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Executive Council Statement

Strawberry Workers

… conditions like clean drinking water and restrooms, for a living wage, for job security, health insurance and an end to sexual harassment. To win these basic rights that have been denied to them by their employers, strawberry workers have … out, telling other workers across the country about the conditions they endure and about their desire to exercise their right to organize a union and improve life for themselves and their families. To help focus public attention on the struggle, … asking that their call for the most basic human, social and economic justice be heard, and they are standing up for the right of every worker to organize without fear of retaliation or intimidation by an employer. They deserve the support of the …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 52: Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday

… California and a day of service and learning in its public schools, has launched a national movement calling on Congress to do the same with an official federal holiday for Cesar E. Chavez; and WHEREAS, the California victory started a wave of … would be the first time that a labor leader ever received this honor; and WHEREAS, this holiday would encourage all people to model Cesar E. Chavez’s legacy by engaging in action for workers’ rights, civil rights, environmental justice, nonviolence … WHEREAS, Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday! is a national organization based in Los Angeles that is spearheading the effort to win a national holiday and state and local holidays and is coalescing organizations, communities and individuals …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Nomination of Damien Schiff to U.S. Claims Court

… Dear Senator: The AFL-CIO urges you to oppose to the nomination of Damien Schiff to the United States Court of Federal Claims. This court has jurisdiction over various … on the job. Mr. Schiff’s legal career is almost exclusively at the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), an ultra-conservative right-wing legal activist organization. The Foundation has posted on its blog that it expects Schiff’s confirmation to be …
Blog

Zara Workers in New York Vote to Join Retail Workers Union

… Last week, working people at eight Zara locations in New York chose to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union ( RWDSU ). Zara is owned by Inditex, the world’s largest fashion … retailer in the world, is sending a strong message that you can remain profitable and still recognize your workers’ right to dignity, justice and respect on the job." RWDSU spokesperson Janna Pea added: "We wish more American employers would follow this European model of Zara and H&M, which allows and respects the unions’ right to organize." …
Blog

Pride Month Profiles: Darrell Lausche

… For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today's Pride Month profile is Darrell Lausche. … Darrell Lausche is a …
Blog

Brazil Undermines Labor Laws and Puts Women Workers at Great Risk

… women's delegation. Brazil's comprehensive labor laws have long provided a strong institutional framework for unions to defend workers' rights. Changes pushed through Congress this July by Brazil's un-elected president and a Congress … charges have greatly undermined the labor laws and will drastically change the legal context in which Brazil's unions work. … By some accounts, this drastic overhauling of Brazilian labor law places the country on a path toward something more similar to the U.S. reality, weakening collective bargaining and unions' financial stability. While the comprehensive labor law was …
Speech

Redmond: A Union Job Changed Everything

… remarks at the  First Institutional Baptist Church:   Good morning. Thank you, Pastor [Warren] Stewart, for welcoming me to your church.  It is great to be here today.  Every morning when my feet hit the floor I am grateful. I thank God for this opportunity. To work. To serve. To live a meaningful life. St. Augustine instructed us to pray as though everything depends on God. And to … energy God gives us. To build a better society.  A society where work pays. And workers are safe. Where health care is a right. And retirement security is a given.  A society where unions are strong and free. And racism is rooted out once and for …
Blog

Unions are Fighting for Families by Supporting Women and Rejecting the Status Quo

… United States. Yet most family responsibilities still rest on women’s shoulders and, too often, women put in a full day’s work only to come home and clock in for a second shift. … As Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, I am constantly in awe of the powerful … AFL-CIO adopted this working people’s Bill of Rights at our recent convention to demand that all working people have the right to: A Good Job with Fair Wages: Everyone who wants to work has the right to a good job where we earn wages that allow …
Blog

Black History Month Profiles: Jarel Sanders

… making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Jarel Sanders of AFSCME. … Jarel Sanders is the vice president of Pride at Work, where he works on creating space for Black, queer workers within our unions. Sanders was recently featured in a Labor …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Executive Council Calls for Senate Rules Reform if Minority Continues to Obstruct

… Today, the AFL-CIO Executive Council issued a statement calling on the Senate to enact swift and necessary changes to procedural rules standing in the way of enacting a Workers First Agenda. “For decades, working people have paid the price … are paying the price for that double standard with our health, our lives and our livelihoods. It’s time for rules that work for all of us.” The Executive Council’s full statement is available here . Contact: John Weber (202) 637-5018   …