Press Release
AFL-CIO Reacts to Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
… labor movement joins with all those in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and across the country who are nonviolently demanding an end to systemic racial injustice after the shooting of Jacob Blake. Despite months of protest and the outpouring of heartfelt … Black people and the service of good officers must be called out. As Americans, we must recognize the difference between right and wrong, and we must always stand up for what is right. Statement from the AFL-CIO Task Force on Racial Justice: We … created the Task Force on Racial Justice and why we formed a subcommittee on policing. A main objective of this critical work is to bring tangible reform to break down the systemic racism and inequality that have plagued our nation for too long …