Extending a Helping Hand to Those Affected by the Shutdown AFL-CIO Across the country, working people are marching and rallying for an immediate end to the government shutdown. Already the longest funding lapse in American history, this manufactured crisis has put the weight of ideological extremism on federal workers and their families. As we continue […]

Stop Starving Our Schools UTLA The streets of Los Angeles are packed with the sights and sounds of collective action this week. Braving the cold rain, some 30,000 United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) members turned out for picket lines across the city yesterday, joined by more than 10,000 parents, students and community members. Every L.A. […]

Thousands Rally in D.C. to #StopTheShutdown AFL-CIO As the government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history, thousands of working people took to the streets of Washington, D.C., to send a clear message to the president and Congress to stop the shutdown and let federal government employees get to work. Thousands more rallied at other […]

No Joke: Worker Wins The Onion Our latest roundup of worker wins begins with several newsrooms using collective action and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. Onion Creative Staff Approve New Contract: The creative staff at The Onion, which includes various other related publications, voted to approve a new […]

#StopTheShutdown: The Working People Weekly List AFL-CIO Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s this week’s Working People Weekly List. State of the Unions: Special #StopTheShutdown Episode: A Conversation with AFGE President J. David Cox: “With the government shutdown in […]