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… Submitted by the Civil and Human Rights Committee, the Committee on Women Workers and the Executive Council Referred to the Resolutions Committee AT THE 2009 AFL-CIO CONVENTION, delegates unanimously passed Resolution 55, “In Support of … that the continued strength and vitality of the labor movement depends heavily on the ability of younger union members to develop into strong and effective labor leaders. The resolution expressed that a powerful labor movement can be built only … groups have worked political programs, participated in direct actions, won legislative victories and begun the important work of establishing mentorship and development programs for a whole new generation of labor leaders. The AFL-CIO must take …

… in favor of Wall Street, wealthy billionaires and giant corporations. We must urgently rewrite the rules of the economy to ensure good jobs—with high wages, safe working conditions, quality benefits and respect—for all workers. The richest 1% of Americans have made a fortune from this pandemic. They have been remarkably successful in ensuring that profits go to them instead of workers. Corporate profits reached an all-time record high in 2021, and America’s billionaires increased … families. We must restore our industrial base to make things in America again, with well-trained union members doing the work, and for that we need an industrial policy. We must continue upgrading our physical infrastructure for the 21st century, …