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AFL-CIO President: How Working People Defined the Midterm Election

There was plenty of punditry plastered across cable news last week. But, as the dust settles, there is one story that has come to define this election: working people standing together to make a difference. The labor movement unleashed an unprecedented political program this year.

AFL-CIO President: How Working People Defined the Midterm Election

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AFL-CIO President 'Applauds' Trump on Trade, But Gives His Record a Thumbs Down

Richard Trumka, president of the U.S.’s largest labor group, AFL-CIO, appreciates President Donald Trump’s stance on trade. However, as it stands now, the president does not have a record that helps workers, according to Trumka.

AFL-CIO President 'Applauds' Trump on Trade, But Gives His Record a Thumbs Down

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Students Get Hands-On Experience In Building Trades During National Apprentice Week

Sponsored by the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council and the AFL-CIO, National Apprenticeship Week celebrates leaders in business, labor, and education and allows them to demonstrate their support for apprenticeship programs.

Students Get Hands-On Experience In Building Trades During National Apprentice Week

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Starbucks: Stop Ignoring Farm Workers - and the Rest of Us!
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Starbucks: Stop Ignoring Farm Workers - and the Rest of Us!

Josefina Luciano took a hoof to her mouth while working at a Darigold member dairy. The kick broke her jaw, knocked out eleven teeth and left her unconscious. Her desperate co-workers called 911, but didn't know the address of the dairy. Josefina said she almost drowned in her own blood.

Starbucks: Stop Ignoring Farm Workers - and the Rest of Us!

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CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement for Parking Production Assistants
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CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement for Parking Production Assistants

In February, Parking Production Assistants voted unanimously to join the Communications Workers of America Local 1101. Since then, CWA and the bargaining committee have been fighting at the bargaining table for a contract.

CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement for Parking Production Assistants