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Press Release

Pass This Bill, Then Do Much More

… AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement in response to a deal on the coronavirus response bill :   Make no mistake, working people and our allies took last week’s corporate grab bag and made substantial improvements. We are thankful to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for their intense effort on behalf of working people.  … and local governments; relief for the airline industry that includes worker rights protections ; and critical funding to keep transit workers on the job. Given the urgency of the situation, both chambers of Congress should pass this bill and …
Press Release

In Oval Office Meeting, AFL-CIO Leadership Calls for Urgent Action on PRO Act, Infrastructure

… and leaders from construction and manufacturing unions met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss actions the administration can take to create good-paying union jobs, highlighting the need to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, COVID-19 relief and an infrastructure package. After the meeting, Trumka and Shuler released the …
Blog

Women's History Month Profiles: Florida's Theresa King

… of last year, Theresa King was elected president of the Florida Building and Construction Trades, the first woman to ever be elected to the position. Yennifer Mateo, a field representative for the Volusia-Flagler Central Labor Council, interviewed King about her work in the trades, the struggles she faces in the work world as a woman and the importance of breaking down gender barriers. …
Speech

Trumka in Michigan: 2020 Must Be About Workers

… AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today delivered the following remarks to the Michigan AFL-CIO Convention: Thank you, Brother Ron (Bieber), for that kind introduction. You want to talk about an … and downs in the last half century. But, I’ve never experienced anything quite like the uprising happening across America right now. Working people aren’t sitting quietly...as the wealthy continue to rig the rules of the economy that we built with … the ropes. They thought the fight would be called...or workers would throw in the towel. They thought we would continue to work longer and harder for less. They thought they could take our health care and pensions and peace of mind, no questions …
Blog

Native American Heritage Month Profiles: Richard Reynolds

… Throughout Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today's profile features Richard Reynolds of LIUNA. … said LIUNA member Richard Reynolds. "Along with using many different hand tools to equipment, I've gotten the chance to work with many companies and learn their trade, including road work, dirt work, pipe laying, scaffolding, and bridge work. …
Blog

SAG-AFTRA Releases Sexual Harassment Code of Conduct

… SAG-AFTRA recently released a code of conduct on sexual harassment as part of a broader program to protect its members, confront harassment and advance equity in the workplace. … Leading with a call to action to its 160,000 members and the entertainment, music and media industries, the code defines sexual harassment and details what constitutes a hostile work environment, retaliation, and other types of prohibited conduct. The code sets forth employers’ legal obligations under …
Executive Council Statement

On the Service of Capt. Tim Canoll

… for Delta Air Lines and as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, led ALPA with distinction and determination. Prior to being elected president, Canoll served in various union leadership roles, including representing ALPA during Delta’s 2005 bankruptcy. As president of ALPA, he worked relentlessly to protect his profession from unfair foreign competition, including flag of convenience schemes and bad international … out of the airline industry. Most recently, he brought vision and leadership to the AFL-CIO Commission on the Future of Work and Unions, serving as chair of the Transportation Sector Committee and offering insight into tough issues like …
Legislative Alert

Letter in Support of the Paycheck Fairness Act

… Dear Representative, The AFL-CIO strongly urges your support of the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R 7) when it comes to the House floor this week. The Paycheck Fairness Act is a long overdue remedial measure that responds to the demonstrated inadequacies of the 1963 Equal Pay Act. Although the Equal Pay Act made it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to male and female employees who perform the same work, wage disparities between men and women persist in both the private and public sectors, at every educational level, …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Launches Six-Figure Ad Buy in McConnell’s Backyard, Calling for Passage of HEROES Act

… buy that will blanket the state of Kentucky over the next two weeks. The ad calls on Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to do his job by passing the HEROES Act to provide  long-overdue relief to working people who are suffering from the fallout of COVID-19. “If Mitch McConnell doesn’t … Trumka. “Instead of blocking progress, a real leader would do everything they can to save workers’ lives and livelihoods right now. If Sen. McConnell insists on continuing down this path, this may well be his last July in office.” Watch the ad . …
Press Release

Trumka on AFL-CIO Building and Justice for George Floyd

… of conscience can hear Floyd’s cries for help and not understand that something is deeply wrong in America. What happened to George Floyd, what happened to Ahmaud Arbery, what happened to far too many unarmed people of color has happened for centuries. The difference is now we … and keep doing our part to bring a better day out of this hour of darkness and despair. Today and always, the important work of the AFL-CIO continues unabated. Lea declaración en español:  …