What We’re Doing Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply January 17, 2020 Speech Trumka at AFL-CIO Civil and Human Rights Conference: Give Us the Ballot Richard Trumka welcomes attendees to the AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference and urges working people to make our voices heard by uniting and voting. December 5, 2019 Legislative Alert Letter Supporting Legislation that Would Protect Voters from Discrimination AFL-CIO supports the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would protect voters from discriminatory practices. March 5, 2019 Legislative Alert Letter in Support of the "For the People Act of 2019" Letter to representatives in support of legislation that would expand access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics and strengthen ethics rules for public servants. July 26, 2017 Executive Council Statement Voter Suppression Is the Real Threat to Election Integrity The AFL-CIO is alarmed by the “Presidential Commission on Election Integrity,” which seems to be nothing more than the latest pretext for passing legislation that will make it harder for people to register and vote. February 17, 2017 Blog The Battle Continues to Protect the Sacred Right to Vote It is shocking that in the 21st century, we are still fighting to ensure that all eligible citizens have the right to vote—nevertheless, the battle to protect one of our... August 5, 2016 Blog On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power Anniversaries can be celebratory or somber. Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and it is the kind of anniversary in which we hail...