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Statement for the Record - Senate Budget

… of 60 affiliated unions representing more than 12.5 million workers across all sectors of our economy. Our members work in every state in the country and they come from every region of the world. We represent working people with all types … non-immigrant visa beneficiaries, legal permanent residents, refugees, asylum seekers, and citizens. Together, we strive to ensure that everyone who works in this country receives fair pay, good benefits, safe working conditions, and dignity and … Simply put, we need better, safer jobs that pay a family-sustaining wage. To support this, Congress should: Protect the right to organize. Congress must pass the Pro Act (118th: S.567, H.R.20) to strengthen the rights of all workers to form or …
Speech

Redmond on CEO Pay: Remarks During the Executive Paywatch Press Conference Call

… Thank you all for joining us for the launch of this year’s AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch website. 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. This year we are highlighting the role of Artificial Intelligence in transforming our economy … to give entertainment industry workers a voice in how AI will be used. The choice about how we use AI is before us right now. Will AI be used to enrich corporate CEOs and tech billionaires? Or will the productivity gains of AI be shared …
Speech

Shuler to LIUNA: We Are Rebuilding North America

… at the LIUNA 120th Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas: Thank you, Brian [Donohue]. Good morning, everyone! Bonjour to our Canadian members out there.  It’s great to see everybody bright and early today. What an honor to celebrate LIUNA’s … the wins you and our movement have racked up. I always know that you were smart, but you and Armand got the timing exactly right—you’re moving on at the pinnacle of your careers. You’ve set the union up for many more decades of growth and success … As I said upfront …change is all around us…and not just the change here at LIUNA. Technology is changing the way we work at lightning speed. And our labor movement needs to change with it. One quick story: Just a few months ago we were out …
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Legislation that Would Cut Funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

… Dear Representative: I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge you to vote against the FY 2024 Labor Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (“LHHS”) Appropriations Act … Another would eliminate funding for the enforcement of key labor protections that guarantee a minimum number of work hours for H-2B workers and ensure that H2-B workers will not undercut the wages, benefits and working conditions of U.S. …