What’s Right for Workers: In the States Roundup It’s time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on Twitter. Alaska AFL-CIO: It was an honor to have @unitehere President D. Taylor in Alaska earlier […]
Transforming the Economy: The Working People Weekly List Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. Minor Leaguers Form Union, 17 Days After Organizing Began: “More than 5,500 minor league baseball players […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Marcos Vélez 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 Marcos Vélez. Marcos Vélez serves as assistant director for USW’s District 13, and is the first Afro Latino and the first […]
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Equity Reaches New Heights by Organizing Lecturers at Griffith Observatory 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. When […]
September 21st is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day This day marks the approximate day a Black woman must work into the new year to make the equivalent of what a white non-Hispanic man made by the end of the previous year. Based on ACS Census data, the 2021 wage gap for Black women compared to […]