workers rights
AFL-CIO to push “new NAFTA” to protect workers’ rights, raise incomes
January 4, 2017“Renegotiating NAFTA is a necessary first step towards creating an economy with shared prosperity” for workers, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said.
Read moreJose Carillo and Donald Trump
December 1, 2016Jose Carillo was one of the dozens of Fight for 15 demonstrators peacefully arrested in midtown Manhattan when they sat down in front of a McDonald’s to demand $15 hourly wages and the right to unionize...
Read moreRyan, GOP scheme to undo Obama’s pro-worker, pro-environment rules
November 30, 2016Not content with overturning Obama administration rules – including pro-worker rules, pro-consumer rules and environmental rules – one by one in the federal courts, the Republican-run Congress is scheming to toss them out, wholesale.
Read moreHundreds of Chicago airport workers join Fight for $15 action
November 30, 2016The Fight for $15 movement gained ground on Tuesday when hundreds of baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, wheelchair attendants and other airport workers went on strike at O’Hare Airport.
Read moreAFL-CIO Vice President Gebre: What does it mean to be American?
August 30, 2016Tefere Gebre has been a proud union member for most of his life, valuing the freedom of people to come together in union.
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