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President Biden Issues Strong Defense of Worker Rights

Biden Issues Strong Defense of Workers' Right to Organize

In a statement last night, President Biden issued an unprecedented call to action for working people across the country to ex

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In Memoriam: AFL-CIO President Emeritus John J. Sweeney

John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

John Sweeney, who led an era of transformative change in America’s labor movement, passed away Feb. 1 at the age of 86.

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Richard Trumka on Biden Administration and Unions

Trumka: 'Biden is committed' to strengthening unions

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses why America needs a strong labor movement and how the Biden administration is committed to strengthening unions.

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Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

So America today needs more than anything solidarity and human dignity — the church's core teachings.

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Big Labor 2018 Campaign Kickoff Saturday June 9th

Bob Grossfeld on Thursday, June 7 2018 - 5:41pm

AFL-CIO’s Adelante-We Rise! Toolkit

Admin on Thursday, May 11 2017 - 12:00am

Please find below a link to the AFL-CIO’s Adelante-We Rise! Toolkit on Workplace Raids and Audits. We hope that these materials and tools, developed with the support of many of you and others, are helpful and effective in fighting back unjust and inhumane workplace raids and audits that undermine the rights of all working people.

AZ's New Minimum Wage and Paid Leave is now law!

Admin on Monday, January 2 2017 - 1:08pm

Arizona Min Wage now $10 an hour.
Paid sick time starts July 1, 2017

USW Member Uses Union Plus Legal Program To Stand Up for Workers' Rights

Union Plus on Thursday, April 8 - 2:59pm

Lisa Pedersen of Revere, Massachusetts, has been a United Steelworkers (USW) member for 34 years. As “the first girl in [her] area” when she started as a gas leak investigator and repair person for the National Grid, Pedersen is used to being a leader. She is now a “working leader” at the National Grid, and her union loyalty and leadership instincts have particularly shone during the past couple of years.

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AFL-CIO Blog

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Take Action

Rights and Protections for All Working Families

Two pieces of legislation will take an important step toward fixing our unjust immigration system by providing permanent protections to vital members of our communities and our unions. Call your senators and urge them to support the Dream Act (S. 264) and the SECURE Act (S. 306) today.

Support a Workers First Agenda

Working people need laws that protect our rights to organize, keep us safe at work, and advance racial and economic justice. Tell our elected leaders to pass laws that put working people first.