Trump’s new NAFTA labor rules to be tested Jun 2, 2021 The AFL-CIO says 600 Mexican auto parts workers were fired in acts of retaliation for union activity—violating Mexico’s labor rights pledge.
Biden’s new trade enforcers May 19, 2021 The Biden Administration continues to name union figures to top government positions. The latest two appointments will oversee trade policy.
Death on the Job: The toll of neglect May 19, 2021 For 30 years the national AFL-CIO has been reporting on workplace safety and fatalities on the job. Progress has stalled.
Biden calls union leaders to the White House Feb 22, 2021 Continuing a string of overtures to the labor movement, Biden announced a pro-union NLRB nominee and reversed Trump moves on apprenticeship.
John Sweeney, 1934-2021 Feb 17, 2021 Former national AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, who led an era of transformative change in America’s labor movement, died Feb. 1 at age 86.
Joe Biden’s promises to labor Oct 5, 2020 Joe Biden is putting forward the most pro-labor campaign planks of any Democratic presidential nominee in generations.
Police unions come in for questioning Jul 1, 2020 Police unions have almost always been an awkward fit in the House of Labor.
AFL-CIO’s OSHA suit dismissed Jul 1, 2020 COVID-19 has killed more workers in a shorter time than any other health emergency in OSHA’s 50-year existence, but the agency has refused to require employers to take any specific action to protect workers.
Labor confronts police brutality Jun 17, 2020 Union members are taking part in protests, joining morning-after cleanup parties, and even walking off the job in support of Black Lives Matter.
Unions react as the nation explodes in protest over George Floyd killing Jun 2, 2020 “in the end, the labor movement is not a building,” said the president of the AFL-CIO after protesters trashed AFL-CIO headquarters lobby in D.C.
