AFL-CIO

'Victory for Workers!': House Praised for Passing Landmark PRO Act to Strengthen Unions and Labor Rights

Is Democrats' USMCA Trade Deal With Trump a Big Win or 'Major Strategic Misstep?'

Jake Johnson, staff writer

While some labor unions and economists said the trade pact represents a meaningful improvement, others worried the deal hands Trump a victory while doing little if anything for working people and the planet.

Progressives Decry Senate's Approval of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia as 'Absolute Betrayal to the American Worker'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"Scalia will undoubtedly be yet another stooge for rich and powerful interests...

After Decades of Corporate 'Decimation' of Unions, Sanders Says It Is Time for Workers to Win the Class War

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"If there is going to be class warfare in this country, it's time that the...

Sanders Unveils Workplace Democracy Plan to Expand Labor Rights and Double Union Membership

Labor Leader Sara Nelson Says Workers of Disrupted Industries Must Be Engaged in Green New Deal Solutions

'Great Example' of Local Organizing as Maine AFL-CIO Signs Onto #GreenNewDeal

'Grow Up, Do Your Job, End This Shutdown': Federal Workers Hold Massive DC Rally Against Trump

Demanding Trump and McConnell 'Stop the Shutdown,' Dozens of Unions to Rally for Struggling Federal Workers

'Time to Play Hardball': Progressives Pressure Senate Democrats to Stonewall All Bills That Don't End Trump Shutdown

Ahead of Bolsonaro's Inauguration in Brazil, Groups Vow to Fight 'Hateful Rhetoric and Acts of Violence'

After Demise of Union-Busting Wisconsin Governor, AFL-CIO Needed Just Six Words: 'Scott Walker Was a National Disgrace'

Which Side Is Donald Trump On? 'Not the Working Class. Just the Ruling Class'

'Tremendous Victory for the People': Federal Judge Rules Trump's Anti-Worker Order Unconstitutional

Giving 'Hope to Workers Across the Nation,' Missouri Votes to Repeal GOP Attack on Unions

Filling Gaps Left By Trump, Nurses and Labor Unions Join Puerto Rico Relief Efforts

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Steep Climb: Fiery Warren Slams SCOTUS as Right-Wing Subsidiary of Big Business

Elizabeth Warren opened the AFL-CIO’s national convention by denouncing a “corporate capture of the federal courts” that has led to the most right-wing, pro-corporate SCOTUS in decades. Followed to its logical conclusion, "you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business.” Warren vowed to stand with organized labor "at every turn to fight on the behalf of the workers." AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka spoke for many: We need to clone her. “The...