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Pathway to Progress: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Scripto Strike

… History has long been portrayed as a series of "great men" taking great action to shape the world we live in. In recent decades, however, social historians have focused more on looking at history "from … events where working people played a key role in the progress our country has made, including those who are making history right now. Today's topic is the 1964-65 Scripto Strike in Atlanta and Martin Luther King Jr. … When talking about Martin … lives. The Chemical Workers Union sent the Rev. James Hampton, a Black organizer who was also a Baptist minister, to work with the Scripto employees. He tied the union organizing he was doing to the work that Martin Luther King Jr. was doing …
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Labor Joins Commemorative March from Selma to Montgomery

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight … and United Domestic Workers (UDW)/AFSCME Local 3930 led the fifth day of the 57th commemoration of the march from Selma to Montgomery , Alabama, joining national organizations and leaders in amplifying the call for federal voting rights … rights, particularly in communities of color, hundreds of trade unionists from across the country will come together to demonstrate the labor movement’s commitment in the fight for democracy at the ballot box and to reinforce its longstanding …
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Eos Workers Vote to Join USW

… Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, … batteries used to store electricity generated from renewable sources like solar and wind energy. The vote comes right as Eos is eligible for billions of dollars in clean energy federal investments from legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. UAW members fought back against attempts to undermine their right to a free and fair union election, demanding that corporations receiving taxpayer money should respect the rights of …
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An Alternative Religious Perspective on Religious Exemption Laws

… While the past several years have been full of major victories for the LGBTQ movement, there are still many battles to be won. In the past several years, the work of the LGBTQ movement’s opposition has turned to so-called religious freedom exemption laws. Notable examples of these … religious institutions need to stick up for the rights of LGBTQ people, and the LGBTQ movement needs to stick up for the right of working people because, "an injury to one is an injury to all." When I return to my studies in Massachusetts this …
Press Release

Trumka Unveils Workers First Agenda for 2021: Reiterates Call for Trump Removal

… Read President Trumka's full remarks. Today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka introduced the Workers First Agenda to fight back against COVID-19 and build an economy that puts more power and prosperity into the hands of working people. He … last week’s riot incited by President Trump. Key Excerpts: “At the center of this agenda is the PRO Act—Protecting the Right to Organize. This worker empowerment legislation would allow millions to freely and fairly form a union. So we can raise …
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How the Canadians Are Trying to Use NAFTA to Raise Your Wage

… collection of rules that give corporations more power over the three economies of North America. It gives companies tools to undermine laws and rules that protect America’s working families. It increased threats by U.S. employers to close … freedom to negotiate on the job are dragging down standards for Canada and need to be abolished. Guess what? Canada is right . These laws, known as "right to work," are another example of the wealthiest 1% rigging the rules to weaken the freedom of people joining together in union …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Senators Urging Them to Pass a Clean Funding Bill for the Department of Homeland Security

… Dear Senator, On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I urge you to pass a clean funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and reject the House-passed amendments to H.R. 240 that put the Republican Leadership’s anti-immigrant agenda above our national security needs. The AFL-CIO … conditions for all workers in our country. Although this fix is temporary, it will allow millions of people to live and work without fear, and afford them the status to assert their rights on the job. Too often, undocumented workers are …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Representatives in Support of a Clean Funding Bill for the Department of Homeland Security and to Vote No on Harmful Immigration Amendments

… Dear Representative,  On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I urge you to oppose the amendments that have been ruled in order to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 240). Now is not the time to play politics with funding for … conditions for all workers in our country. Although this fix is temporary, it will allow millions of people to live and work without fear, and afford them the status to assert their rights on the job. Too often, undocumented workers are …
Executive Council Statement

Crisis in Haiti

… Fla. The current crisis in Haiti represents a failure of U.S. foreign policy. The U.S., after intervening militarily to restore President Aristide to power in 1994, lost the political will for nation-building and did little to support the consolidation of democratic rule. … of Haiti’s marginalized majority, must be full participants in building a durable democracy. The U.S. should work with CARICOM, the OAS, the United Nations and the international community to assist Haitians working to restore …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Legislation That Would Undermine Workers' Organizing Efforts

… Dear Representative: On behalf of the 12.5 million workers and 60 affiliate unions represented by the AFL-CIO, I urge you to reject the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution (H.J.Res.98) that would overturn the Joint Employer Rule issued by … October 27, 2023. The NLRB's 2023 Joint Employer Rule rule replaces the Trump-era regulation that was purposefully crafted to restrict workers’ rights and undermine their legitimate organizing efforts. The new rule establishes a reasonable standard … business models like franchising and staffing services are unfounded. The rule's realistic standard extends the obligation to bargain only to those firms that control workers’ essential terms and conditions of employment and would in no way …