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… the following remarks at the  OECD 2021 60 th Anniversary Ministerial Council Meeting: Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this important consultation ahead of the OECD ministerial.  Secretary General [Mathias] Cormann, … are still grieving the loss of Rich Trumka and I know how much he loved participating in these meetings but the best way to honor him is to keep working together to build a robust OECD worker-centered policy agenda and strengthen working peoples’ … The global labor movement knows trade is a vital part of a modern global economy. We also know the global economy must work for working people.  The question is not whether trade and economic globalization are inherently “good” or “bad.”  The …

… Representative Katherine Tai: Hello, everyone. Welcome, fellow trade union leaders.  Thank you, Shoya Yoshida, I’m honored to co-host this discussion with you and the ITUC. T hank you to our esteemed guest and steadfast champion for working people, United States Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai. … bottom.  And by doubling down on the failed neoliberal trade model, it’s fueling economic inequality. There is a lot of work ahead of us to help APEC reverse course and into alignment with our vision of a “worker-centered” trade policy.  But I …

… keeps getting better and really highlights the disparities we in the labor movement talk about day in and day out. I want to thank Brandon Rees, the AFL-CIO’s Deputy Director of Corporations and Capital Markets for his hard work in bringing this important project to life. The headline is: In 2020, on average, CEOs of S&P 500 companies were given a … That’s crystal clear in this year’s Paywatch, which shines a spotlight on the difference between companies in so-called “right to work” states versus those in union security states.  “Right to work” laws take away workers’ rights. They undermine …

… AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler delivered the following remarks by video to the Colorado AFL-CIO Convention: Hello Colorado—I am honored to be with you—even by video.  Josette [Jaramillo], my … is leading within a broad labor coalition to claim organizing rights for more than a quarter million working people.  Right now, most public employees in Colorado are denied the right to bargain for a better life. But you’re building on … month, people are quitting jobs. And changes in our workplaces, especially as new technology is evolving and shaping our work.  The pandemic sped up rapid changes that companies had already been planning.  HelloFresh, a tech startup from Germany, …

… Shuler delivered the following remarks at the Iowa AFL-CIO Convention:  Hello, Iowa labor. Thank you Charlie [Wishman] and to you Pete [Hird], and all the activists and leaders in the Iowa labor movement. I was hoping to be there in person with you … union.  So it’s a fitting tribute that our friends in Congress are going to rename it the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act.   Iowa labor, we’re going to build on the amazing work you did over the last few months when you engaged state legislators and showed up at Senator Ernst’s offices and Senator …

… I’m Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO. On behalf of our 56 affiliated unions and 12.5 million members, I want to welcome you to the House of Labor.  And I want to thank Ambassador Katherine Tai. This is a historic first for working people. Ambassador … rights.  The labor movement knows that trade is a vital part of a modern global economy. But the global economy must work for working people.   Our choice is not whether trade and economic globalization are inherently “good” or “bad.” The …