What We Care About
A Fair Day's Wage for a Fair Day's Work
“A fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work” is not just the motto of the AFL-CIO, it is the primary objective of the labor movement, trade unions and other workers’ groups — to increase pay, and adopt reasonable hours of work.
Health Care for All Americans
A majority of Americans say it is the government’s responsibility to enure all Americans have health care coverage, and according to a new national survey by Pew Research Center, a growing share now support a “single payer” approach to health insurance.
Affordable Education and Training for All
Access to affordable education and training is the gateway to a lifetime of economic and social mobility. All over America, millions of hard-working families agonize over financial choices because of the prohibitive cost of college and trade schools.
Rebuilding America WIth American Labor
Investing in America by investing in people and high-quality infrastructure projects produces substantial economic, social, and environmental benefits while laying the foundation for a productive, sustainable economy for the 21st century.
116th Congress is the Most Pro-Retiree Congress in 9 Years
116th Congress is the Most Pro-Retiree Congress in 9 Years Still, more than half of the Senate and more than one-third of the House earned scores below 50% Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2019 Congressional Voting Record, which scores...
Tell your representative to stand up for workers!
Right now, Congress has a critical opportunity to strengthen workers’ rights. Lawmakers, in 2019, introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R. 2474, which would give millions of America’s workers additional protections to organize and...
We’ve Come Too Far To Stop Now!
Please leave a comment opposing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) attack on academic student worker rights ahead of the Jan. 15 deadline. I study atmospheric chemistry at Columbia University, where I research air pollution and offer teaching support for...
New United Steelworkers podcast: Solidarity Works!
Hey all! I wanted to share that the United Steelworkers (USW) has a new podcast, Solidarity Works, and our first episode went live this morning! I sat down with our Rapid Response director, Amber Miller, to chat about the three major bills our activists are pushing...
Register now: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference!
We are excited to announce that registration for the 2020 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference is officially open. Click here to register for the MLK Conference: Give Us the Ballot Political Boot Camp! With a critical election right...
A vastly better deal
After many rounds of negotiations, and tireless support from allies like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sens. Sherrod Brown and Ron Wyden, I’m writing to tell you that the AFL-CIO is endorsing the...
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