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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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07 Jan, 2020

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Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers

Ivanka Trump took the stage at CES on Tuesday to muted reception. Forty minutes later, she left to robust applause. No surprise, maybe, given the uncontroversial theme: The US needs to prepare workers for the future. At a technology-focused show, that’s not exactly a hard sell.

Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers

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

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PETITION: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers

Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for 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

AFL-CIO News Feed

Black History Month Profiles: Sheila Mott - Feb 13

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Vancouver’s Rio Theatre Workers Ratify First Union Agreement, Secure 6% Across-the-Board Raises - Feb 13

Worker Wins: ‘We Now Have a Voice, Community and Collective Power’ - Feb 12

Black History Month Profiles: Da’Laine Simpson - Feb 12

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IRC Workers Ratify First Contract Covering Hundreds of Staff Nationwide - Feb 12

Our Voice, Our Power: What Working People Are Doing This Week - Feb 11

Take Action: Are You Better Off Than One Year Ago? - Feb 11

Black History Month Profiles: Kurleigh Tudor - Feb 11

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: USW Approves New Agreement with Libbey Glass; Secures Powerful Wage Increases - Feb 11

We'll Get Through This Together: In the States Roundup - Feb 10