AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO: Supporting PRO Act is a litmus test for politicians wanting labor’s backing
June 22, 2022Unions won’t devote money or volunteers to electing anyone in the midterms who doesn’t support stronger labor laws, regardless of their record on other issues.
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Union leaders talk with White House on protecting abortion access
June 16, 2022But they didn’t get a commitment for specific moves.
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AFL-CIO convention steps up fight to win documented status for all migrants
June 16, 2022“The AFL-CIO is committed to building an inclusive labor movement that brings good jobs and a secure future to all workers, regardless of where we were born,” a new resolution states.
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Biden at AFL-CIO convention: PRO Act is ‘Pro-American’
June 15, 2022Republican Senate filibusters, plus opposition from renegade Democrats Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, continue to halt Biden’s agenda.
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AFL-CIO President Shuler’s goal: “More than one million new” unionists
June 13, 2022After her formal election at the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia Shuler announced a plan to recruit a million more union members.
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