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The PRO Act: Worker Safety and Worker Voice

… Fifty years ago today, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job. The law was won in 1970 because of the tireless efforts of the labor movement and allies, who drew major attention to work-related deaths, disease and injuries, organized for safer working conditions and demanded action from their government. …
Speech

Redmond to GLU: Racial Justice Is Economic Justice

… AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond delivered the following opening remarks virtually as prepared to a Global Labor University Conference discussion on racial justice and the American labor movement:   Hello, everyone. I’m … Anner and Jana Silverman and the entire team at the Center for Global Workers’ Rights at Penn State University for all the work that went into bringing this conference to life. Thank you for bringing us together. I’m glad to have the opportunity to … jobs of today, and the jobs of tomorrow. There are a couple of bills currently sitting in Congress — the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act — that will go a long way in strengthening our ability …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 4: Good Jobs for America’s Workers

… Submitted by the AFL-CIO Executive Council We Stand for Good Jobs Freedom to Form Unions Fair Wages and Fair Treatment on the Job Safe, Secure and Healthy Workplaces Meeting the Dual Demands of Work and Family Supporting Workers Through Education and Training and a Strong Unemployment Compensation System   AS WE MEET … that provide good health care and retirement benefits. We will fight for jobs in which workers can freely exercise their right to form unions and bargain collectively. We demand jobs that ensure fair and nondiscriminatory treatment, that are safe …
Speech

Shuler's Speech at the AFL-CIO and Microsoft's New Tech-Labor Partnership Event

… AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler delivered the following remarks as prepared at the event: Welcome to the House of Labor! I think many of you here in the audience are aware that today we’re going to host what is hopefully a great and enlightening dialogue, between the AFL-CIO and Microsoft to talk about A.I., its impacts, and the future of work.  We’ll get to that in just a few minutes and I want to thank Jackie Padilla of Politico for moderating today. But what … us here. Brad and I have talked for a long time about this moment in American history.  When you look around this country right now, you see a lot of destabilizing forces. A lot of distrust of institutions. People and workers in particular who are …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Representatives Opposing Two Fearmongering, Enforcement-Only Immigration Bills

… Dear Representative:    On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I urge you to oppose the “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act” (H.R. 3003) and “Kate’s Law” (H.R. 3004). Both are enforcement-only … funding for local policing, swell the coffers of for-profit detention facilities, and make it easier for abusive employers to retaliate against hard-working people. The AFL-CIO strongly supports comprehensive immigration reform that creates a broad … this bill would enable just such retaliation. Moreover, H.R. 3003 erodes adherence to core constitutional principles. The right to due process is a foundation of our legal system.  It is critical to overcoming entrenched patterns of discrimination …
Blog

AFL-CIO State Federations React to the 2016 Election

… State federations of the AFL-CIO react to the 2016 election. Here are some highlights: Florida AFL-CIO: Workers want fairness in the workplace, in our trade policies and in our elected officials. Labor remains the last line of the defense for workers to achieve that fairness, and that fight does not end at the ballot box. Candidates from all parties promised they would help … better quality care for children and seniors resonated with America’s working people. To achieve these goals, our work does not end at the ballot box, in fact, that is where it begins. The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO pledges to work with elected …
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What Happens When Call Center Jobs Are Shipped Abroad and Workers Try to Organize?

… companies, U.S.-based giant Alorica, has been expanding in the Philippines, where more than 1.3 million women and men work in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. These workers and their allies came together through BIEN, the  BPO Industry Employees Network, to defend workers' interests in this booming sector.  Alorica, a global player in this industry, offers "customer experience" … of Alorica (UEA) has been organizing to defend these workers' rights. At every step, Alorica has denied workers their right to form a union, broken laws and refused to recognize the union, retaliating against workers who unionize by firing …
Speech

Shuler Discusses Importance of United Global Labor Movement

… me here today. We are inspired by your success in reorganizing and creating a more dynamic federation and movement to lift up workers. I also want to thank Rudy De Leeuw for his partnership and his friendship. Never before has it been so … movement to address the challenges workers are facing around the world. As I start, I want to recognize the incredible work and struggle of KCTU. We must remember and stand in solidarity with Han Sang-gyun, president of KCTU, who is currently … is something we can all learn from and build on. We are living through a profoundly challenging moment. The rise of right-wing populism here in the Netherlands, in France, in the United States and around the world presents a clear threat to …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Celebrates International Women’s Day

… Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler on International Women’s Day: The AFL-CIO and its 12.5 million working people are proud to celebrate International Women’s Day. Today, and every day, we stand in solidarity with working women in the wake of … on the rights of all workers. As we join union women and allies at the Women Workers Rising rally, we send a clear message to politicians: the status quo is not working and it is time for you to pay attention. Every day, women workers are subject … sexual harassment and violence on the job. Women workers are indispensable, yet we still are paid less for doing the same work while also taking on greater responsibility in our homes. On International Women’s Day, we recommit to fighting for …
Speech

Trumka to Missouri AFL-CIO Delegates: You Inspire Me

… Good morning, sisters and brothers.  It is great to be back in Missouri.  Thank you, Mike (Louis) , for that introduction.  I appreciate your friendship and leadership. In my … legislators who are willing to risk their jobs to protect ours—so we can build a stronger economy. The corporate right-wing has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at us here in Missouri. Actually, no, they threw the sink, too.  We’ve been fighting right to work since it was first on the ballot in 1978.  38 years. We beat it then and we’re going to keep beating it until our …