Alabama AFL-CIO

 Alabama House of Representatives, led by District 16 Representative Kyle South passed this Resolution in support of coal miners in Alabama.

Gebre: Voter Suppression Is the Problem, Not Voter Fraud

Tefere Gebre, Executive Vice-President of the AFL-CIO, writes "our democracy suffers not from voter fraud, but voter suppression and disenfranchisement."

Variety: AFL-CIO Strongly Supports Writers Guild with Strike Looming

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the statement Thursday while negotiators were meeting behind closed doors for a third straight day.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks at The National Press Club

Trumka Speech: Bargaining for All

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka gave a major address at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 2017. He assessed opportunities around trade and infrastructure that could create jobs, as well as possible threats to workers' rights. President Trumka spoke about the labor movement's strategy to create a unifying agenda for working families, and the importance it places on ensuring that all workers have the right to bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions.

Trumka: Don't Let Trump Roll Back Gains for Workers

Donald Trump will soon decide whether or not to repeal a number of pro-worker regulations that make a real difference in the lives of working people.

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Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2017

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Goal of the Alabama Labor Archives and History is to identify, evaluate, collect, preserve, and provide access to material of labor significance in Alabama

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Bloomberg BNA: Labor Union Leaders Weigh In on NAFTA Renegotiation

AFL-CIO officials and other labor advocates June 28 floated some marching orders for U.S. trade representatives as they start renegotiating the NAFTA trade pact later this year.

Read the full article in Bloomberg BNA.

Washington Post: The GOP Health Care Plan Threatens to Kill Jobs Nationwide

Elizabeth Tadesse has cared for elderly residents at the Holly Heights Nursing Center in Denver for eight years now, helping them get dressed and serving them pancakes in bed. But the health-care bill that senators are discussing this week would slash funding to Medicaid, which generates 81 percent of her employer’s revenue and largely covers her wages.

Read the full article in the Washington Post.

The Hill: AFL-CIO Fears Labor Department Will Change Obama Worker Protection

AFL-CIO, a leading labor group, fears the Trump administration is planning to roll back a hard-fought worker protection finalized under President Obama. In a statement, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said working people will die if the Trump administration walks back the rule.

Read the full article in The Hill.

Senator Capito Should Oppose AHCA

Not everybody in West Virginia uses the same health insurance, but everyone’s care is connected, Richard Trumka and Josh Sword write in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. That’s one big reason why the current attack on access to health care is something every West Virginian has a stake in, and why we urge Sen. Shelley Moore Capito to join Sen. Joe Manchin in opposing the American Health Care Act of 2017.

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March On Mississippi

Special "Thanks" to all of our affiliates for supporting the employees in thier organizing campaign at Nissan North America in Canton, Mississippi.

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The Republicans’ terrible new health care bill will confiscate health care benefits from millions of people, hand a big tax break to the wealthy few while taxing working people’s health benefits.

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