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AFL-CIO Statement On Trump’s Nomination of Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary

23 Nov, 2024 Read More >

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From Payday Report: Trump Appoints "Pro-Union" GOP Congresswoman as Secretary of Labor, But Questions Remain about Unionbusting

23 Nov, 2024 Read More >

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From Trader Joe's United: Captive audience meetings are a way that corporations like Trader Joe's force workers to sit through anti-union propaganda. The NLRB just banned them.

22 Nov, 2024 Read More >

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ICYMI: Washington Post: Trump outreach to Teamsters sparks tensions over his anti-union record

The Republican frontrunner is looking to drive a wedge between union leaders and rank-and-file members as he seeks gains with working-class voters

02, Feb, 2024

Our Union Heroes: James McGill

EDITOR'S NOTE: This post is taken from Craig's book, True Tales of OId-Time Kentucky Politics: Bombast, Bourbon & Burgoo (Charleston, S.C.: The History Press, 2009) Bill Londrigan stepped down as Kentucky State AFL-CIO president in Dece

01, Feb, 2024

Hyundai Stand Up!

Hyundai workers in Montgomery, Alabama are making history today. Over 1,000 of them have signed union cards, and they're ready to join the UAW.

01, Feb, 2024

Black History Month: A Reading List

This Black History Month, we at the AFL-CIO want to recognize that Black history is not a separate history; it’s not a single month. Black history is also America’s history, and it’s America’s labor history, too.

01, Feb, 2024

Today's AFL-CIO Press Clips

LABOR AND ECONOMY

Sega of America plans to lay off 61 workers

Engadget

01, Feb, 2024

Alliance for Retired Americans Enthusiastically Endorses Joe Biden for Reelection

Washington, DC — Citing President Biden’s record of commitment to retirement security for every American, the Alliance for Retired Americans, a national grassroots advocacy organization, today endorsed Joe Biden for reelection as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President.

31, Jan, 2024