Multi-state survey of 36,000, including Fred Meyers and QFC working in Washington, finds 14% were homeless in the past year LOS ANGELES (Jan. 13, 2022) — The Economic Roundtable this week released an independent research report, Hungry at the Table, analyzing the working and living conditions of over 36,000 Kroger workers in four states, […]
Please take action TODAY by signing petition, calling senators WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 12, 2022) — American democracy is under threat today. To save it, we need real democracy in the U.S. Senate. So the AFL-CIO and America’s labor movement are calling on all U.S. Senators to sideline the filibuster and protect our right to […]
On anniversary of violent Jan. 6 insurrection, AFL-CIO’s Shuler urges passage of voting rights legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 6, 2022) — One year ago today, supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to stop final recognition of the election of President Joe Biden. The mob burst through barricades, assaulted police officers, smashed doors and windows […]
New EPI report finds strong union states like Washington have more equitable economic, social structures WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 17, 2021) — A new report from the Economic Policy Institute documents the correlation between higher levels of unionization and a range of economic, personal, and democratic well-being measures. In the same way unions give workers […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 7, 2021) — Washington state is fortunate to have two U.S. Senators who strongly support investing in jobs, families and communities in our state. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell demonstrated that commitment when they voted for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, a transformative investment in roads, bridges, transit, rail, climate change […]
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (Nov. 30, 2021) — On Oct. 5, some 1,400 members of the BCTGM International Union at Kellogg’s cereal plants in Battle Creek, Mich. (Local 3G), Omaha, Neb. (Local 50G), Lancaster, Pa. (Local 374G) and Memphis, Tenn. (Local 252G) took a stand on the future of their workforce by going on strike. In […]
AFL-CIO’s Liz Shuler calls it ‘one of the most transformative investments in our country’s history’ WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 19, 2021) — The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday morning passed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill, a $1.75 trillion package of working family-friendly policies that include free preschool, lower prescription drug costs, new […]
Iron Workers Local 86’s Heather Kurtenbach introduces Biden at bill signing WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 16, 2021) — The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a monumental political and legislative accomplishment, was signed into law Monday by President Joe Biden. This $1.2 trillion investment in America’s infrastructure after decades of decline is being celebrated by America’s […]
Contracts address quality-of-life issues such as rest and meal breaks, boost revenues from streaming, include raises for all members, and lift those at the bottom to a living wage The following is from IATSE: LOS ANGELES (Nov. 16, 2021) — Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and […]
It’s one of the reasons the AFL-CIO urges you to call Congress in support of #BuildBackBetter WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 10, 2021) — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a former preschool teacher, has announced her strong support for the life-changing investments in child care and pre-K that drastically cut child care costs for Washington state […]
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