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Talking About Racial and Economic Justice: Starting a New Conversation

In the wake of a very divisive election cycle, it's important that we have a conversation about how to bring people together on common issues and move forward toward solutions...
Press Release

AFL-CIO Launches Plan for Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice

This week as part of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, the AFL-CIO Commission on Racial and Economic Justice held its first meeting.
Press Release

AFL-CIO Executive Council Creates New Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice

(Atlanta, GA - Feb. 25, 2015) – The AFL-CIO Executive Council unanimously created a new Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice today to explore racial issues within the labor...
Executive Council Statement

Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice

The AFL-CIO launches a Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice, which facilitates a broad conversation with local labor leaders around racial and economic disparities and institutional biases, and identify ways to become more inclusive as the new entrants to the labor force diversify.