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Liz Shuler Elected President as Part of Most Diverse Leadership Team in AFL-CIO History

… The AFL-CIO Executive Council today elected Liz Shuler, a visionary leader and longtime trade unionist, to serve as president of the federation of 56 unions and 12.5 million members. Shuler is the first woman to hold the office … lead societal transformations—to leverage our power to bring women and people of color from the margins to the center—at work, in our unions and in our economy, and to be the center of gravity for incubating new ideas that will unleash … a new chapter that brings the promise of union membership to workers across this country,” Redmond said. “This is the right team at the right time to help bring about the economic and social justice America is hungry for.” “Our country is at a …
Press Release

Fight for $15 a Powerful Example of Collective Action

… Fight for $15 movement is one of the most powerful examples of collective action. Having a voice on the job is a basic right. Using that voice and demanding it be heard is both courageous and inspiring. These workers deserve $15 an hour and a union. Whether advocating for social justice or raising wages, working people are beginning to fully realize the power of standing together. These are the movements that will make our workplaces fairer and our …
Executive Council Statement

Reform The H-1B and L-1 Guest Worker Visa Programs

… long lines of the unemployed. They and their families have not only been battered by the economic trauma of being out of work, but increasingly they are finding themselves victimized by dysfunctional U.S. guest worker policies. For … a bad situation much worse. Under current law, employers, especially in high tech, are abusing temporary visa programs to allow hundreds of thousands of guest workers with no rights and no job security to take job opportunities in the United … off or otherwise terminate workers on H-1B visa for asserting their rights under federal and state laws, including their right to union representation. In higher education, workers on H-1B visa who do not work during one semester of 120 days, …
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A Pregnant Target

… bundles of money, so Victoria Whipple, a quality control worker at Kumho Tire in Macon, Georgia, had been working overtime to get ready for her new arrival. … She also got involved in union organizing at the plant, and management decided to teach … the company  harassed  workers before the initial vote two years ago. Legislation now before Congress—the  Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act —would curtail this rampant abuse. The PRO Act would fine employers up to $50,000 for retaliating … healthy for her or her unborn child. And it wasn’t right. When Victoria’s eldest child asked why she wasn’t going to work anymore, she just said she needed some time off. It would be wrong to burden a 10-year-old with the truth. Victoria …
Press Release

Boeing Workers Faced Insurmountable Odds, Join Wave of Workers in the South

… what occurred at Boeing South Carolina was not a lost election, it was a process rigged against the people who do the work. There are no winners when working people are being denied their rights. Boeing opened this plant in South Carolina to try and take advantage of workers without a union, to drive down wages and treat thousands of its employees like second-class workers. That’s bad for Boeing, for South Carolina …
Legislative Alert

Letters in Support of Conference Report to Avoid Another Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government

… On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I am writing to express our support for the conference report to accompany H. J. Res. 31, which is scheduled for floor consideration today. While we don’t agree with every decision made … to occur. It was just a few weeks ago that more than 800,000 federal employees and federal contractors returned to work after an unprecedented shutdown lasting 35 days. While Congress has rightly provided back pay for the federal employees …
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Releases Podcast Detailing History and Legacy of 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike

… 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 … there while supporting the strike. The comprehensive series will examine the origins of the strike and events leading up to King’s death, and the aftermath of the strike. “The deaths of Robert Walker and Echol Cole in the back of a garbage truck … workers took a courageous stand, a stand that drew the American labor movement and the civil rights movement together to change the course of our history.” Today, the fight continues for fair wages, safe working conditions, collective …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Steven Menashi Appointment to Appeals Court

… Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-6050 Dear Chairman Graham and Ranking Member Feinstein: The AFL-CIO urges you to oppose the nomination of Steven Menashi to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Our opposition is rooted in both substantive and … opposed need-based financial aid because it purportedly harms wealthy families, and has argued that democratic countries work better when everyone is of the same ethnicity. Mr. Menashi has also repeatedly expressed disdain for those who advocate …
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The Browning-Ferris NLRB Decision Explained

… the National Labor Relations Board issued the Browning-Ferris decision and increased employer accountability for wages and work conditions. As with most rulings issued by government bodies, it's a little complicated and a lot of questions are being asked about what exactly the ruling means. We're here to tell you. Q: What is the Browning-Ferris decision about? A: The decision is about whether or not working people have the right to bargain with an employer that has authority to control employees’ pay, benefits and working conditions. Q: Why is …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Mourns Passing of Labor Champion Walter Mondale

… from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the death of Walter Mondale:   Walter “Fritz” Mondale lived a life of service to our country with a steadfast commitment to the working people who power it. His relentless advocacy in the Senate helped deliver the Great Society and earned him a … room when decisions were made. The vice president was motivated by a simple yet powerful belief: to do what he knew to be right and just. As we inch closer to finally fixing America’s broken labor laws through the passage of the PRO Act, our …