News

From Newsweek: The Scoop: How Donald Trump supporters attack journalists

07 Oct, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: We have added dashes in the most blatant racist and anti-Semitic comments Eichenwald cited in his article. Click here to see a Trump supporter and Holocaust denier explain that the "1488" sign he carried to a Trump rally meant Heil Hitler. By KURT EICHENWALD To see the original post

AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

10 Dec, 2025 Read More >

News

Take Action: Time is Running Out for Millions of Americans

23 Oct, 2025 Read More >

Recent

What Happens to a Factory Town When the Factory Shuts Down

Early in the morning on Nov. 26, 2018, Dave Green, the president of Local 1112 of the United Auto Workers, which represents workers at a General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, received a call from the plant’s personnel director. Green needed to be at the plant at 9 a.m. for a meeting.

08, May, 2019

The Millennialization of American Labor

On May 4, 1886, thousands of workers rallied together in Chicago’s Haymarket Square to campaign for an eight-hour workday—initiating a tradition of protest for some of the most basic human rights.

08, May, 2019

Wake-up Call for Corporate America

On April 11, at 1:15 p.m., the 31,000 workers at Stop & Shop, the largest supermarket chain in New England, walked off the job to protest proposed cuts to their health care, wages, and retirement.

07, May, 2019

Unions Are on Frontlines of Fight Against Inequality

Stop & Shop’s stores were ghost towns during the recent strike.

02, May, 2019

Don’t Become Numb to Workplace Deaths and Illnesses

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka cautioned the public not to become “numb” to workplace fatalities and illnesses, as his organization released its annual report detailing the hazards workers face every day.

02, May, 2019

Meet the New NAFTA—Same as the Old NAFTA

The debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) spans more than 25 years.

02, May, 2019