Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Alicia Hernández Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Alicia Hernández. Alicia Hernández serves as steward for the Missouri Jobs With Justice bargaining unit and is part of the member […]
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Georgia State AFL-CIO Hosts ‘Women and Friends’ Campaign Event 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 Georgia […]
How a Union Member Elected Official Is Transforming His Hometown On Tuesday, semiconductor company Micron Technology announced the exciting news that it plans to invest $100 billion for a new advanced manufacturing complex in Syracuse, New York. The computer chip project is the largest private investment in New York state history and is estimated to […]
A Voice at the Table: Worker Wins Despite the challenges of organizing during a deadly pandemic, working people across the country (and beyond) continue organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. This edition begins with: City Workers in Alexandria, Virginia, Vote to Form Union Through AFSCME: In a near-unanimous vote, labor and trades workers […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Arthur Longoria Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Arthur Longoria. Arthur Longoria is the president of AFGE Local 1963 and an active member of the AFGE National Veterans Affairs […]