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Congress Must Take Action to Protect Workers

26 Jul, 2021

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26 Jul, 2021

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Congress Must Take Action to Protect Workers

The nation watched earlier this year as heroic warehouse workers at the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama, made history.

Congress Must Take Action to Protect Workers

Labor Movement Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All 100 Senators

22 Jul, 2021

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22 Jul, 2021

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Labor Movement Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All 100 Senators

This week, the AFL-CIO is leading a PRO Act Week of Action, part of the labor movement’s national campaign urging senators to pass this transformative labor law reform. This week of action includes at least one event near every U.S.

Labor Movement Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All 100 Senators

To Build Back Better, Give Workers a Voice and a Stake

21 Jul, 2021

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21 Jul, 2021

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To Build Back Better, Give Workers a Voice and a Stake

This week, former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos realized his dream of flying to space, after spending a reported $5 billion on his rocket company.

To Build Back Better, Give Workers a Voice and a Stake

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

19 Jul, 2021

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19 Jul, 2021

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Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

In April 2020, after the labor market took its largest one-month hit in modern history, Black men and women suffered job losses proportionate to those of white women. Still, their losses were far less severe than those of Hispanic men and women.

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

Union Plus Launches New Retiree Healthcare Program

15 Jul, 2021

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15 Jul, 2021

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Union Plus Launches New Retiree Healthcare Program

This month, Union Plus launched a new Retiree Healthcare Program in partnership with Anthem and the AFL-CIO Mutual Benefit Trust.

Union Plus Launches New Retiree Healthcare Program

AFL-CIO Unveils Executive Paywatch Report

AFL-CIO Unveils Executive Paywatch Report

14 Jul, 2021

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AFL-CIO Unveils Executive Paywatch Report

2020’s growth in pay inequity between workers and CEOs confirms the “executive base salary reductions” touted during the COVID-19 crisis were just lip service, per this year’s AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch report, which was unveiled this morning by AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler (IBEW).

AFL-CIO Unveils Executive Paywatch Report