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Executive Council Statement

Recent Political Settlement in Kenya

… and the more than 10 million U.S. working men and women it represents, hope this new accord brings a resolute end to the political and social crisis that followed the announcement of the disputed presidential elections in 2007, which led … citizens and the displacement of more than 600,000 people. This welcome agreement is due in no small part to the able work of the African Union (AU)-supported mediation team led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, by the personal … privation and hardship suffered by Kenya’s workers, along with full respect for fundamental labor standards, including the right to organize and collectively bargain. According to some sources, unemployment in the country has now reached a …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Senators Opposing Legislation That Would Make It Harder for Longshore and Harbor Workers to Receive Fair Compensation for Their Workplace Injuries

… of 2014 (H.R. 3896) would make it more difficult for workers engaged in the repair of luxury yachts and other large boats to receive fair compensation for their workplace injuries. In 2009, Congress passed legislation exempting the repair of … in boat repair and the owners of luxury vessels. But it is a bad deal for workers. Ship and boatbuilding is hazardous work. The workplace injury and illness rate for ship and boat repair (7.2/100 workers) is more than twice the national … are so limited that in 2014, a state court ruled that the law was unconstitutional since it deprived workers of their right to sue for injuries without providing an adequate benefit in return. The Senate should reject this measure which is …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Strongly Supports Tim Walz for Vice President

… President Liz Shuler . “We know that Gov. Walz will be a strong partner in the Harris White House, fighting every day to improve the lives of workers in communities across America. Gov. Walz isn’t only an ally to the labor movement, but also our union brother with a deep commitment to a pro-worker agenda.  “The labor movement stands … on a comprehensive, pro-union legislative package and created the gold standard for state governments aiming to do right by workers.  We know Walz will deliver for working people across the country as vice president, just as he has …
Blog

Protect Our Pensions: 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 … — NYS AFL-CIO // #UnionStrong (@NYSAFLCIO) March 29, 2021 North Carolina State AFL-CIO: Having a voice in democracy is the right of all working people! #1u Visit https://t.co/remynaEptI to read The Workers' Bill of Rights: A Comic Exploration, … this exact issue. https://t.co/Z5VKr6uZPw — Tennessee AFL-CIO (@tnaflcio) March 29, 2021 Texas AFL-CIO: It doesn’t have to work this way, ⁦ @RickTxAFLCIO ⁩ says. “Conscious decisions” & who gets to make rules created Enron-led deregulation that …
Blog

Where Did All Our Pensions Go?

… who spoke with the AFL-CIO about the retirement crisis. Steele says there is another number we should pay attention to: $17,686. That's the median value of 401(k) accounts in 2011. For most working people, the amount in their 401(k) account … had (or thought they had)....Now economic pundits, corporate folks and Wall Street people are saying people just have to work longer, in part because retirement plans now in place will not provide much security to people as they get older." Barlett and Steele feature stories of average people who did everything right (saved, worked hard) but are still living on the edge of poverty because of policies that enhance the rich at the …
Blog

National Hispanic Heritage Month Pathway to Progress: The San Antonio Pecan Strike

… History has long been portrayed as a series of "great men" taking great action to shape the world we live in. In recent decades, however, social historians have focused more on looking at history "from … the bottom up," studying the vital role that working people played in our heritage. Working people built, and continue to build, the United States. In our new series, Pathway to Progress, we'll take a look at various people, places and events where working people played a key role in the progress our country has made, including those who are making history right now. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, today's topic is the San Antonio pecan shellers strike. … In the …
Executive Council Statement

Creating Good Jobs Is the Labor Movement's Top Priority

… job growth, wage stagnation and growing inequality.  Globally, the recession has increased unemployment by 28 million to a record level of 205 million.  The Recovery Act of 2009 created or saved more than 3 million jobs, and we are no longer … enough jobs to keep up with the growth of our population, let alone to put the millions of jobless Americans back to work. President Obama clearly recognizes that the current recession is not only more severe than many earlier recessions, it … learning should become an integral part of working life for everyone.In individual workplaces, workers should have a legal right to request time to undertake training and have the opportunity to work with workplace learning advisors to gain the …
Speech

Trumka Touts Global Solidarity in Lead Up to AFL-CIO 2017 Convention

… Good morning brothers and sisters! I want to welcome you all here to St. Louis, Missouri. I know that for many of you, just getting here was quite a journey and … for a living has our same basic economic interests and the same values. Workers here and around the world need decent work, and we need to be able to speak freely with a unified voice in our unions to win a life of dignity. And I am sure that … need to take on the policies backed by all the money on Wall Street, and at the same time, we need to take on racism and right-wing populism, that is often linked to white nationalism. This racism, sexism and bigotry… is the worst kind of evil in …
Blog

The Top AFL-CIO Blog Posts of 2021

… By any measure, 2021 was another historic year. Working people across the country continued to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, engaged in an historic wave of strikes and worked to hold the administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris true to their promise to be pro-worker. We covered these stories … of whom have advanced the cause of worker justice. 13 Ways the PRO Act Helps Working People (April 26): The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is a generational opportunity and the cornerstone of the AFL-CIO’s Workers First Agenda. It …
Speech

Trumka Lays Out Comprehensive Raising Wages Agenda

… First, I want to thank Labor Secretary Tom Perez for opening the Summit today. His leadership at the Department, his commitment to workers, … build our nation’s future, or to protect their own backsides with caution and corporate cash. So we are here on January 7, right at the start of the New Year, to declare a Raising Wages agenda. Its elements are contained in the comprehensive policy … stood together to increase minimum wages. Business leaders raised their voices with workers to create reasonable work schedules. And on and on. We have to make it happen. We have to organize around a common purpose. That’s what Raising …