Northwestern Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO

The Northwest Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation is an AFL-CIO affilated organization that represents 10 Central Labor Councils with a combined memberships of 39,639 members of 212 unions in Pennsylvania.

The mission of the Northwest Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our state and the nation. To accomplish this mission, we work to:

· Build a broad movement of Pennsylvania workers by helping workers join and form unions.

· Support Pennsylvania workers as they bargain with employers to improve their living conditions and workplaces, as well as their communities, state and nation.

· Strengthen the voice of Pennsylvania working families at all levels of government and in a changing global economy.

The Northwest Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation is a key part of the nation's largest and strongest labor federation—the AFL-CIO, which unites 10.5 million working women and men of every race and ethnicity and from every walk of life.

rlt_csm2019_mattorlando.jpg

Richard Trumka at a Monitor Breakfast on Aug. 29, 2019.

AFL-CIO: Unions Aim to Roar in 2020

Despite its setbacks, or perhaps because of them, organized labor has an energy level that AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka says he hasn’t seen before in his 50 years with the movement.

6312115982_c14bc0769d_o1_850_569.jpg

Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.

On May 7, while recovering from an illness, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President Larry Hanley died suddenly. In a brief statement, his family,

Take Action

We Need a Better NAFTA

The new NAFTA is another corporate handout. It won't stem the outsourcing of good jobs or protect the rights of working people. Tell Congress the new NAFTA isn't good enough.

Prevent Workplace Violence

Recently introduced legislation would provide needed protections for health care and social services workers from violence on the job. Tell Congress to support an OSHA workplace violence standard.

Recent News

2019 NWPA ALF Convention in Review

rosann.barker on Tuesday, July 16 - 7:49pm

On Wednesday, June 26th, we held our NWPA ALF Convention, a five-hour jam-packed event that started with a working lunch. Our volunteers helped to assure things run smoothly and we thank them all.

2019-2020 NWPA ALF Scholarship Winners Announced

rosann.barker on Sunday, June 2 - 8:46am

First, let us thank every applicant to all of our scholarships. We congratulate you for demonstrating how determined you are to obtain the necessary

Mexican President Promises AFl-CIO Head New Labor Policy

Associated Press on Monday, September 9 - 2:56pm

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has met with the head of the largest U.S. labor group, the AFL-CIO.

Lopez Obrador’s office said Wednesday he promised AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka that Mexico will enforce new, stricter labor laws. He also called for ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement.

Unions Under Attack as Their Approval Ratings Soar

Kristin Myers on Monday, September 9 - 2:37pm

President Trump took to Twitter on Labor Day to attack AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, slamming him for his criticism of Trump’s trade deals. The AFL-CIO is the country’s largest coalition of more than 50 major unions and represents some 12.5 million American workers, from pilots to teachers.