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The 2018 Turkeys of the Year
This post was written by Labor 411. 2018 saw its share of bad players. As the stock market skyrocketed, the rich got richer while the marginalized continued to struggle to stay afloat. Attacks on...
AFL-CIO: A Skilled Girlforce
AFL-CIO: The International Day of the Girl was created in 2012, and this year’s theme centers on creating “A Skilled GirlForce.” Here are three of our key strategies to achieve this...
AFL-CIO Taking a Stand Against Kavanaugh
After an intense hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted today to recommend the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Senate. While Senator Mitch McConnell hopes to vote on the nomination over...
Transforming Heartbreak into Hope
The AFL-CIO's latest roundup of worker wins begins with New York taxi drivers fighting to save lives and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining...
AFL-CIO Launches We Are Winning Campaign
The AFL-CIO today launched a television ad campaign highlighting the wave of collective action sweeping the country. From union organizing victories to the defeat of...
Union Members Call For End to Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy
On Wednesday, August 15th, thousands of union members from across the Labor Movement joined together in Philadelphia to mount the largest protest of its kind against Trump's policy of family...
Could the AFL-CIO Endorse Trump?
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says that the AFL-CIO could endorse Trump in 2020. More from Fox News below.
Where all the Labor Monuments Are
Across the nation, there are great monuments to the labor union legacy, and some may even be closer than you realize. Add these sites to your travel itinerary to put a union twist...
AFL-CIO Launches Nationwide Ad Campaign
The AFL-CIO today announced a major, national print and digital ad campaign calling on workers to join together in the face of continued corporate assaults on the freedom to join together in union.
AFL-CIO Highlights the Need for Infrastructure Investment
This week is Infrastructure Week, an annual event where an increasingly powerful coalition led by local, state and federal leaders, as well as both businesses and labor unions,...