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'Women Can Build: Re-Envisioning Rosie' Art Exhibit Highlights Working Women at White House Summit

… ( OPEIU ), the United Steelworkers ( USW ), United Food and Commercial Workers ( UFCW ) and other unions stood united to make sure working women had a strong presence alongside the entrepreneurs that were being celebrated by corporate funders. … Minnesota: "For me, personally, I can’t sit behind a desk. This, along with my good attention to detail, made welding a right fit for me. There are people out there who are old-fashioned and set in their ways and think this isn’t a women’s … to ensure they have family-supporting careers in this industry. "This project seeks to bring awareness to those women who work hard every day to ensure we are building U.S. buses and trains for future generations," said JMA National Policy …
Legislative Testimony

Testimony of Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

… members of the committee, On behalf of the 12 million workers represented by the AFL-CIO, I thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the urgent need for investing in our country’s infrastructure. The fact that Mr. … education and have a dignified retirement. In short, Madam Chairman, we want to revive the American Dream, so if you work hard and play by the rules you can succeed in America. The example of the postwar boom—when deliberate economic policies … things to ensure our investments not only are a good value for taxpayers, but create good jobs, ensure the jobs are done right and are done by the best skilled, trained and professional workforce. Investing in our infrastructure means also …
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Labor 411's New 'Ethical Consumer' Series Empowers Working People to Express Their Voice Through Spending Choices

… services at businesses that help create good jobs and strengthen the economy. There is no segment of life—day or night, work or play—for which you can’t be an ethical consumer. Our team makes it fun and easy. I’m learning new ways every day. … Another new entry in the series is from the Ethical Manufacturer , introducing the goals of the new blog series: I hope to use this blog series to reduce some of the helplessness associated with ethical consumption. There are best practices, … faith that savvy consumers can make to bring supply chain malfeasance into the disinfecting light of day and reclaim the right to spend money without sacrificing one's morals and integrity. In conjunction with the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO, …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Representatives in Opposition to a Bill That Would Undermine Decades of Work Aimed at Leveling the Playing Field for All Students

… Dear Representative: I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge you to oppose The Student Success Act (H.R 5). This proposal would undermine over five decades of work aimed at leveling the playing field for all students and would harm our nation’s most disadvantaged students. I also …
Legislative Alert

Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Expressing Concerns About an Appropriations Bill That Underfunds Programs That Serve Millions of Working People

… Dear Chairman Cochran and Vice Chairwoman Mikulski:  On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I am writing to express our strong opposition to the 2016 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (Labor-HHS) … fund these vital programs.  Congress should support policies that will help our economy grow, will raise wages, and will work for all people—not just the affluent. Accomplishing this task would have required passing a budget that eliminated the … and capricious and depresses wages; eliminating the definition of corresponding employment which will deny US workers the right to receive the same pay and benefits offered to H-2B workers; eliminating the three-fourths guarantee which will …
Legislative Testimony

Testimony of Peg Seminario, Director Safety and Health, AFL-CIO Before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights, and Agency Action Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on “Justice Delayed: The Human Cost of Regulatory Paralysis”

… Chairman Blumenthal, Ranking Member Hatch and other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the human costs of delays in regulatory protections. My name is Peg Seminario. I am Director of Safety … policy issues. During that time I have participated in dozens of rulemakings on important OSHA standards including rules to protect workers from asbestos, lead, hazardous chemicals and safety hazards like confined spaces. A benefit of my long … a negotiated rulemaking process with representatives of major interested parties participating. After a year of intensive work, in July 2004, the negotiated rulemaking committee produced a recommended draft proposed standard that had unanimous …
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Más allá de las fronteras la gente trabajadora unida es más fuerte (On May Day, Working People Across Borders Are United to Build Power)

… Throughout North America and globally, May 1 is a day to remember and respect workers’ rights as human rights. As working people take to the streets in communities around the world, a quieter but equally important movement of workers on both sides of the … supporting labor rights and fighting corruption—and we’re doing it together. Our agenda is simple. We oppose efforts to divide and disempower working people, and we oppose border walls and xenophobia anywhere and everywhere. We want trade …
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Adelante We Rise!

… _     … WE WILL DEFEND AND RESIST Too  often, workplace raids and audits are used as cover to suppress the rights of working people who speak up for safe, just and dignified working conditions. We developed tools for labor and community organizers to prepare for, and resist, the unjust workplace raids and audits that undermine the rights of all workers. REQUEST A COPY OF … View and download additional materials, such as immigrant rights palm cards, fliers and posters, which are intended to help ensure that members of our unions know their rights and are prepared to defend themselves, and the immigrant members …
Press Release

Our Voice, Our Ballot, Our Future: Organizers, Union Members, Activists and Leaders Unite in Historic Montgomery, Alabama, to Tackle Challenges Facing Working People at 2024 AFL-CIO MLK Conference

… (Montgomery, Alabama, Jan. 14, 2024) —From Jan. 12 to 14, more than 800 union members, activists, organizers and leaders from across the country gathered in Montgomery, … voice. Both officers underscored the significance of the upcoming election, and fostered a sense of urgency around the work and energy that is needed from union members for the fight ahead.  “I am so proud to stand with the many workers, labor … to renew our sense of purpose in this new year, ready to take on the fights ahead,” said  Redmond . “Nearly 60 years ago, right here in Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. declared to the world that ‘the arc of the moral universe is …