Category: News

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Text VOTE to 235246 to Find Polling Location

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Text VOTE to 235246 to Find Polling Location Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. The AFL-CIO has […]

National Native American Heritage Month Profiles

National Native American Heritage Month Profiles Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Here are the profiles we’ve already featured throughout the month: Irene Gonzalez Laurita Curley […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Building Power with Immigrant Workers

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Building Power with Immigrant Workers Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Forty-one leaders from 16 unions gathered […]

IAM District 19 Members Vote to Accept Freight Rail Agreement

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2022 – Approximately 4,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19 have voted to accept the latest Tentative Agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). IAM District 19 released the following statement: “IAM District 19 members have accepted the Tentative Agreement. We are confident that this […]

Economy Gains 261,000 Jobs in October; Unemployment Inches Up to 3.7%

Economy Gains 261,000 Jobs in October; Unemployment Inches Up to 3.7% The U.S. economy gained 261,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate inched up to 3.7%, according to figures released Friday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continuing strong job creation numbers are a clear sign that the worker-friendly policies implemented by President Biden […]