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Unions That Gave on Thanksgiving
This post was written by the AFL-CIO For Thanksgiving weekend, many working families will take time off to share a meal, either virtually or in person. Many others have to...
Biden to CEO's: I'm a Union Guy
Ushering in a new climate in the White House, President-elect Joe Biden met with union officials and CEO’s on Monday to discuss plans for the economy and what steps need to be taken to help...
Who Will Biden Pick for Secretary of Labor?
President-elect Joe Biden is moving forward with the transition from Trump to Biden. Earlier in the week, he announced that 27 labor leaders will serve on his agency review teams in addition to the...
Longshoremen Union Leaves the AFL-CIO
For 61 years the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) has been a member of the AFL-CIO. That partnership ended this week with the ILA voting to disaffiliate with the labor federation...
Biden Adds 27 Union Leaders to Transition Team
With Joe Biden becoming the President-elect on Saturday, the process of transitioning from Trump to Biden has begun. Even without the help of Trump or the General Services Administration (GSA), Biden...
AFL-CIO: OSHA's Many Pandemic Failures
Seven months into the pandemic and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has still failed to investigate many of the COVID-19 workplace complaints that have been filed by employees...
Trump Ends Stimulus Negotiations
Months of negotiations between the White House, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were upended on Tuesday when Trump took to Twitter to announce that he was...
Biden: Strongest Labor President Ever
Instead of spending Labor Day at the golf course, former Vice President Joe Biden joined the AFL-CIO and their President Richard Trumka on a webstream with labor leaders and members.
AFL-CIO: Police Unions Can Stay In
Since the George Floyd killing, groups like the AFL-CIO have come under pressure to cut ties with police unions. On Tuesday, the AFL-CIO’s Executive Council considered a resolution that would...
Historic Call to Remove Defense Secretary from AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO is expected to take up and pass a resolution on Tuesday that would call on Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to resign over their participation in the...