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Video: Workers First Caravan for Racial + Economic Justice

Thousands of working people across the country joined together on June 17 in a national day of action. We called for the Senate to pass the HEROES Act and for Congress to take actions to address structural racism. The HEROES Act is grounded in America’s Five Economic Essentials that are desperately needed to keep working people safe and financially secure. This day of action was just the beginning. Today and every day that follows, working people will mobilize like never before to make the HEROES Act the law of the land and rid our institutions of systemic racism.

22, Jun, 2020

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Massachusetts AFL-CIO Statement on U.S. Senate Race

June 18th, 2020

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Massachusetts AFL-CIO Statement on U.S. Senate Race

18, Jun, 2020

2020 Endorsements

U.S. President & Vice President

18, Jun, 2020

Trumka: Our crises demand bold action now

America is suffering under the crushing weight of three crises, which are a public health pandemic, an economic free fall, and structural racism. They are knotted together in that untangling one depends on how we untangle the others.

17, Jun, 2020

Trumka Calls Out Facebook Over Suggestion Employers Block the Word 'Unionize' on Workplace Platform

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has demanded an investigation from Facebook and a public apology from founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg after an online presentation touted the ability of employers to block the word "unionize" on the company's Workplace platform. "Blacklisting is illegal.

12, Jun, 2020

Appeals Court Rejects AFL-CIO Lawsuit Over Lack of COVID-19 Labor Protections

"We are very disappointed that three judges did not deem the lives of America’s workers worthy of holding an argument or issuing a full opinion," AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said in a statement responding to the decision. "The U.S.

11, Jun, 2020

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Video: Workers First Caravan for Racial + Economic Justice

Massachusetts AFL-CIO Statement on U.S. Senate Race

2020 Endorsements

Trumka: Our crises demand bold action now

Trumka Calls Out Facebook Over Suggestion Employers Block the Word 'Unionize' on Workplace Platform

Appeals Court Rejects AFL-CIO Lawsuit Over Lack of COVID-19 Labor Protections