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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Workers at the Starbucks in Caesar's Bay Shopping Center in Bath Beach, Brooklyn won their NLRB election unanimously with a result of 17-0.
Today, workers on the front lines of several new organizing efforts visited with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh.
Actors’ Equity Association has opened a grievance against the licensors of the musical Waitress for double-breasting – profiting from union and non-union workers at the same time.
More than 150 staff from the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), other non-profit organizations, CWA Local 1180, politicians, and supporters joined together for a virtual Zoom rally in support of NDWA staff unable to secure a contract with management after an entire year.
Union members, immigration activists, elected officials, and allies took to the streets across the City on Sunday, May 1 in celebration of International Workers Day. Events were held in both Union Square and Washington Square.
2022 is turning out to be an incredible year as workers are voting to join unions and improve their lives. From baristas to warehouse workers and airline pilots to journalists and workers at cannabis dispensaries, working people all across the country are fed up and fired up.
It's been two years since the pandemic started. The pandemic disproportionately impacted Black and brown communities, many were pushed to the frontlines as essential workers to provide for their families and our communities.
New York City workers, labor leaders, elected officials, clergy and community members gathered yesterday at City Hall Park to mark Workers’ Memorial Day, honoring dozens of workers who have died or suffered illness or injuries while on the job in our City over the past year.
This week, UFCW Local 1500 members from Foragers Market announced that they have voted to ratify their inaugural contract, which runs for 2 years.
Workers at the legendary Greenwich Village movie house Film Forum filed a petition Tuesday for an NLRB election to join UAW Local 2110.