AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO must shine light on past foreign policy, activists say
October 30, 2017They want the federation to open up the files on AIFLD, an agency founded in the Cold War era that often worked against workers’ interests in other countries.
Read moreA new Bill of Rights for American workers is born
October 26, 2017The Bill of Rights, passed unanimously by the AFL-CIO convention, calls for the right to join a union, fair wages, secure retirement, quality health care, and more.
Read moreWorkers’ Bill of Rights: Labor’s litmus test for 2018
October 26, 2017The AFL-CIO says it has formulated “a collective bargaining agreement for America.”
Read moreLabor movement slams fascists and Trump’s support for them
October 26, 2017The AFL-CIO strongly condemned the hate groups of the radical right and the president's virtual support for them.
Read more“No jobs on a dead planet”: A just transition to the new economy
October 25, 2017Hovering over the proceedings of the AFL-CIO convention is the specter of the new economy, a rocky dystopia littered with the debris of traditional industries, professions, and neighborhoods.
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