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National

AFL-CIO ad campaign pushes Harris-Walz to union members

The national AFL-CIO will spend over $1 million on digital and streaming ads in seven “battleground” states to help elect Kamala Harris.
National

AFL-CIO endorses Kamala Harris

The AFL-CIO made the announcement the day after President Joe Biden announced an end to his campaign for re-election.
National

AFL-CIO says J.D. Vance, Trump’s VP pick, is no friend of labor

Vance, 39, was elected less than two years ago as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and got a 0% rating from the AFL-CIO for his votes in 2023.  
National

We’re sticking with Joe Biden, says AFL-CIO

The AFL-CIO, a federation of 59 unions, endorsed Biden for re-election at a special conference in Philadelphia June 2023.
International

AFL-CIO condemns Hamas attacks, calls for cease-fire

The AFL-CIO, the federation of labor unions that represents about 12.5 million working people, issued a call Feb. 8 for a cease-fire in Gaza.
National

Bill in Congress could lead to cuts in Social Security

Northwest Democrats Earl Blumenauer and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez back the proposal to create a "fiscal commission" that could fast-track cuts.
Union Organizing

AFL-CIO supports bid by Microsoft for Activision

Affiliate CWA opposed the merger but changed its stance in June 2022 after Microsoft signed a union neutrality pledge.
National

National AFL-CIO endorses Biden for re-election

Seventeen months out, it’s the earliest the federation has ever voted to endorse in a presidential election.
National

Biden vetoes bill targeting shareholder activism 

Republicans wanted to overturn a rule allowing ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investments in pensions.
National

Biden: ‘Let’s finish the job’

Three Oregon union members were guests at Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address, which featured heckling and off-script engagement.
Union democracy

Women’s basketball union joins AFL-CIO

Founded in 1998, WNBPA was the first U.S. labor union of professional women athletes. It represents all players on the 12 teams of the WNBA.
National

Baseball players union joins AFL-CIO … and launches campaign to unionize minor leaguers

MLBPA’s affiliation comes as the national AFL-CIO is paying increased attention to sports unions, and recently created a Sports Council.
Worker safety

Bus drivers, flight attendants say they’re feeling less safe

Incidents of disruptive airline passengers and abusive mass transit users have increased sharply in the past few years.
Workers Rights

AFL-CIO: Abortion rights are workers rights

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reverse its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision drew immediate opposition from national labor groups.
Comment

A proud moment for Oregon labor

Liz Shuler's re-election to her first full term as AFL-CIO president marks a historic and proud moment for the Oregon labor movement.
National

Homecoming for Liz Shuler

In 1993 U of O grad Liz Shuler went to work at Portland-based IBEW Local 125, her father’s local. Today she’s America’s top union leader.
International

Unions, and members, step up to support Ukraine

Unions in Poland, Slovakia and other countries sent members and trucks to pick up refugees. Members in the U.S. are donating to relief.
Union democracy

National AFL-CIO leader takes job at Greenpeace

Tefere Gebre, executive vice president of the national AFL-CIO, says the climate crisis is the "fight of our lifetime.” 
Union democracy

Liz Shuler elected AFL-CIO president

She succeeds Rich Trumka, who died Aug. 5. Shuler, AFL-CIO secretary treasurer since 2009, is the first woman to hold the office of president.
In Memoriam

Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO, dies at 72

Trumka was the fifth person to serve as president since the AFL-CIO was formed in 1955, and was the first AFL-CIO president to die in office.
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