Search

Search

3182 results found
Executive Council Statement

Protecting Workers From COVID-19

… The failure to keep working people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the devastating loss of life, severe illness and … transportation, essential goods, jails and prisons—but without the necessary protections to keep themselves safe at work and many have died. Health care workers and systems have been overwhelmed with a surge of sick patients, resource … of existing laws to make it illegal for employers or any party to retaliate against or fire workers for ensuring our right to be provided safety protections from COVID-19. These include raising safety and health concerns and wearing our own …
Blog

Pride Month Profiles: Stacey Zimmerman

… For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today's Pride Month profile is Stacey Zimmerman of SEIU. … For more than a quarter-century, Stacey Zimmerman has fought to make her state a better and more progressive place as a student activist, community organizer and (good) union …
Blog

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Stella Kalaoram

… Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Stella Kalaoram of UNITE HERE. … … communities. Kalaoram speaks Mandarin and Thai fluently. By word of mouth, people find her, and Kalaoram takes them to the Social Security, welfare or citizenship offices to help them translate and fill out paperwork. …
Blog

Pride Month Profiles: Nate Richmond

… For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Nate Richmond of the Theatrical … Pride Committee, represents the IATSE on the Canadian Labour Congress’ Solidarity and Pride Working Group. "When it comes to supporting your LGBTQ+ kin, you don’t have to be an expert. You just need an open mind, an open heart, and the willingness …
Blog

Pride Month Profiles: Emily Caulfield

… For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Emily Caulfield of … … Emily Caulfield started her activism at the local level by creating an AFA-CWA HRE committee. She has been able to engage members who do not usually do union work or speak openly about their experiences with racism or other injustices. …
Blog

Pride Month Profiles: Erdem Odner

… For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ union members who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Erdem Odner of the Communications … of the CWA Pride Caucus this past year, while increasing membership and organizing and originating petitions to Congress on trans rghts and liberation. …
Blog

Pride Month Profiles: David Haskins

… For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is David Haskins of AFSCME. … David … Domestic Workers of America (UDW/AFSCME Local 3930), serving as the pride liaison, for about nine years. He brought UDW to the San Diego Pride Festival last year and has developed various events and programs honoring LGBTQ+ individuals within …
Speech

Trumka on the 57th Anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing: We Can Be Moved Forward

… what happened in your home—a sacred place of both tragedy and unity. Reverend Barber and I have come together today to raise up the voices of the labor movement, the civil rights movement and people of faith everywhere in defense of our … love over hate. Fifty-seven years ago today, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, Addie Mae Collins and Denise McNair came to church to be closer to God. And that morning they entered eternity. We'll forever wonder how many more aprons Addie Mae … We were fighting to change ourselves. We believe that people can change and grow and overcome so that history can be made right. We believe that people—and we, the people—don’t stay in the same place forever. We can be moved forward. After all, …
Speech

Trumka in Detroit: Politics is a Matter of Choice, Not Chance

… Thank you, Brother Rick [Blocker] , for your warm words of introduction. I want to thank you, also, for bringing me to Detroit, to this great American city. It’s good to be back. But I want to offer my biggest thanks to all of you, for your generosity and for being here this evening. We have a lot of work to do, a lot of mobilizing and a lot of organizing, and with your help that’s what we’re going to do. You know, the political dial in Michigan, and all across America, has moved so far to the right, that it’s almost off the chart. Think for a minute about what your failure of a governor Rick Snyder stands for. Go …
Blog

Profiling Labor Leaders and Activists for Pride Month

… For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. First, let's take a look back at LGBTQ Americans we've profiled in the … Josette Jaramillo Mara Keisling Marsha P. Johnson Miriam Frank Tom Barbera Check back throughout June as we add more names to this prestigious list.  Update: Our latest profiles: Irene Soloway Jeanne Laberge and Ruth Jacobsen Bill Olwell Joni …