By JEFF JOHNSON President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO LOS ANGELES (Sept. 9, 2013) — The AFL-CIO is holding its 2013 Convention here this week. Washington...
The following appeared at Think Progress and is posted here with the author’s permission: (Sept. 3, 2013) — The sad reality this Labor Day is that...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: Corporations are trying to hijack a trade agreement that is currently being negotiated in secret. It’s called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),...
The following is from the Alliance for Retired Americans: (Aug. 14, 2013) — On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law....
CHICAGO (Aug. 9, 2013) — On Thursday, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) affiliated with the AFL-CIO in a move the leaders of both...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 8, 2013) — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Wednesday called on corporate America to pay its fair share, saying, “At a time when...
(July 31, 2013) — On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm a full package of nominations to the National Labor Relations Board. The vote happened...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: (July 30, 2013) — First, our apologies to any students in the middle of their summer reverie who stumble across...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2013) — Senate votes on several of President Obama’s nominees to vital cabinet and agency positions,...
The following is cross-posted from AFL-CIO Now: (July 11, 2013) — Oh, the sweet irony. Pete Peterson is the conservative billionaire who is a major financier...