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… Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States: Judge Kavanaugh has a dangerous track record of protecting the privileges of the … wealthy and powerful at the expense of working people. Any Supreme Court nominee must be fair, independent and committed to protecting the rights, freedoms and legal safeguards of all Americans. Judge Kavanaugh does not meet this standard and must not be confirmed. Judge Kavanaugh routinely rules against working families, regularly rejects employees’ right to receive employer-provided health care, too often sides with employers in denying employees relief from …

… The effort to lower wages in America is going to reach new heights in Wisconsin this week.  Wall Street billionaires and political extremists are joining together to force a vote on Right to Work legislation which is wrong for Wisconsin hardworking families.  This is a blatant attempt to silence workers’ voices to …

… AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka statement on the Interagency Working Group to Promote Consistent Enforcement of Federal Labor, Employment and Immigration Laws pilot program on immigration enforcement: The recent announcement by the Interagency Working Group to Promote Consistent Enforcement of Federal Labor, Employment and Immigration Laws contains some important, but still … encouraged by the announcement of a pilot program to ensure that immigration enforcement does not interfere with workers’ right to report violations of workplace standards to the EEOC and NLRB. We look forward to the pilot program becoming a …

… with House Reps. Fred Strahorn (D-Dayton), Rick Perales (R-Beavercreek) and Roland Winburn (D-Dayton) at noon Saturday to discuss the impact of the new voter suppression laws and what can be done to organize people to make voting fair and free. “With the new voting laws in place, it seems if you are a shift worker you are not as important …

… In response to the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: We … families and even a small increase can have devastating effects on our economic stability. The Federal Reserve is wise to not raise interest rates while inflation is running low and wages are flat. Real wages need to rise with productivity. We hope the Fed will now dedicate its time to producing economic policies that work for all and raise wages to a level that can sustain a family. An out of balance economy that exacerbates the incredible …

… of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) worksite enforcement memo: The Department of Homeland Security has taken an important step to ensure that immigration enforcement supports, rather than interferes with, the effective enforcement of the laws meant to protect all workers in this country. In order to improve wages and working conditions, we must change the current … a much-needed step in the fight to remove the barriers to organizing and promote a just recovery for all.  We urge DHS to work closely with our unions on implementation, and continue to call for concrete protections and work authorization for …

… In response to passage of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following … The Senate should take it up immediately and without modification. Our entire workforce benefits when people are able to live and work without fear in our country, and we will all be harmed if vital workers are needlessly stripped of their rights. The …