The following is crossposted from AFL-CIO Now: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, March 23 marks the second anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the Affordable Care Act...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand Members of the two biggest entertainment and media unions in the country, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation...
In February, the Oregon AFL-CIO joined with Laughing Liberally to host a three-day Laughter Works Comedy Tour at Portland’s Helium Club. The idea was to showcase strategies...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand For Arne Bjorkelo of Seattle, “Support Our Troops” means a lot more than a bumper sticker. It means living and working...
UPDATE (Feb. 27) — Steelworkers ratify agreement with Cooper Tire, ending lockout — The USW said that members of Local 207L have ratified a five-year contract...
Here’s what AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka had to say on Wednesday about President Obama’s proposal to lower the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28% while...
The following is an excerpt from a joint statement from the respective leaders of the National Union of Healthcare Workers and the International Association of Machinists...
The AFL-CIO has sent a letter to all members of Congress saying the nation’s largest labor federation cannot support the legislation (H.R. 3630) in Congress on...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 14) — In a move that demonstrates how aggressively Congressional Republicans are fighting to slash federal and postal workers’ pension and retirement benefits,...
The following is crossposted from AFL-CIO Now. So-called tea party legislators in Washington, D.C., are trying to punish and humiliate people who are out of work...