What We’re Doing Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply October 21, 2017 Executive Council Statement Support for the Jones Act The AFL-CIO supports the Jones Act, which has been an indispensable part of our nation’s economic and national security. October 16, 2017 Blog Texas Unions Partner with Mayor Turner to Send Supplies to Puerto Rico The Seafarers union and other Houston-area unions organized a relief drive to collect supplies for Puerto Rican hurricane victims.