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Trumka says hope of working with Trump has faded

Sep 13, 2017

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka at first hoped labor leaders could find common ground with Trump.

Six questions for organized labor’s top NAFTA expert

Aug 29, 2017

Twenty-three years after NAFTA became law, Trump wants to renegotiate it. Round 1 of talks ended Aug. 20. To find out more, we spoke with the AFL-CIO’s top trade policy expert.

United Way’ers, labor partners from across the country take part in ‘Labor Walk’

Aug 28, 2017

The 1.7-mile-walk through downtown Portland stopped at spots important to local labor history.

‘It’s Not Over’ — Unions join fight to defend Obamacare

Jul 25, 2017

Sens. Merkley and Wyden, and Rep. Bonamici urge Oregonians to keeping pushing back on GOP efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.

TRUMP 100 DAYS: What’s his labor record so far?

May 1, 2017

Have Trump’s acts in office lived up to his pledge to put the American worker first?

Six questions for labor’s top workplace safety expert

Apr 19, 2017

Peg Seminario, the AFL-CIO’s director of occupational safety and health, is a nationally recognized expert on worker safety.

Big Day for Billionaires

Jan 3, 2017

The Trump inauguration means a billionaire in the White House and cabinet spots for five more.

Unions stand at Standing Rock

Dec 14, 2016

The standoff at Standing Rock — with Indian tribes and supporters on one side, and security for the Dakota Access Pipeline on the other – also finds labor union members on both sides.

Swing state union voters back billionaire

Nov 15, 2016

Trump’s win – supported by a third of union members, could lead to tax cuts for the rich and a national Right-to-Work law.

A labor report from the Paris climate summit

Dec 14, 2015

Washington AFL-CIO’s Jeff Johnson tells why he was there, and why labor MUST get involved.