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Imprisoned KCTU President Han Honored with Human Rights Award, Global Labor Movement Calls for His Release

At the AFL-CIO convention in St. Louis, President Richard Trumka honored the imprisoned president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), Han Sang-gyun, with the George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. Han has been in jail since December 2015, serving a three-year sentence for defending trade union rights and fighting back against corporate corruption and the repressive government of former President Park Geun-hye.
Speech

AFL-CIO 2017 Convention: Working People Need a Bill of Rights

Remarks of Richard Trumka, Liz Shuler, Tefere Gebre, and Cecil Roberts on the Workers Bill of Rights Resolution passed at the 2017 AFL-CIO Convention.
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A Workers' Bill of Rights Passed at the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention

The AFL-CIO calls for the creation of a Workers' Bill of Rights.
Speech

Trumka to 2017 AFL-CIO Convention Close: We want to bust the doors to unionism wide open

President Richard Trumka made the following remarks at the last day of the 2017 AFL-CIO convention.
Convention Resolution

Resolution 12: Immigration and Citizenship

The AFL-CIO rededicates itself to a concerted citizenship drive: Encouraging naturalization for the 9 million people who currently are eligible will provide concrete worker protections, expand and diversify the electorate, and help us build power to win the sweeping changes that working people expect and deserve.
Convention Resolution

Resolution 14: Voting Rights: Building An Inclusive Pro-Voter Democracy to Move A Winning Agenda for Working People

The AFL-CIO is prioritizing a pro-voter platform within our fight forward to reclaim the economic narrative that speaks for working families, as well as an opportunity to build an independent political movement that aligns with our shared values and is advocating to expand and protect voting rights at the federal and state level.