportunity to work safely and provide vital support to their families and our nation’s economy.  TPS is a pro-worker tool that brings …