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Congressional Republicans Attack a Law That Keeps Federal Contractors Accountable on Worker Safety and Fair Pay

Federal contractors who seek lucrative contracts with the government are subject to commonsense scrutiny of their worker safety and pay records, thanks to an executive order signed by then-President Barack...
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Reacts to President Trump's Address

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka appeared on Fox Business Network with Maria Bartiromo this morning to discuss his reaction to President Donald Trump's speech last night.
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Collective Action of Working People Reject Andrew Puzder

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka responded to the news of Andrew Puzder withdrawing as the labor secretary nominee: The withdrawal of Andrew Puzder’s nomination is great...
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Working People Wins to Celebrate in 2016

Let's be honest, 2016 was a heavy year for a lot of us. But as we start a new year, we've taken time to reflect on the pretty amazing things...
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6 Ways We Could Improve NAFTA for Working People

For years we’ve talked about the shortcomings of the North American Free Trade Agreement (we even released this detailed report on its 20th anniversary) and how trade deals created behind...
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Everyone Has Value: We Celebrate International Human Rights Day

Everyone has value. On International Human Rights Day, we reflect on our core values as a movement of working people. As stated in our Constitution Preamble:We resolve to fulfill the...