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Trumka: White House Task Force Is Key Step Forward

… Joe Biden’s executive order establishing the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment: The fight to strengthen working people’s freedoms on the job has never been more urgent, and President Biden is right to give this effort the resources and attention it demands. He understands that unionism is the single most effective tool we …
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Entire Labor Movement Supports Striking Workers

… the labor movement’s solidarity with all striking workers: The AFL-CIO Executive Council reaffirmed a commitment to support striking workers everywhere in their fights for respect, and the wages, benefits and health and safety protections they deserve. Executive Council members commit to show up, collaborate and share resources to wield the full power of the labor movement anywhere workers are standing up for our rights at work.  Today, we stand with members of the Mine Workers (UMWA) at Warrior Met who have been on strike for nearly a year, the …
Press Release

Labor Legend Trumka Passes Away

… Richard Trumka:  “The labor movement, the AFL-CIO and the nation lost a legend today. Rich Trumka devoted his life to working people, from his early days as president of the United Mine Workers of America to his unparalleled leadership as the voice of America’s labor movement. He was a relentless champion of workers’ rights, … beloved. Today, the 56 unions and 12.5 million members of the AFL-CIO mourn the passing of our fearless leader and commit to honoring his legacy with action. Standing on Rich’s shoulders, we will pour everything we have into building an economy, …
Press Release

President Richard Trumka Applauds Overtime Expansion Proposal

… Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Department of Labor proposal to expand overtime protections: Millions of America’s workers are one step closer to earning the overtime pay they rightfully deserve but have been systematically denied. Working people called on President Obama to go bold, and his response will provide a much needed boost to our entire economy. This is a critically important step …
Speech

Shuler's Inaugural State of the Unions Address as Prepared for Delivery

… Good morning, everyone!  To our union family and friends here in the House of Labor, and everyone watching along: Thank you for being part of this new … my future.  I need to make more money. I need a stable job. I wish I could afford a home. I wish I had some power over my work and my life right now. There is a reason that song, Rich Men North of Richmond, is the number one song in the country right now. For a …
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George Meany

… Meany was elected secretary-treasurer of the national American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1939. As second in command to President William Green, Meany played an important role in the formation of the War Labor Board, which helped spur the … fleeing the Nazis. He insisted on the inclusion of workers' rights in the postwar Marshall Plan. His leadership led to the creation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions at the end of the war, and he fought for free trade … Act in 1947, Meany established and led Labor's League for Political Education, the first full-scale federation effort to register, educate and mobilize union members. Labor's strength helped elect Harry Truman as president in 1948.Meany was …
Blog

An Open Letter to Trump About DACA, from a 'Dreamer'

… The AFL-CIO demands that the Trump administration defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that provides work authorization to 800,000 people, preventing workplace exploitation and protecting their freedom to join together in union. DACA holders are … hundreds of thousands of signatures denouncing your stance on immigration , a clear expression of my First Amendment right of free speech. And I have lobbied for in-state tuition for undocumented students in Florida, an effort that earned …
Speech

Trumka to Young Workers: "This is your day."

… Thank you, Erica [Clemmons]. It’s great to be here with all of you. I appreciate your introduction, Erica. I know about your work on the earned sick leave campaign here in Chicago and how that experience deepened your understanding of unionism, how … involved. You are making a difference. Brothers and sisters: Your activism is compelling. Your politics are exactly right. Your energy is one of the most powerful things in this world. And for those reasons and more, I am honored to speak …
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Overdue for Overtime

… protections, he cost working people over $1 billion in annual wages. Now we’re standing up for a fair return on our work and fighting for the Restoring Overtime Pay Act, which would extend overtime pay protection to millions of working people. … Overtime protections have eroded for over four decades, steadily covering fewer and fewer … without being fairly compensated. When Trump abandoned new overtime protections last year, he blocked a major attempt to right this wrong. Now we’re fighting back. Our allies on Capitol Hill have introduced the Restoring Overtime Pay Act, …
Speech

Trumka to Penn State Law Graduates: Use Your Degree as a Force for Moral Good

… Dean Houck, thank you for that kind introduction. I also want to thank the administration, faculty, staff and alumni that have built Penn State Law into a premier academic institution. … miles from here in Nemacolin. Listen, I love my hometown. Coal country instilled in me a core set of values. Toughness. Work ethic. Sacrifice. But I’ll be honest, Greene County, Pennsylvania isn’t exactly a happening place. When I was growing … of ethics. Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do, and what is right to do. There are some in the legal world who think it is somehow noble to represent the rich …