What We’re Doing Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply September 15, 2020 Speech Trumka on the 57th Anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing: We Can Be Moved Forward AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka marks the 57th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, and pledges to continue the fight for social, racial and economic justice in our nation. September 15, 2020 Labor and Faith Forge Partnership for Social, Racial and Economic Justice July 10, 2020 Blog Demand Economic, Social and Racial Justice: What Working People Are Doing This Week Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week. July 10, 2020 Press Release AFL-CIO Creates New Task Force on Racial Justice AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today announced the creation of the AFL-CIO Task Force on Racial Justice, charged with implementing a series of recommendations adopted by the AFL-CIO General Board focused on taking concrete action to address America’s long history of racism and police violence against Black people. June 25, 2020 Press Release AFL-CIO: Justice in Policing Act an Important Step Forward Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on House passage of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. June 22, 2020 Blog Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Working People Across the Nation Join Workers First Caravan for Racial + Economic Justice Thousands of working people across the country joined together on June 17 in a national day of action. We called for the Senate to pass the HEROES Act and for Congress to take actions to address structural racism. Load More