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Highlights from Day Two of the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention

… President Richard Trumka opened the second day of the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention talking about the importance of unions to democracy: Millennials have never lived in an America where wages are growing, or worked in an economy where hard work and productivity blazed a trail into the middle class. They have never experienced an economy where more than 1 in 10 … Strategically. As one united movement. That is the primary focus of today’s session. We are going to fight back against right to work, here in Missouri and across the country. We are going to fight back against attacks on our wages, benefits and …
Executive Council Statement

Building the New American Majority

… supremacists and condoned hate speech. Trump’s candidacy has unleashed a wave of bigotry. Yet even as he sells himself to increasingly angry crowds, a very different movement is taking hold. Twenty-first century civil rights protests against … and fear among economically anxious white voters. So for all these reasons, it is critical that the labor movement work to build solidarity among union members and working people. In all of these states, we want to mobilize our best … and millennials are central to our electoral strategy in this election: We will forcefully call out and condemn every right-wing attempt to divide working people by stoking racial anxieties and fears. We will work with labor’s constituency …
Speech

Trumka to Railroad Signalmen: American Dream Built Through Solidarity

… 52nd Regular Convention: Good morning, BRS! Brother Dan (Pickett), thank you for all that you’ve done and continue to do for working people. You have been an unwavering leader of your union and an indispensable figure in the labor movement. … with you today. Guess what? It’s Election Day in Missouri. Today voters in the Show Me State will decide the future of right to work. I have to tell you: I am feeling confident. Working people needed 100,000 signatures to get that issue on the ballot. …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 37: Passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Protecting America's Workers

… was the following: “The AFL-CIO supports the Employment Non- Discrimination Act (ENDA) and will do all in our power to see that it passes.” Only 17 states and the District of Columbia have laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on … four more have laws barring employment discrimination based only on sexual orientation. Meanwhile, LGBT workers continue to face widespread discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Studies show that more than 1 in 5 LGBT workers report … not: protect workers against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The Time Is Now Now, we must work to win freedom from discrimination for all workers—union members and nonunion workers. We have the momentum. We have the …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 53: Assuring Sound Priorities for New Labor Movement Strategies: Aligning Vision with Accountability and Fiscal Responsibility

… Submitted by the Convention Finance Committee Referred to the Executive Council OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, the AFL-CIO has led a strategic planning process to engage our affiliate … to the crisis with new, inventive and stronger programs—in politics, organizing and public policy, and defending the work they know best, from high-value construction to manufacturing and public education. At the same time, however, we all … How can we assure that AFL-CIO programs, and the programs of organizations which are formal AFL-CIO partners, are the right programs for the times and function at high levels of effectiveness? These are sobering questions that can only be …
Speech

Trumka to Nevada AFL-CIO Delegates: This is More Than Just an Election

… Thank you, Brother Danny [ Thompson ], for your truly generous introduction. I love coming to Nevada. You have some of the strongest unions in America. And you have an absolute giant in Harry Reid. On behalf of the … local union to take part in the AFL-CIO’s shared campaign. Big and small. Public sector and private sector. To make it work, every worksite should have a point of contact, someone who can be plugged in with the latest information. You’ve got … and inequality is low, where work is safe and workers are strong, where retirement security is actually secure. It’s all right there in front of us. We just have to reach out and grab it. We have tremendous candidates this year. We’re going to …
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profile: Cynthia Ishizaki

… 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 Cynthia Ishizaki of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). … In addition to delivering mail for 23 years, NALC Branch 860 member Cynthia Ishizaki has served as the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive …
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Pride Month Profiles: Maria Perez

… 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 Maria Perez of the Office and … Perez has served the members of OPEIU Local 30 in San Diego as an executive assistant for more than 25 years, in addition to serving as office manager, administrative director and communications director. A member of San Diego Pride At Work, Perez …
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Profiles: Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes

… Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans and Pacific Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Our next profiles are Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes. … Silme Domingo was … Texas , in 1952. His father was a Filipino immigrant who had served in the U.S. Army during World War II. The family moved to Seattle in 1960, where Silme attended high school and college. Meanwhile, Gene Viernes was born in Yakima, Washington, in …