What We’re Doing Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply January 17, 2019 Blog Extending a Helping Hand to Those Affected by the Shutdown United Way, one of the AFL-CIO’s national partners, supports 2-1-1, a free nationwide information and referral line that helps people find local resources they may be eligible to obtain 24 hours a day, seven days a week. January 15, 2019 Blog Thousands Rally in D.C. to #StopTheShutdown As the government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history, thousands of working people took to the streets of Washington, D.C., to send a clear message to the president and Congress to stop the shutdown and let federal government employees get to work. Thousands more rallied at other locations around the country. January 10, 2019 Blog Our Paycheck Is Not a Bargaining Chip It’s day 20 of the government shutdown, and the AFL-CIO has called upon the entire labor movement to fight for our affected brothers and sisters. January 3, 2019 Legislative Alert Letter in Support of Legislation That Would Reopen the Federal Government Letter to Representatives in support of two bills that would be the first steps needed to reopen the federal government. January 2, 2019 Blog Stop the Shutdown The government shutdown is now in its 12th day, meaning some 800,000 federal employees are still without a paycheck because President Donald Trump refuses to sign a federal budget that doesn’t include $5 billion for a border wall. Working people—and their livelihoods—should never be used as political pawns. As congressional leaders prepare to meet with Trump later today, take action now to stop the shutdown. January 20, 2018 Press Release Failure to Govern Hurts Working People When Washington politicians fail to govern, it’s working families across America who pay the price. Shutting down our government cripples our country and denies federal employees from earning a living.