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… 16, 2015]  -- The AFL-CIO’s annual Union Summer program kicked off this week with 40 interns beginning a ten-week effort to assist major organizing campaigns in six major cities. “From raising wages to securing rights in the workplace, providing a voice to working people helps us all, and that’s why I’m excited to take part in this year’s Union Summer program,” said Ana …

… become far too rare in Washington, DC today. Many of the policy prescriptions he outlined today are part of the blueprint to seriously addressing income inequality. Together, they represent a major moment in progressive leadership that brings bold ideas to the forefront. A modest Wall Street speculation tax, or “high-roller fee” as Rep. Van Hollen has proposed, will help curb … and education to lay the foundation for long-term productivity growth. Additionally, Rep. Van Hollen is absolutely right to deny tax breaks for ridiculous, out of control CEO pay – they don’t need any more handouts. Working people want not …

… aren’t just bad for unions – they’re bad for all workers and the middle class. But the attacks on the freedom of workers to come together are nothing new. They are part of an onslaught from anti-worker organizations hostile to raising wages or … their incomes have declined. Home care is one of the fastest growing industries. Its workers do backbreaking, thankless work, often for low wages. By forming a union these workers are helping to combat income inequality and the rise of low wage … Make no mistake: the fate of workers cannot and will not be decided by one Supreme Court decision. The Court upheld the right of public employees to have strong unions and workers will vigorously build on that foundation. Contact: Josh Goldstein …

… President Richard Trumka on the House passage of the Equality Act (H.R. 5):  Members of the LGBTQ community deserve to be free from discrimination in all forms. Today, we’re another step closer to that becoming a reality. While the Title VII Supreme Court decision barred job discrimination, the Equality Act would … Act, the labor movement will continue fighting for another landmark bill for LGBTQ working people, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which strengthens the freedom to form a union. A union contract has long been the greatest …

… President Liz Shuler today issued the following statement about the Biden–Harris administration’s new executive order to promote good union jobs: This executive order continues the Biden–Harris record as the most pro-worker administration in American history, as President Biden and Vice President Harris continue to fight to make sure that investments in our country create good-paying union jobs with benefits that support our families and give …

… Families (Washington, DC, March 17, 2016) – Following the U.S. Department of Labor sending the much needed overtime rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the AFL-CIO renewed its call for final action on these worker protections to improve the lives of working people across the country. These regulations include rules on fiduciary responsibility, … “We commend the Administration for moving the overtime protections bill to OMB and urge the Administration to finish its work on these critical worker protections,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.  Contact: Jasmine Nazarett (202) 637-5018 …