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Working People Support the Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

… Last week, President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court. Here is what working people across the country said about the nomination:  … AFL-CIO President … lifetime position. Working people need a champion on the bench who will defend and protect our civil rights, including our right to organize in the workplace. Judge Jackson has a strong legal track record of fighting on behalf of working people, … Everett Kelley: We applaud President Biden for nominating Judge Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Her previous work as a public defender, as an advocate for reforming our criminal sentencing laws, and prior judicial rulings show she …
Legislative Alert

Letter Supporting Nomination of Nancy G. Abudu to the Court of Appeals

… Dear Senator: I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge your support of Nancy G. Abudu for confirmation to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh … Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, in addition to practicing in the area of commercial litigation, she engaged in pro bono work representing survivors of domestic violence at the Legal Aid Society, winning the organization’s Outstanding Pro Bono … in Georgia, first as a Staff Attorney and then as a Senior Staff Attorney, arguing cases to protect the fundamental right to vote in the Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. In 2013 she became the Legal Director for the ACLU of Florida where …
Convention Resolution

Resolution 12: Ensuring that Public Education Remains a Beacon of Democracy

… have a bright future. It is an economic necessity, an anchor of democracy, a moral imperative and a fundamental civil right. The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the importance of in-person schooling and underscored that public schools are the bedrock of every community. As educators, we constantly strive to help all schools provide the highest standards for teaching and learning. Public schools may be the last institution that, … and technical education; and ensuring a greater focus on teaching and learning, not testing. The AFL-CIO will continue our work with Congress and state and local school boards and governments to ensure the following for educators, school employees, …
Legislative Alert

Letter Supporting Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

… behalf of the AFL-CIO and our 57 affiliated unions which together represent more than 12.5 million working people, I write to recommend swift confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as associate justice for the United States Supreme Court. Judge Jackson is a nominee with extraordinary … qualifications and a wide range of experience and, if confirmed, would make history as the first African-American woman to sit on our highest court. As a district and appellate court judge in the D.C. circuit for nearly a decade, she issued more …
Speech

Redmond: Runaway CEO Pay Has Created the Perfect Storm for "Greedflation"

… Good morning. Thank you all for joining us as we launch this year’s AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch report. And a big thank you to Brandon Rees, the AFL-CIO’s Deputy Director of Corporations and Capital Markets, for his work on this important project. We are calling this year’s report “Greedflation,” and you can visit our newly updated website by going to Paywatch.org. So what is Greedflation? It’s when CEOs force price increases onto working people as consumers while …