What We’re Doing Select typeArticleMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply July 26, 2017 Executive Council Statement Voter Suppression Is the Real Threat to Election Integrity The AFL-CIO is alarmed by the “Presidential Commission on Election Integrity,” which seems to be nothing more than the latest pretext for passing legislation that will make it harder for people to register and vote. February 17, 2017 Blog The Battle Continues to Protect the Sacred Right to Vote It is shocking that in the 21st century, we are still fighting to ensure that all eligible citizens have the right to vote—nevertheless, the battle to protect one of our... August 5, 2016 Blog On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power Anniversaries can be celebratory or somber. Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and it is the kind of anniversary in which we hail... June 17, 2014 Blog Since 2010, New Laws in 22 States Restrict Right to Vote Since Republicans gained control of many state legislatures in the 2010 elections, 22 states(see map above)—nearly all of them in the South and the Midwest—have rolled out new restrictions on...