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Press Release

Worker Wins Update: Workers Continue to Make Waves and Raise Wages this Season

… Washington, DC – Workers across the country finished 2015 strong, fighting for and achieving several significant victories to help create a better life for all working families. Trump Las Vegas Workers Voting ‘Yes’ to Join Union : Last week, workers at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas voted yes to be represented by Culinary Workers … after settling a seven-year dispute that involved the NLRB, OSHA, and workers. Dallas Construction Workers Win the Right to Rest : Last week, the Dallas City Council passed a new ordinance allowing construction workers to take a 10 minute …
Executive Council Statement

America Needs A Raise

… for workers have declined 12 percent. During that same period, 97 percent of the increase in household incomes has gone to the richest 20 percent of all households, with middle income families and the poor left to scramble over the remaining three percent. During the same period, productivity went up 24 percent and American workers … homes. Workers are having to labor harder and longer just to keep even, and more and more family members are having to work in order to maintain living standards. Working families have little money to spend, they are loaded with debt and they …
Blog

Richard Trumka Reacts to 2012 BLS Numbers on Union Membership

… The union membership rate was 11.3% in 2012, down from 11.8% in 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which released updated figures today . This decrease in union membership … a significant loss was in the public sector. There are nearly 400,000 fewer union members, from teachers in the classroom to police and firefighters that keep us safe. In manufacturing, the jobs that have returned so far are largely low-wage, … the future. Working families are building community alliances, engaging with young workers and immigrants, fighting right-wing politicians and organizing in innovative ways. From taxi workers to teachers to nurses to Wal-Mart workers to port …
Blog

9 Important (and Scary) Facts About Youth Employment

… labor force: 1. Still too high: Youth unemployment is at 15%, meaning nearly 6 million of America's workers from ages 16 to 24 are not working and not in school. 2. Declaration of dependence: High youth unemployment leads to delayed marriages, … and establishing independence. 3. So why'd I even go to college?: The number of young people with college degrees who work minimum wage jobs has more than doubled in the past five years. 4. Seriously, China?: According to Dow Jones reporter … It is estimated that high youth unemployment costs various governments $25 billion a year. 7. Sorry, we're not hiring right now: Youth unemployment grew much faster during the recession for African Americans and Latinos. 8. Home, but not …
Speech

Trumka on New NAFTA at Maryland/DC AFL-CIO Convention: We Are Not There Yet

… introduction. You and Brother Gerald (Jackson) are doing an incredible job leading this federation forward. It is an honor to be here at a union casino and a union hotel. What a great place for a convention. And what a great time to be in the labor … are you with me? This is our time. This is our moment. This is our country. And we’re taking it back for the people who work! The labor movement’s recent success is a reminder that when we sacrifice the comforts of today for the progress of … and consultants to scare workers into accepting business as usual. That’s why we need to pass the PRO Act—Protecting the Right to Organize. The PRO Act would let us do our jobs without interference from anti-union employers or anti-worker …
Press Release

AFL-CIO Announces Historic Appointments to Leadership Team

… Today, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler announced historic appointments to the federation’s leadership team to strengthen our ongoing work to grow the labor movement, empower working people and propel greater organizing nationwide. Starting May 1, Julie …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Senators Urging Them to Vote Yes on the Motion to Proceed an Emergency Appropriations Bill That Will Provide Funding to Care for Child Refugees

… Dear Senator: On behalf of the 12.5 million members of the AFL-CIO and our community affiliate Working America, I urge you to vote yes on the motion to proceed to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2014 (S. 2648). Emergency funding is necessary to care for child refugees …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Senators to Support a Bi-Partisan Bill to Enforce Rules to Stop Currency Manipulation in Trade Deals

… Dear Senator: On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I am writing to express our support for the bipartisan Portman-Stabenow amendment on currency (S.A. 1299). This important amendment would … FTA partners. The Portman-Stabenow amendment, while an important step, is not by itself sufficient. Congress should also work on bolstering this amendment with legislation, such as “The Currency Undervaluation Investigation Act” (S. 433), which … that would direct the Administration to conduct negotiations in a manner that will push them closer to getting trade done right. We urge you to support it and oppose any language to weaken it. Sincerely, William Samuel, Director Government Affairs …
Executive Council Statement

On the Passing of Tom Donahue

… six decades, starting as a part-time organizer with the Retail Clerks International Union in New York City and rising to secretary-treasurer and president of the AFL-CIO. Throughout his legendary career, Donahue never forgot his Bronx roots. … B. Johnson appointed Donahue as assistant secretary of labor for labor-management relations. In 1969, Donahue returned to his post at the renamed Service Employees International Union (SEIU). He was elected first vice president of SEIU in 1971. In 1973, AFL-CIO President George Meany tapped Donahue to be his executive assistant and, after Meany’s retirement in 1979, he was elected secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO under …
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Samuel Gompers

… worker is welcome—everybody in, no one left behind. Our actions must reflect the ideals we hold and we must always strive to do better. By looking at ourselves, we have to be honest about the history of our movement. No one can deny the accomplishments of Samuel Gompers and his contributions … into a tenement apartment on Houston Street, Gompers continued rolling cigars at home with his father until he found work in one of the local shops. In 1864, he joined Local 15 of the United Cigar Makers; two years later, he married Sophia …