Press Release
AFL-CIO Calls for Sweeping Reforms of H-2B Visa Program
… Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on the recent announcement by the Department of Homeland Security that it plans to increase the number of available H-2B visas: Seasonal workers are on the front lines, and these jobs should be good, … at unacceptable risk. Rather than expanding an exploitative model, we renew our call for the administration and Congress to prioritize humanitarian pathways and implement extensive H-2B reforms that lift labor standards, hold employers … shortage of good jobs is a crisis that gets far too little attention. Workers are no longer willing to risk their lives to work for meager wages without child care support, paid leave or basic safety protections, and they are taking collective …