National Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Camila Turrieta Throughout National Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling labor leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to our movement. Today’s profile features Camila Turrieta. First Officer Camila Turrieta is committed to helping others overcome barriers and obstacles to achieve their dreams […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Redmond Promotes BIT Construction Project Putting Union Members to Work Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. AFL-CIO […]

#Striketober: In the States Roundup It’s time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on Twitter. Alaska AFL-CIO: Statement from President Joelle Hall thanking the Anchorage Assembly for passing an emergency ordinance to deal […]

Workers Strike Back: The Working People Weekly List Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. Workers Strike Back: “The pace of strikes slowed when the pandemic hit. Now there are signs […]