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June 21, 2016
Blog
'Women Can Build: Re-Envisioning Rosie' Art Exhibit Highlights Working Women at White House Summit
On June 14, 5,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the first-ever White House Summit focused on gender equity. Union women and allies from AFT, AFSCME, the Bricklayers (BAC), Coalition...
June 15, 2016
Blog
AFL-CIO Proudly Supports John Legend's #FREEAMERICA Campaign
… prison conditions affect both the workers of the system and the millions behind bars. Overcrowding, budget cuts, lack of
training
and lack of mental health and rehabilitation services have affected everyone touched by the criminal justice system, … at the National Employment Law Project and In the Public Interest, you can learn more about this and other innovative job
training
programs that unions are offering nationwide to help end the era of mass incarceration. We are very excited about …
August 3, 2016
Executive Council Statement
Celebrating the Life of OPCMIA President Patrick Finley
… Like the union he served as president, Pat exemplified hard work and professionalism. He valued cutting-edge, top-notch
training
, and he bargained hard to win good pay and quality benefits for OPCMIA members. He led a proud and effective union, …
March 24, 2016
Blog
AFL-CIO Applauds New Lifesaving Silica Dust Rules
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following statement in response to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issuing new workplace silica standards.
August 3, 2016
Executive Council Statement
Mobilizing Our Members to Elect Hillary Clinton and Defeat Donald Trump
June 7, 2016
Blog
‘We Will Not Sit on the Sidelines’: John Legend’s Proposal for Ending Mass Incarceration
… . Correctional officers and prison staff represented by the AFL-CIO are doing hard work, sometimes without the necessary
training
and support, and sometimes in unsafe, overcrowded conditions. On a recent visit to Washington state’s Corrections … in that program are far more likely to be working three years after release than ex-offenders who do not receive similar
training
. We talked with a 56-year-old woman who’s been in and out of prison most of her life because of drug addiction. But …
January 22, 2016
Blog
Here’s Some History to Help Understand the Racial Wealth Gap
… for being disengaged and not trying to respond to clear economic realities; a lack of investment in education, skills,
training
and personal saving. This is patently absurd. African Americans are fully aware of the barriers they face to …
February 24, 2016
Executive Council Statement
Flint Crisis Demonstrates Need to Invest in America's Infrastructure
… Unions were among the first to provide aid to Flint. We are installing water filters in residences across the city and
training
workers to replace lead pipes, in order to get the poison out of the community as quickly as possible. But this is … prevailing wage standards and project labor agreements (PLAs) at both the state and federal levels, joint labor-management
training
programs can provide well-trained workers, equipping them with long-term career skills that offer pathways to the …
August 26, 2016
Blog
Black Lives Matter, at Least Every Four Years for Two Weeks
The Olympics is a constant exercise in irony and hopefulness for African Americans. Since John Taylor won a gold medal at the 1908 Olympics in London, in the no longer...
August 3, 2016
Executive Council Statement
It’s Our Time: An Economic Agenda for Working Women and Our Families
… working people. Unions must focus on organizing and providing leadership, apprenticeship and mentoring opportunities, and
training
for women, focusing especially on young women, women of color and immigrant women. Ending Workplace Violence and … are to be a nation of equal opportunity. Every avenue to succeed must be accessible to all women. This means expanding job
training
and education opportunities and alleviating the burden of student debt, which disproportionately affects women and people of color.
Training
and education for occupations and industries considered nontraditional work should be opened to and actively …
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