Tag: AFL-CIO
YOUR LETTERS: Working people want democracy protected
For working people, our vote is sacred. Whether we’re voting to elect candidates to office or to have a voice in our workplace, democracy...
Labor politics driven ‘from bottom up’
By MARK GRUENBERG
PAI Staff Writer
Labor’s political campaign this year will be driven from the bottom up, emphasizing issues, as state federations and central labor...
AFL-CIO, Bldg. Trades unions hail passage of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
By Mark Gruenberg
PAI Staff Writer
Washington (PAI) — Leaders of the AFL-CIO, North America’s Building Trades Unions and other unions, hailed congressional passage of the...
Shuler elected president of AFL-CIO
Redmond tapped as secretary-treasurer, with executive vice president Gebre rounding out historic leadership team
Washington – The AFL-CIO Executive Council has elected Liz Shuler, a...
YOUR LETTERS: Let’s all get vaccinated
Get vaccinated for yourself, your friends and your family. Add your name saying you got vaccinated, and we’ll send you a sticker. Union-made, obviously!
COVID-19...
AFL-CIO urges union members to get vaccinated – then brag about...
The AFL-CIO is urging union members to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and show their health-conscious union pride with a sticker announcing their vaccination status.
“COVID-19...
AFL-CIO’s Gebre: Senate filibuster hurts workers, refugees, people of color
Washington (PAI) — Declaring the Senate filibuster hurts workers, refugees and people of color, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre stepped up Labor’s campaign...
275 workers a day die in the United States
Despite years of progress, AFL-CIO’s Death on the Job report shows we still have a long way to go
In the decades since the Occupational...
AFL-CIO launches major ad campaign urging passage of the PRO Act
‘It shouldn’t be this hard just to get by’
The AFL-CIO launched a seven-figure television, radio and digital ad campaign last week promoting the Protecting...
Labor reacts to Biden’s American Jobs Plan
President Joe Biden’s announcement of his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan brings us one step closer to repairing, rebuilding and restoring our country, says...