Jobs and Economy
Years after the official end of the recent recession, America is still in a jobs crisis. Although job growth is slowly picking up steam--with steady private sector job creation--we still have a long way to go. Job losses came on top of decades of inadequate job growth, wage stagnation and growing inequality. The U.S. economy is increasingly imbalanced, with the top 1 percent holding more than 40 percent of the nation’s wealth.
The AFL-CIO is ready to work with anyone—business, government, investors—who wants to create good jobs and help restore America's middle class and challenge policies that stand in the way of giving America the chance to go back to work. The union movement is partnering with such organizations as the Clinton Global Initiative to find innovative ways to create good jobs that support workers and their families.
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The result of this week’s Presidential election is obviously not what the Labor Movement hoped for, for many reasons. The Biden-Harris Administration has been the most pro-Labor in United States history, and union members turned out across the country in an effort to keep that momentum going.
The Times Tech Guild—the union that powers the technology behind The New York Times—has walked off the job in a ULP strike.
Join Barnes & Noble workers as we bring together bookstore workers from across the city in a rally to boost industry standards amid contract negotiations. The company boasts about opening more stores, buying other bookstores, and increased sales, but has only offered an annual 25-cent raise.
In the final days of the 2024 election, union members and volunteers are turning out the union vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov.