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Workers’ Rights Remain Critical as NAFTA Negotiations Continue

… the powerful global corporations that have made huge profits off the backs of North America’s working people. Getting it right is not easy, which is why we appreciate U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s close consultations and willingness to consider new ideas. However, more work needs to be done. North America’s economies are so integrated that it is hard to see how this new deal could work if our …
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Strengthening Collective Bargaining Rights: In the States Roundup

… It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state … Day for the Elimination of #ViolenceagainstWomen , the @ituc is calling on governments to commit to a world of work free from violence and harassment. #1u pic.twitter.com/gV9vpFEmmw — Michigan AFL-CIO 😷 (@MIAFLCIO) November 25, 2020 … . #1u #StaySafeMN pic.twitter.com/WC9YHHP887 — Minnesota AFL-CIO (@MNAFLCIO) November 23, 2020 Missouri AFL-CIO: "Right-to-Work", Paycheck Deception, and cuts to unemployment have been pre-filed. Once again the Missouri Legislature is …
Executive Council Statement

Congress Should Introduce and Pass the Philippines Human Rights Act

… extrajudicial killings throughout the country. In addition, thousands have been arrested on false charges in an attempt to silence their voices, including Anne Krueger, who was working to organize call center workers and hosted two delegations of visiting Communications Workers of America (CWA) members while … the Duterte administration now has used the COVID-19 pandemic as a further tool for the repression, issuing a “shoot to kill”order for anyone suspected of violating the lockdown. The forced lockdown in the country to prevent the spread of the …
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Labor Activist Leaves Legacy of Strengthening Global Worker Rights

… and a great partner and ally for unions and working families. He pioneered some of the earliest campaign strategies to improve workers’ rights in the apparel, cut flowers and banana industries in Central America, Ecuador and Colombia. He … trade could be fair if it did not include enforceable rights for all workers throughout the supply chain. His advocacy led to concrete improvements in the lives of thousands of workers, including many who worked under terrible sweatshop conditions. … the Americas. From 2006 to 2007 he wrote a report on workers’ rights in Colombia that was released by the AFL-CIO. His work documented the ongoing violence in the country and provided the basis for a strong critique of the proposed Colombia …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Calls for Urgent Passage of Landmark Worker Rights Bill

… Trumka: “It’s Time for the Party of FDR to Finish What He Started” Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the introduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act:  Today, working people are one step closer to freely exercising our most fundamental rights on the …
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The Labor Movement Is Ready to Ensure that Voting Rights Are Fully Restored

… The right to vote is the cornerstone of democracy and was at the heart of the civil rights movement. … Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John … labor movement—called attention to the pervasive and pernicious tools used to disenfranchise Black voters in the South. Work that led to the enactment of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in 1965, which put an end to the physical intimidation, harassment, poll taxes and literacy tests Black voters were subjected to just to exercise our right to vote. But the VRA has been chipped away ever since it became law. A number of states have made it more difficult to …
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The Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Reminds Us that the Fight for Workers’ Rights Continues

… The 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade should have been a day of celebration.  A day where we felt energized and ready to build on this historic victory for women’s rights and    increase the number of working people who could access safe … abortion and quality, affordable reproductive health care. … But as we recognize the 50 years since the constitutional right was passed, this day also falls just seven months short of when the U.S. Supreme Court stripped millions of working … how anti-worker policies such as failing to raise the minimum wage, the lack of paid family and medical leave, “right to work” laws and poor access to critical programs like Medicaid interact to shrink democracy and create environments where …
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INVITATION: Jan. 12–14, MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference

… There’s simply nothing better than coming together with union members to strengthen the bond between the labor and civil rights movements. That’s why we’re thrilled to invite you to our Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference. We’ll be honoring Dr. King’s vision on the importance of …
Press Release

Longtime Labor Activist Named AFL-CIO Civil Rights Director

… served as president of the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) since 2004. “From her first days organizing textile workers to her service on the AFL-CIO’s Executive Council to her unparalleled leadership at the A. Philip Randolph Institute, Clayola has always recognized that the struggle for worker power is intrinsically linked to the fight against racial and social injustice,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “The labor movement is stronger for …
Speech

Trumka Presents Maina Kiai with Meany-Kirkland Human Rights Award

… you for being here. Congressman-elect Raskin, thank you for your remarks. Congratulations on your victory. We look forward to having a close working relationship in the years ahead. And thank you to the many leaders of our own movement I see here … created the Freedom of Assembly and Association mandate in 2011, and I could not be more pleased with the powerful work of its first mandate holder, Maina Kiai. You see, our global labor movement relies on the ability of people to freely … and compelling manner. Mr. Kiai isn’t only concerned with developing countries. He witnessed serious violations of the right to freely assemble here in the United States, and we have heard from Daniel and Lee about violations in their own …