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Texas AFL-CIO Delegates Pass Resolutions Supporting Immigrants, Calling for ICE Out of Communities at 2026 COPE Convention

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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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31 Dec, 2019

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31 Dec, 2019

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Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

Income for middle-class Americans is growing more slowly than for both top earners and the poor, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The analysis comes two years after President Donald Trump enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a major overhaul in the nation's tax laws billed by the White House as a boon for the middle class.

Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

26 Dec, 2019

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26 Dec, 2019

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Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

Several recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board would make it harder for workers to unionize. However, labor unions refused to take these decisions lying down.

Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

20 Dec, 2019

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USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

After a quarter century of suffering under the failed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and 18 months of hard-fought negotiations, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is now proud to endorse a better deal for w

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

20 Dec, 2019

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20 Dec, 2019

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NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal

A top national labor leader is touting a new multilateral trade deal, and says his union side much improved the Trump administration's initial proposal.

NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal

02 Dec, 2019

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02 Dec, 2019

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How a Gig Worker Revolt Begins

Until last week, Li Zilles was one of the many nameless and faceless contractors toiling in the bowels of the internet, providing online services that might have been mistaken for the work of artificial intelligence.

How a Gig Worker Revolt Begins

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Texas AFL-CIO Delegates Pass Resolutions Supporting Immigrants, Calling for ICE Out of Communities at 2026 COPE Convention

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal

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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Slate Editorial Staff Ratify New Contract That Establishes Bargaining Unit’s First AI Protections - Jan 30

Worker Wins: Real Progress for Working Families - Jan 29

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IAM Union Members Approve New Agreement, Securing 3.5% Raises - Jan 29

Solidarity is Always in Style: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Jan 28

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Production Workers at Arena Stage Vote to Join IATSE - Jan 28

Building Labor’s Political Power: In the States Roundup - Jan 27

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Oregon Unions Launch New Clean Energy Labor Coalition - Jan 27

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: National Lacrosse League Players' Association - Jan 26

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Next Generation of Union Leaders Attends IAM Young Workers Program - Jan 26

A Natural Partnership: The Working People Weekly List - Jan 26

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Texas AFL-CIO Delegates Pass Resolutions Supporting Immigrants, Calling for ICE Out of Communities at 2026 COPE Convention

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

NPR: AFL-CIO President Touts Labor's Role In Improving New Trade Deal

How a Gig Worker Revolt Begins

AFL-CIO News Feed

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Slate Editorial Staff Ratify New Contract That Establishes Bargaining Unit’s First AI Protections - Jan 30

Worker Wins: Real Progress for Working Families - Jan 29

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IAM Union Members Approve New Agreement, Securing 3.5% Raises - Jan 29

Solidarity is Always in Style: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Jan 28

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Production Workers at Arena Stage Vote to Join IATSE - Jan 28

Building Labor’s Political Power: In the States Roundup - Jan 27

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Oregon Unions Launch New Clean Energy Labor Coalition - Jan 27

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: National Lacrosse League Players' Association - Jan 26

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Next Generation of Union Leaders Attends IAM Young Workers Program - Jan 26

A Natural Partnership: The Working People Weekly List - Jan 26