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The Protect America's Workforce Act, which reverses President Trump’s union-busting executive order has passed the House of Representatives. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it already has bipartisan support. Together, we can restore collective bargaining rights to 1 million federal workers.

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09 Mar, 2026

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Union-First Candidate Marcos Vélez Advances to Primary Runoff for Lieutenant Governor

04 Mar, 2026

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Backed by the Texas AFL-CIO, Union-First Candidate Wins Chart a New Path for Texas Politics

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Starbucks workers in 60-plus cities are on strike for a fair contract! Baristas at corporate stores are fighting for better pay, fair scheduling and respect on the job. We stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers.

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02 Feb, 2021

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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. Sweeney was one of four children born to Irish immigrants in a working-class Bronx neighborhood shortly after the Great Depression.

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

29 Jan, 2021

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29 Jan, 2021

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How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Causing Support of Labor Unions to Rise

“This pandemic has amplified [public support] even more. It showed how helpless workers are without a union. They couldn’t even get PPE and unions were able to get it for them,” says Trumka. “For years and years and years, people that we call ‘essential workers’ were invisible.

How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Causing Support of Labor Unions to Rise

29 Jan, 2021

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29 Jan, 2021

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Biden Moves Quickly to Show Union Workers That Democrats Care

Major labor leaders like Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, are more optimistic about the prospects for organized labor than they’ve been in many years. “I know what he is.

Biden Moves Quickly to Show Union Workers That Democrats Care

28 Jan, 2021

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28 Jan, 2021

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UWUA Family Member Pursuing Master of Public Health; Union Plus Scholarship Deadline This Weekend

The 2021 Union Plus Scholarship application deadline is this Sunday, Jan. 31.

UWUA Family Member Pursuing Master of Public Health; Union Plus Scholarship Deadline This Weekend

27 Jan, 2021

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27 Jan, 2021

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Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’

According to AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, its Rooney Rule proposal is “clearly workable” as evidenced by other big companies that have adopted similar policies.

Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’

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Union-First Candidate Marcos Vélez Advances to Primary Runoff for Lieutenant Governor

Backed by the Texas AFL-CIO, Union-First Candidate Wins Chart a New Path for Texas Politics

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

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

How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Causing Support of Labor Unions to Rise

Biden Moves Quickly to Show Union Workers That Democrats Care

UWUA Family Member Pursuing Master of Public Health; Union Plus Scholarship Deadline This Weekend

Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’

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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Professional Women’s Hockey League Players Association - Apr 6

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: University of Michigan Student Research Assistants Win Union Election - Apr 6

Worker Wins: ‘We Fought and Won’ - Apr 2

Solidarity and Generosity Can Make a Real Difference: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Apr 2

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: New York Transit Museum Workers Vote Unanimously to Join AFSCME - Apr 2

Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport: In the States Roundup - Apr 1

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UFCW Pharmacy and Other Workers Ratify 4-Year Contract with Kaiser; Secure 21.5% Wage Increases Over Life of the Contract - Apr 1

Women's History Month Profiles: Amber Glennon - Mar 31

Women's History Month Profiles: Martina Taite - Mar 31

Women's History Month Profiles: Teesha Foreman - Mar 31

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Union-First Candidate Marcos Vélez Advances to Primary Runoff for Lieutenant Governor

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

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

How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Causing Support of Labor Unions to Rise

Biden Moves Quickly to Show Union Workers That Democrats Care

UWUA Family Member Pursuing Master of Public Health; Union Plus Scholarship Deadline This Weekend

Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’

AFL-CIO News Feed

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Professional Women’s Hockey League Players Association - Apr 6

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: University of Michigan Student Research Assistants Win Union Election - Apr 6

Worker Wins: ‘We Fought and Won’ - Apr 2

Solidarity and Generosity Can Make a Real Difference: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Apr 2

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: New York Transit Museum Workers Vote Unanimously to Join AFSCME - Apr 2

Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport: In the States Roundup - Apr 1

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UFCW Pharmacy and Other Workers Ratify 4-Year Contract with Kaiser; Secure 21.5% Wage Increases Over Life of the Contract - Apr 1

Women's History Month Profiles: Amber Glennon - Mar 31

Women's History Month Profiles: Martina Taite - Mar 31

Women's History Month Profiles: Teesha Foreman - Mar 31