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Executive Council Statement

Stopping the “Miami Model” in its Tracks: Defending Civil Liberties, Demanding Justice

… Bal Harbour, Fla. Last November, trade ministers met behind high fences and under unprecedented security to move forward negotiations towards the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), a plan to create a Hemisphere-wide free trade zone by 2005. President Bush is pushing for an FTAA based on the model of the failed … political leaders to help us stop the "Miami model" from spreading. Our leaders must denounce what happened in Miami, and work to restore our faith in civil liberties here in America. Over the next year, we will be working to pursue justice in the …
Speech

Trumka Makes Case for New Direction on Trade

… Thank you, Adam, for your kind words, and I’d like to thank you and the Peterson Institute for inviting me to speak today. It’s good to be here. We spend a lot of time talking … are people who have seen jobs go away, and the numbers on pay stubs remain stubbornly flat or even fall. Trade needs to work for all of us, every one of us, and that’s why we need a real debate in America about what we are trying to do when we make trade deals. Because the right answer can never be the sole purview of corporate America. The question we should start with is: How can our trade …
Blog

Protect Workers and Democracy: 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 … Data for Progress found that 65% of Arizonans support the #PROAct ! Arizona voters are united in our fight to Protect the Right to Organize! @SenatorSinema prove your commitment to bipartisanship and co-sponsor the PRO Act TODAY! … Let’s pass the #PROAct #1u — Minnesota AFL-CIO (@MNAFLCIO) July 22, 2021 Missouri AFL-CIO: "Missourians agree ‘right-to-work’ is wrong. The #PROAct will support the will of the people" - @JacobHummel https://t.co/FTiYVfmm7d — Missouri AFL-CIO …
Executive Council Statement

Honoring Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis

… U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis brought urgently needed change to the Department of Labor, putting the U.S. government firmly on the side of working families.  As the 25th secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis brought a new level of energy and commitment to a department that had languished during eight years of Republican control.  Under Secretary Solis, the Labor Department vigorously enforced laws designed to protect worker safety, wage and hour standards and retirement security. Secretary Solis crisscrossed the country defending …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Launches Labor Day Ad Buy Honoring America’s Workers

… cable television ad buy that will run through Labor Day. The ad shows how America’s workers have answered the call to lead in the face of a failed federal government response. “When our leaders played politics in a crisis and left our communities out to dry—America’s workers led. Keeping America running, taking care of fellow Americans, delivering food relief, fighting for … urgently address all three with precision and purpose because they cannot be fixed separately. “Nothing will interrupt our work or interfere with our promise to uplift the hopes and aspirations of working people,” said AFL-CIO President Richard …
Press Release

Increase in Union Density Part of a National Groundswell

… last year was filled with unemployment and economic pain because of a deadly pandemic and the incompetent federal response to it, union density rose. We believe this increase is part of a national groundswell. The popularity of unions is at 65%, one of the highest marks in a half-century, and research shows that more than 60 million workers would vote to join a union today if given the chance. The inauguration of President Joe Biden, who showed on his first day he is willing … create an environment where what workers desire truly drives union density. And that requires passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act so that our labor laws support and protect the freedom to form a union. Contact: Carolyn Bobb …
Press Release

Introducing: The Koch Sisters

… SO Not Related to Those Guys… www.KochSisters.org New National TV Ad : http://bit.ly/Wd9IBd (Washington, DC, September 4, 2014) – Every … said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “Today, they’re finally meeting their match.” “The Koch Sisters stand for the right things that matter most at the right time. I admire Joyce and Karen’s courage,” said AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Liz Shuler. “I am a Koch Sister, too! Let’s …
Blog

Labor’s Great Resurgence

… historic turning of the tide is Bessemer, Alabama, where a parallel unionization effort at an Amazon facility appeared to go down in defeat. Yet this vote, still too close to call, demonstrates that collective bargaining is within reach in a … “great resurgence” in America's labor movement. From New York to Bessemer, working people are taking risks for the right to dignity and control over our lives. Our motivations are simple and shared; coming together for decent jobs, health … marginalized groups. We have to fight anti-union tactics and dispel stereotypes that unions are only for certain kinds of work. A union starts and ends with people—unions are whatever we want them to be.  2. Prioritize innovation and …
Press Release

Pennsylvania’s 18th District Proves Path to Power Runs Through the Labor Movement

… Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on union members propelling Conor Lamb to victory in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District: Congratulations to Rep.-elect Conor Lamb and union members in … shared our agenda and spoke out for our members. He didn’t just ask for our support—he earned it by opposing unnecessary “right to work” laws, backing protections for coal miners’ pensions and supporting commonsense trade enforcement. His victory proves …
Blog

Dignity, Safety and Fair Pay for All Workers: 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 … taken a historic step to restore workers' rights. Our pro-worker legislative majorities repealed Michigan's anti-union "right to work" law, making Michigan the 1st state to do so in 58 years. Thank you @McdonaldRivet for voting to restore workers' …