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In Los Angeles, Labor Redefines Itself
By Michael Winship Senior Writer of Moyers & Company “It’s time to turn America right side up!” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka exhorted those in attendance at the labor alliance’s quadrennial...
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SEC Rule on CEO Pay Helps Investors Judge Compensation Practices That Affect...
By Mike Hall AFL-CIO Senior Writer Corporations will no longer be able to hide how much CEOs are paid compared to the workers who make those companies run, under a rule proposed today by the U.S....
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AFL-CIO Forges National Partnership with United Students Against Sweatshops
Kenneth Quinnell AFL-CIO In the first of many concrete moves after the AFL-CIO passed a resolution at its national convention to create new and lasting community partnerships to open and broaden the...
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North Carolina, Come On and Rise Up
By Amy B. Dean Fellow, The Century Foundation This past summer, “Moral Mondays” in North Carolina emerged as the locus of one of the country’s most insistent state-level movements against extremist...
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Working Families See Big Wins in Tuesday’s Elections
Jackie Tortora AFL-CIO Blog/Social Media Manager Yesterday, working families saw major wins in the elections held in New York, Virginia, Boston, Ohio and New Jersey. The impact of grassroots power was...
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Orr Takes Immediate Aim at Pensions After Judge OKs Detroit Bankruptcy
By Mike Hall AFL-CIO Senior Writer A federal bankruptcy judge yesterday ruled that the city of Detroit is eligible for bankruptcy protection and may cut pension benefits for retired city workers,...
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Public Employee Labor–Management Partnerships Saving Money, Time and Jobs
By Mike Hall AFL-CIO Senior Writer Local, state and federal public employees and their unions are often targeted by lawmakers trying to score political points and corporate interests looking for...
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The Labor Movement Is a Lot Bigger Than You Think
Kenneth Quinnell AFL-CIO While 11.3% of U.S. workers officially belong to unions, the labor movement is much larger. The movement isn’t limited to official union members and the last year showed that,...
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