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Executive Council Statement

Monsignor George Higgins

… from his sixty years of leadership on Catholic social teaching. The many union organizers and leaders who were privileged to know him and were aided directly by his counsel revered him for his intellect and tenacity B even if some days we were on the receiving end of a lesson or two. Msgr. George Higgins was always delivering a message - sometimes welcome to his listeners and sometimes the other kind - and so he seemed to be doing one last time in life when he passed away on May … planning to build upon the relationship George constructed and maintained through unique example. Today, when the right to organize remains under assault here and abroad, when minimum wage laws are weakened or eroded, when globalization of …
Statement

Written Statement for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Annual Hearing

… International Development Finance Corporation (hereinafter “the Corporation”) and efforts by the United States government to support inclusive economic growth globally. We hope to work with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in this transition period to develop robust project selection … campaign, it still refuses to engage in collective bargaining. On November 5, 2018, OPIC environmental and human right staff notified STAS’s attorney and labor allies based in DC that OPIC considers Citibank, the financial intermediary …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 28: Resolution Supporting Full Voting Representation for Residents of the District of Columbia

… live in Washington, D.C., still live under the tyranny of being governed and taxed by people for whom they do not have the right to vote; and WHEREAS, at a time when the U.S. government is proclaiming the virtues of democracy and touting free elections … and advocacy program that will result in equal representation in Congress for residents of the District of Columbia; n To work for passage of legislation supported by the organization called Our Nation’s Capital to deal with the structural …
Executive Council Statement

Lenore Miller

… Vice President Lenore Miller as she retires from her union and from this council for her lifetime of compassionate service to the well-being of working people everywhere. Lenore Miller has devoted some 40 years of service to her union in posts including local union secretary-treasurer, national vice president, executive assistant to the … Her dedication to organizing, with special concern for guaranteeing that workers in lower-paying jobs can exercise their right to a union, has made a profound and lasting difference in the lives of the workers she has served with intelligence and …
Press Release

NNU’s Bonnie Castillo Is Elected to AFL-CIO Executive Council

… takes the seat of RoseAnn DeMoro, who retired from her position at NNU earlier this month. “RoseAnn has devoted her life to advance and protect workers’ rights and has been a powerful voice on our Executive Council,” said AFL-CIO President … activism and leadership, thousands of health care professionals have the freedom to negotiate a fair return on their hard work with their employer. Bonnie brings a long track record of powerful leadership that will be an important asset to our … on behalf of all U.S. workers, their families and their communities,” said Castillo. “With an escalating corporate and far right attack on workers and our democracy, from Congress to Wall Street to many state capitols, the labor movement today has …
Legislative Alert

House Letter Supporting Bill That Would Create Minimum Standards for Collective Bargaining

… Dear Representative: On behalf of the AFL-CIO, we urge you to co-sponsor the “Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021,” introduced by Rep. Matt Cartwright. This legislation … fairer wages and improved working conditions. In fact, many states and communities deny their employees this fundamental right. It is time to correct this injustice and fight back against the attacks on working people by passing the “Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021.” The legislation will ensure that public employees have a right to: join a union selected by a majority of employees; collectively bargain over wages, hours, and terms and conditions …
Legislative Alert

Senate Letter Supporting Bill That Would Create Minimum Standards for Collective Bargaining

… Dear Senator: On behalf of the AFL-CIO, we urge you to co-sponsor the “Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021,” introduced by Senator Hirono. This legislation would … fairer wages and improved working  conditions. In fact, many states and communities deny their employees this fundamental right. It is time to correct this injustice and fight back against the attacks on working people by passing the “Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021.” The legislation will ensure that public employees have a right to: join a union selected by a majority of employees; collectively bargain over wages, hours, and terms and conditions …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 41: Collective Bargaining

… of Police Associations R e f er r e d t o   th e Resolutions C ommit t ee WHEREAS, collective bargaining is essential to the promotion of economic health and administrative protections for public safety employees; and WHEREAS, collective … and WHEREAS, employees of federal, state and local governments are among the only workers in America who do not have the right to collectively bargain; and WHEREAS, public safety employees cannot engage in strikes or slowdowns without being accused of jeopardizing public safety; and WHEREAS, collective bargaining without the right to strike is simply mandated communication between an employer and his employees, be it THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that …
Executive Council Statement

On the Retirement of Dennis Williams

… The AFL-CIO Executive Council thanks our brother Dennis Williams for a lifetime of service to the labor movement and for his unwavering leadership as president of the UAW at a decisive crossroads for millions of … In the throes of the Great Recession, Williams acknowledged that the UAW had “looked death in the eyes.” Williams was the right leader at the right time, tackling that challenge without hesitation. During his tenure, the UAW grew bigger, stronger and more fiscally …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 8: Promote Gender Equity

… Submitted by the Committee on Women Workers and the Executive Council There has never been a more urgent time to confront gender oppression and advance gender justice. Working women make up 47% of the workforce, but are paid less and … not covered under labor laws and Fair Labor Standards Act protections, such as domestic, caregiver and restaurant work. Care work that sustains families is denigrated, devalued and uncompensated, and the burden of this work … Against this backdrop, there has been a radical uptick in the enactment of legislation that limits voting rights, the right to organize and bargain collectively, reproductive health care services and LGBTQ+ protections, further marginalizing …