Trade

For too long, our nation’s trade and investment policies have reflected the influence of powerful corporate interests. They protect what’s important to corporate America but do little or nothing to safeguard the rights of workers and the environment here and around the world. They fuel a race to the bottom in living standards. That needs to change. We need policies that support good jobs at home and sustainable development abroad.  We need to enforce the laws already on the books and stop blatant abuses by some countries that stack the decks against U.S. workers.

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Apr 9, 2021 | News Story

Yesterday, working people across our nation flooded the Senate phone lines with support for the PRO Act as part of the AFL-CIO National Day of Action. Our outdated labor laws are no longer strong enough to protect us in the workplace.

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This year's Organizing 2.0 Conference is taking place on April 16 and 17th online.

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Feb 12, 2021 | News Story

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Jan 27, 2021 | Press Release

Testimony of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, before the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service & Labor

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Jan 22, 2021 | News Story

This week, working people across our nation celebrated the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris.

Jan 22, 2021 | News Story

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