AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) works tirelessly to improve the lives of working people. We are the democratic, voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions that represent 12.5 million working men and women.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Moment of Truth for NAFTA Renegotiations: Labor, Consumer, Farm Representatives Discuss Pivotal Fifth Round of NAFTA Talks WHAT: Press call with civil society representatives addressing the critical juncture in North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations. Speakers include Celeste Drake, trade policy specialist with the AFL-CIO; Bill Bullard, chief executive officer, Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, October 02, 2017 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reject Giant Tax Loophole for Offshoring and Tax Avoidance Today, 100 organizations sent a letter urging members of Congress to reject a proposal that would allow U.S. multinational corporations to pay little to nothing on their offshore profits. President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress included this proposal for a “territorial tax system” in the... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 05, 2017 DACA Announcement Will Not Deter Our Fight for Justice AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement on today’s announcement that the Trump administration will terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: President Donald Trump’s move to terminate DACA and strip work authorization away from 800,000 productive members of... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Extending Essential Protections Will Benefit All Working People AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the DACA program: The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status programs provide work authorization to more than 1 million people, preventing workplace... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, May 26, 2016 AFL-CIO Challenges Navient Corporation to Disclose Its Lobbying Spending Today the AFL-CIO demanded that student loan debt servicer Navient disclose its corporate spending on lobbying activity. The labor federation delivered a proposal during Navient’s annual shareholder meeting calling on the company to disclose all of its lobbying efforts and expenditures. Navient,... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Overtime Protections to Raise Wages for Millions of Workers Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in response to new overtime rules unveiled by the Department of Labor: New overtime protections mark a major victory for working people that will improve the lives of millions of families across America. The new rule more than doubles the salary... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, May 17, 2016 CEOs Paid 335 Times Average Rank-and-File Worker; Outsourcing Results in Even Higher Inequality CEO pay for major U.S. companies continues to soar as income inequality and outsourcing of good-paying American jobs increases. Outsourcing has become a hot presidential election topic with candidates calling out corporations who say they need to save money by sending jobs overseas. Meanwhile,... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, May 06, 2016 Ahead of Mother’s Day, Pregnant Mom Discusses TPP Food Safety Fears in New AFL-CIO Trade Video As Mother’s Day approaches, the AFL-CIO released a video featuring a pregnant mom who’s concerned that the secrecy around food labeling and regulations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could negatively impact her unborn child. “American families deserve to know that the food on their dinner... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, April 28, 2016 Workers Memorial Day Commemorated Across the Country as We Fight for Better Workplace Safety Standards Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Workers Memorial Day: Today, on Workers Memorial Day, we take time to commemorate all those who lost their lives while on the job. We reflect on how far we have come in making workplaces safer and healthier, and how much farther we still have to go... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Congress Must Pass Pro-Worker Puerto Rico Debt Legislation On a conference call today, union and faith advocates for the people of Puerto Rico discussed ways Congress can do its job and help end the humanitarian and fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico. The AFL-CIO, AFSCME, UAW, UFCW and SEIU represent more than 50,000 working people in Puerto Rico. The groups are... Read more |