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AFL-CIO Launches Technology Institute

… initiative is Institute Director Amanda Ballantyne, who brings diverse experience in labor and economic justice work. As executive director of the Main Street Alliance, she grew a groundbreaking project into a powerful, national organization. Under Ballantyne’s leadership, the organization developed campaign strategies to engage small business owners in winning a variety of progressive reforms, including job-quality policies like earned sick … in a future that works for us. That’s a decision. And with Amanda’s direction, labor will help lead the U.S. to make the right ones.” The AFL-CIO Commission on the Future of Work and Unions , a body representing working people in every sector of …
Speech

Redmond: The Future We Want to Build Starts in New Jersey

… at the 2023 New Jersey AFL-CIO Legislative COPE Conference in Atlantic City: Good morning, New Jersey AFL-CIO! It’s great to be here in Atlantic City and it’s great to be with all of you.  Brother Charlie [Wowkanech], thank you for that kind introduction and for your leadership. And thank you to my sister Laurel [Brennan] for your incredible work. It is an honor to join you for your 2023 Legislative and COPE Endorsement Conference. The New Jersey AFL-CIO does such … this Legislative/COPE Conference is all about – to talk about that future.  Because the future we want to build starts right here — a strong political program translates into legislative wins for working people. Here’s some recent proof: A law …
Executive Council Statement

The Employee Free Choice Act: Two Steps Closer to Becoming Law

… in both houses of Congress.  On March 1, the House of Representatives voted for Employee Free Choice by a margin of 241 to 185.  And on June 26, 51 senators voted to defeat a Republican filibuster of Employee Free Choice and move forward with … forming and joining unions in this country is badly broken.  Workers today who merely want to exercise this fundamental right, which is supposed to be guaranteed by law, are routinely forced to endure a grueling ordeal—one in which they are … concerted hostility of the House Republican leadership—ultimately gave way on May 25th to our superior commitment to make work pay.  Similarly, our commitment to enact Employee Free Choice will not be abandoned until it succeeds. So the question …
Executive Council Statement

Protecting the Safety and Health of America's Miners and Workers

… were seriously injured or diseased because of their jobs.  Every day an average of 14 workers die from job injuries, never to return home to their loved ones and families. The nation’s job safety laws were enacted 40 years ago and have … that employers fix serious violations if they contest OSHA citations to make sure that workers are protected.    Workers’ right to speak out and raise job safety concerns would be updated and strengthened by bringing the OSHAct’s whistleblower … would have a right to pursue their cases on their own if OSHA failed to act, and OSHA could order a worker put back to work based on a preliminary investigation. True to form, employer trade associations, including the National Mining …
Speech

Trumka to IBEW: Political Independence Critical

… Thank you, Jim [Ross], for your kind introduction and also for inviting me to speak here with all of you. We are gathered together at a critical moment for the IBEW, for the AFL-CIO and the entire … the stupid games of the Republican leadership… and yet we can’t tune them out, because we’re the ones who always get hurt. Right now, House Speaker John Boehner is trying to score a political victory while the federal workers who make America run … not stand down. Sisters and brothers… friends… at the end of the day, our job is simply to make the lives of people who work better. I think about the regular people all over this country who get up and do a job… who take care of their kids… and …
Blog

Another Organizing Victory in the South: Georgia’s Nestlé Workers Vote to Join RWDSU

… Contrary to many claims by pundits, amateur or professional, working people are showing, more and more, that they do want to organize … Appelbaum, RWDSU ’ s president, said: These workers have been through a lot in the past few months both personally and at work, and it is time that their voices are heard and that they are treated both respectfully and fairly by Nestlé. Nestlé’s … them. Neither union-busting efforts nor flood and gale-force winds could deter these workers from defending their right to organize, and now it’s our turn to fight for them. We are ready. …
Blog

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Shwe Aung

… 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  Shwe Aung. … Shwe Aung has overcome many obstacles as an inspector and member of the Seafarers (SIU) to bring about change to the treatment of vulnerable workers on ships. His story is one of perseverance and proves that …
Speech

Trumka to UAW Political Conference: "You wrote a comeback story."

… Thank you, Brother Dennis [Williams]! You’re a powerful leader and a true trade unionist. Thank you for inviting me to this important gathering of a great, great union. Brothers and sisters, I recently had the privilege to lead a strategy … think that’s too much to ask! Life hasn’t been easy for America’s working families. The Great Recession. The auto crisis. Right to work. Privatization. And the broken promises of Donald Trump. But the UAW has stood strong. You’ve done the labor movement …
Speech

Trumka to ITUC: Organize, Organize, Organize!

… Brothers and sisters, I am honored to be with all of you, because together we stand alongside the working men and women who are the backbone of the global economy. And I don’t mean only union members, I mean all working people. Whatever our line of work, from taxi drivers to teachers to autoworkers to bidi rollers, we create value. And whatever our personal beliefs, we are unified by basic …
Blog

One Day Longer: In the States Roundup

… It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on Twitter. … Alabama AFL-CIO: #onedaylonger https://t.co/fp1Vb2b61x — Alabama AFL-CIO … — Alaska AFL-CIO (@AKAFLCIO) July 25, 2022 Arizona AFL-CIO: Curaleaf is another business attempting to union bust in AZ. Help protect unions! https://t.co/MrTnFHvJrO — Arizona AFL-CIO (@ArizonaAFLCIO) July 22, 2022 California …