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… Angeles, CA Last year, the AFL-CIO launched an ambitious Campaign for Global Fairness—a multi-year, multi-issue campaign to build international solidarity, educate our members, incorporate workers' rights into international trade and investment … agreements, and hold corporations accountable for their actions globally and locally. This year, we will take our work on global fairness into new arenas with renewed vigor and focus. We will launch a major campaign, together with our … the FTAA instead seeks to extend the most problematic aspects of NAFTA—the investment measures, including the corporate right to sue governments. In addition, FTAA negotiators are likely to incorporate the very broad service sector coverage laid …

… with Brazilian unions through mutual support in campaigns with multinational employers and building unions committed to democracy and racial and gender equality. As right-wing authoritarian populism that seeks to divide and disempower workers while consolidating corporate power and … communities has increased. In its first few months, this government changed labor laws to make all of Brazil a “right to work” country, weaken collective bargaining and attack the financial stability of the labor movement. As the International …

… Retired Transport Workers Union International President James Little dedicated much of his working life to his union and the labor movement.  Little was first elected to the AFL-CIO Executive Council in November 2006. His … the Organizing Committee.  But beyond committee assignments, Little always understood the important of the federation’s work to unify working people around an agenda about good jobs and workers’ rights. Little succeeded Mike O'Brien as president … aggressive agenda focused on job creation, increased investments in our transportation system, safety and security and the right to form and join unions. We wish to thank Little for his years of service and dedication to America's working families …

… Chicago, Ill. Whereas the Bush Administration submitted legislation to eliminate virtually all civil service protections for the Department of Defense’s civilian workforce days after it … the war against Iraq, and Whereas these 720,000 civilian employees performed heroically, professionally and successfully to prepare not only our troops but also their weapons, military aircraft, ships, vehicles and other supplies for the combat … replace the federal pay and classification systems that are based upon the principle of equal pay for substantially equal work, which has gone a long way to prevent pay discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity and gender. Both bills would …

… the AFL-CIO, the federation created the George Meany Human Rights Award—an award that not only reflected the contributions to human rights of Kirkland's mentor George Meany, but also uniquely mirrored his own vision and values. Every year, the award is given to a union activist who has shown both extraordinary courage and commitment to human rights for working people. Its … the Masters, Mates & Pilots. He was proud to carry their card for the rest of his life. Soon after the war, he started work for the AFL and then the AFL-CIO. After serving as executive assistant to President Meany in the 1960s, he was elected …