Collective Bargaining

What We’re Doing

Executive Council Statement

Uphold Current Law to Protect the Collective Bargaining Rights of Federal Workers

Congress must act to protect federal workers’ collective bargaining rights.
Legislative Alert

Letter in Support of Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Safety Officers

A letter to representatives to support legislation that would guarantee public safety officers collective bargaining rights in states that do not currently provide them.
Legislative Alert

Letter Opposing Three Bills That Assault the Freedom of Working People to Form and Join Unions

Letter to the Committee on Education and the Workforce opposing three bills--the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 986), the Employee Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2775), and the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 2776)--that assault the freedom of working people to form and join unions to negotiate with their employers over wages, benefits and working conditions.
Legislative Alert

Letter to Senators Opposing a Bill That Would Undermine the Civil Service Protections of Veterans Affairs Employees

The AFL-CIO opposes the "VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act" (S. 1094) in its current form because it erodes the collective bargaining rights of workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and undermines their civil service protections from management retaliation when they report mismanagement or political corruption.
Legislative Alert

Letter to Congress Opposing a Bill that Would Stifle the Voices of Workers at the Department of Veteran Affairs

The AFL-CIO opposes H.R. 1461, the "Employees and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2017," because this bill imposes undue restrictions on the ability of federal employee unions to represent adequately their members at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Highlights from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka’s Major Address at the National Press Club

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka gave a major address calling upon leaders of both parties to not only pursue an agenda that benefits working people across the country, but that strengthens the right of every American to negotiate for better wages and benefits.