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Amid Game Industry Layoffs, AFL-CIO Says It’s Time for Workers to Organize

On Feb. 15, just days after massive layoffs at Activision Blizzard, the AFL-CIO issued a powerful public statement of support to game developers in the United States. Its message, published in an open letter at Kotaku, was both simple and profound.

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Now That Government is Funded, Here is What Workers Want to see

Last year, in communities all across the country, millions of Americans mobilized and called for an economy that works for all of us.

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Number of Workers Striking in 2018 the Most in Three Decades

More workers were involved in strikes and other labor disputes in 2018 than at any point in the past three decades, fueled by widespread teacher protests last spring, according to data releas

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Tefere Gebre’s American journey: From refugee camp to labor leader

Gebre was still a boy when he was forced to flee Ethiopia, a country that suffered political turmoil and famine during the 1980s.

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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

Unions Stole The Show At Last Night's GDC Awards

Nathan Grayson on Yesterday, March 22 - 11:12am

“I’m not anti-union, but I don’t really think we need them, right?” said Double Fine head Tim Schafer while hosting yesterday evening’s Game Developers Choice Awards in San Francisco. “We’re all great here and in this show. No one here is union and...” Then the stage lights went out.

“Oh, right,” said Schafer after the lights went out. “Except for the lighting crew. I forgot they’re all union.”

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AFL-CIO Blog

Women's History Month Profiles: Dolores Huerta — Mar 21
‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: A Conversation with House Blue Collar Caucus Co-Chairs — Mar 20
Disgraceful: The Working People Weekly List — Mar 19
Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Actors and Artistes — Mar 18
A Just, Inclusive and Sustainable Economy — Mar 15

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