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Trumka Alongside Chamber of Commerce: Infrastructure Matters

… What a pleasure it is to be here with President Tom Donahue in support of good jobs for working people, competitive businesses and a rising middle … functioning transportation systems, bridges, highways, railways, ports and metro services in our major cities, including right here in D.C. A new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers shows the danger of disinvestment. Failing to … curse. Investment is a blessing. We represent well-trained, highly-skilled workers across America who are ready to get to work. As we invest the $4 trillion we need to fix America’s infrastructure, we will create millions of good-paying, …
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AFL-CIO Honors the Life and Legacy of Father Jack O’Malley

… during numerous worker actions, including the Delano grape strike that began in California in the 1960s and spread to other cities, including Pittsburgh’s Strip District. At the time, he housed César Chávez and organizers for the United … car and on the ground, despite having back troubles. In the end, all nine miners were rescued alive . Father O’Malley’s work linked the faith community and the labor movement together in solidarity. The Catholic Labor Network called him “one of … leading role in establishing the Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network, encouraging the cross-denominational organization to embrace the labor movement to help workers. In 2014, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO honored him with the state federation’s …
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National Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Ernesto Galarza

… Throughout National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling labor leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have contributed to our movement. Today's profile features … of research and education. Over the next several years, he helped direct numerous strikes and fought back against "right to work" laws. He became a leading figure in exposing abuse of Mexican American workers in government.  In the ensuing years, …
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Trumka on Labor Day: "We won't be denied."

… Happy Labor Day everybody! I want to start by saying a few words about the Vice President. Joe and I are both products of this great state. He is a friend, a brother, and a great champion of working men and women. It is an honor to be standing with him today. Vice President Biden knows that Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are leading America toward the … You stood up for your coworkers. You stood up for your community. You stood up for America. You’re helping America today, right here, by organizing at Allegheny General Hospital and Allegheny County Community College and Point Park. You’re doing …
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National Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Ernesto Galarza

… Throughout National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling labor leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have contributed to our movement. Today's profile features … of research and education. Over the next several years, he helped direct numerous strikes and fought back against "right to work" laws. He became a leading figure in exposing abuse of Mexican American workers in government.  In the ensuing years, …
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Black History Month: A Reading List

… This Black History Month, we at the AFL-CIO want to recognize that Black history is not a  separate history; it’s not a single month.  Black history is also America’s history … history, too. … Black workers have always been a crucial part of the fight for justice in the labor movement, from helping to organize the meatpacking industry to the Pullman strike to the sanitation workers striking in Memphis, Tennessee.  So this month, we celebrate great labor …
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Tammy Johnson Leads Wyoming’s Labor Movement, Fighting for Struggling Workers and the Unemployed

… With the Wyoming Legislature scheduled to begin an emergency session later this week, Wyoming State AFL-CIO Executive Secretary Tammy Johnson (USW) is taking the … don’t have health care because their hours have been cut to part time and they can’t take unemployment because there’s work available, then they’ll have to go to work sick. You would not want sick grocery store workers to be in the stores.” … systems and we have to modernize thinking about compensation packages,” she said. “The backbone of Wyoming is exposed right now. Big corporations are keeping us in the shade, but it’s the workers who keep these companies up and running,” …
Executive Council Statement

Time for Bold Action on Trade

… San Diego, CA Our nation’s trade policies have failed in almost every important dimension. They have failed to create good jobs and healthy communities at home. They have failed to foster equitable, democratic, and sustainable development abroad. They have failed to safeguard our long-term national … source of experimentation, innovation, and product development. Many of the engineers, scientists, and skilled workers who work on commercial products one week are the same ones who work on defense applications the next.  This vital link between …
Executive Council Statement

Fake Political Crises And Real Economic Crises - A Call For Leadership And For Action

… public employees. The real unemployment rate is almost twice as high—once labor market dropouts and involuntary part-time work are taken into account. It doesn’t have to be this way. There are real solutions to the jobs crisis, but real solutions require government action. Yet Washington is … and the Colombia free trade agreements. And we will fight with every means we have against those who would take away the right to vote through a new generation of poll taxes and literacy tests. But we cannot build a future by watering down bad …
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The Awesomeness of 'Black Panther': Union Made

… it looks or the social implications of the themes and representation of African culture, let's take a few minutes to look behind the scenes at the work it took to bring a movie like "Black Panther" to life, work done by union members. … Let's start with the cast of superb performers …