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Press Release

AFL-CIO President on Supreme Court Decision Concerning Starbucks Workers

… AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in  Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney: The Supreme Court sided with corporate power over Starbucks baristas today in a direct attack on the fundamental freedom to organize a union on the job. The brave Memphis Seven faced harassment, intimidation and termination, and appropriately … an injunction that reinstated the workers.  The NLRB exists to resolve labor disputes and ensure workers can exercise our right to join a union, free from intimidation and retaliation. The board obtained an injunction in federal district court to …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 47: Condemn Rising Fascism, Fight For Working-Class Unity

… and the corporate powers counter workers’ unity and solidarity with the strategy of divide and conquer, always attempting to divide native from foreign born, men from women, white from black, private sector from public sector, full time from temporary, and U.S. workers from workers around the world; and WHEREAS, the rise of the “alt-right,” KKK and neo-Nazis/neo-fascists and their divisiveness of white supremacy, bigotry, intimidation, and race and religious hatred is a direct threat to the working class, to the oppressed and to our union organizations; and WHEREAS, union members and people of goodwill …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing the Nomination of Justice Allison Hartwell Eid

… Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510-6050 Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein: The AFL-CIO urges you to oppose the nomination of Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Hartwell Eid for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth … case, one in which Justice Eid concurred with the majority, she agreed to uphold a law that eviscerated teachers’ right to choose to unionize. The Court majority allowed school boards with a majority of teachers and others to approve … Last, in an employment case, the majority of the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a woman employee who fell down a work stairwell, the cause of which was unclear, satisfied the “arising out of” employment requirement to receive workers …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Judicial Nomination of Justin Walker

… Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-6050 Dear Chairman Graham and Ranking Member Feinstein, The AFL-CIO urges you to oppose the nomination of Judge Justin Walker to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The DC Circuit is of immense importance to workers and their families, as approximately two-thirds of its case load concerns involve actions of the federal …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 27: In the Interests of the Public, Professionals Belong in Unions

… Submitted by Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO Referred to the Organizing Committee LIKE ALMOST ALL WORKERS , professionals want the ability to do their jobs right. They see that freedom under attack. Unions offer a route for professionals to defend against external political and commercial pressures and, with the integrity of their work intact, protect the quality of life for all. The importance of having unions play this role grows each year. By 2008, …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 17: In the Interests of the Public, Professionals Belong in Unions

… Submitted by Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO Referred to the Organizing Committee Like almost all workers, professionals want the ability to do their jobs right. They see that freedom under attack. Unions offer a route for professionals to defend against external political and commercial pressures and, with the integrity of their work intact, protect the quality of life for all. The importance of having unions play this role grows each year. By 2008, …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 16: Building Enduring Labor-Community Partnerships

… demonstrate that the struggles of workers are inextricably interwoven with the struggles of communities. Unions must work hand in hand with community partners and allies to reverse these economic trends and to create opportunities for all while building a robust democratic and participatory society, strong and safe neighborhoods …
Speech

Redmond: Unions Are Pathways to Better Futures

… AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond delivered the following remarks as prepared to the New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican and Asian Legislators Conference: Thank you, Anthony [Harmon], my … for that very kind introduction. Anthony and I have had the privilege of working together on a number of issues and his work is always fantastic, whether it’s supporting educators or advancing social justice in the labor movement and beyond. And … a lot the past couple of years. The pandemic and the 2020 elections. The attacks on our democracy. The attacks on our right to vote and our right to organize. And now we are all on edge from Putin’s attack on Ukraine and our hearts go out to …
Speech

Shuler to Kentucky: American Innovation Is Union-Made

… Good morning Kentucky Labor!  I’m excited to be with you—I wish I could be there in person—but I’m glad that at least I can be in the room with you virtually.  I just … forward through challenging times, and you and Jeff (Wiggins), Liles (Taylor)—the entire team—thank you for your hard work and dedication. And I was able to listen in to those beautiful commemorations of John Sweeney and Rich Trumka—thank you … will tell you more about it, but I want to recognize the tremendous personal sacrifice every working person on strike right now in this country is making. No one wants to go on strike. We hold the line because this pandemic has changed us—we …
Speech

Remarks of AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka, 2013 Maritime Trades Executive Board Meeting, Los Angeles, California

… Thank you, Mike [Sacco]. It’s great to be with you, my brother. Thank you for inviting me to speak again to your board meeting. It’s always an honor. Brothers … of the AFL-CIO. This is an historic time in the American labor movement, and as leaders in our movement, we have a lot of work to do, a lot of work. And I am honored, and humbled, and gladdened, to do that work alongside this man right here, Mike Sacco! Some of you probably know this already, but Mike Sacco is the most senior vice president of the …