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America's Labor Unions, representing nearly 15 million members across the country.
The Clarity Act would allow volatile cryptocurrency to access our pensions and retirement accounts. When big banks and billionaires gamble with our economy, working people feel the pain. Tell the Senate: stand with workers and vote NO on the Clarity Act. https://bit.ly/4xepQTU
Top CEOs make 285x what working people (who actually create the profits) do. The rich are getting richer while workers struggle to pay their bills. Americans are right: corporate greed is out of control. A union contract is how we start to balance the scales.
Nearly 1 in 4 Americans want CEOs to "stop being greedy," survey finds
New poll explores what people wish corporate leaders understood about economic life in the U.S. today.
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Working people are tired of hearing about “record profits” while they fight for scraps and struggle to make ends meet. Working people are hungry for change and real financial stability, and a union contract is how to make that happen!
Millions say they would join a labor union if they could | KiowaCountyPress.net
A new report argues that tripling union membership in Colorado and nationwide would raise wages, expand healthcare access, and help families afford rising costs of living.
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At least 530 workers died from heat-related causes on the job last year. As temperatures rise, workers need stronger protections. Every worker deserves water, shade, rest and the right to come home safely at the end of the day.
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.
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Working people are facing increasingly hotter temperatures, but the Trump admin and Congress are rolling back workplace heat protections. Protecting workers means NOT exposing them to deadly extreme heat. Working people need heat safety standards NOW.
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.
nytimes.com
The Trump admin and DOGE have created chaos for federal workers who keep our communities running. Forcing these wasteful changes has uprooted their lives, disrupted their work and actually cost taxpayers even MORE money. Wasteful.
Bedbugs, bad Wi-Fi: Federal workers say forced summer relocations have been chaos
Federal agencies are rushing to move hundreds of workers into new buildings. Employees say the moves are significantly disrupting their work.
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Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the recent wildfires in Washington. America’s unions send our profound thanks to the first responders, including our @nffe.bsky.social and IAFF union siblings, who are working around the clock to keep Washington safe.
The CLARITY Act would open workers’ pensions and retirement accounts to volatile cryptocurrency. If those risky bets don’t pay off, it's working people and retirees who will pay the price. The Senate must stand with working people and reject this bill.
What would a 14.5% raise mean to you? What about better health care? Stronger job and retirement security? That’s what working people would get if union density tripled in America. Unions have the power to transform the lives of working people.
No deal at JTRAN post saying “Our Local 1208 JTRAN workers on strike will not back down until they get the fair and just contract they deserve. www.wjtv.com/news/local-n... #OurVoiceOurPower
JTRAN strike continues after failed talks
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – JTRAN union workers will remain on the strike line after nearly 10 hours of negotiations with MV Transportation ended without a new contract on Friday. The strike has …
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America’s unions are proud to call our union sister Roxanne Brown the International President of @steelworkers.bsky.social. Together, we’re building power for Steelworkers and ALL working people across the country ✊
She Never Worked in a Steel Mill. Now She Leads the United Steelworkers.
New union leader Roxanne Brown’s first test will be contract negotiations with U.S. Steel under its new Japanese ownership.
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I’m so proud of my union sister Roxanne Brown and all the work she has done as International President of @steelworkers.bsky.social. USW is a force of good for working people, and she brings that energy to fight for a stronger future for all workers every day.
She Never Worked in a Steel Mill. Now She Leads the United Steelworkers.
New union leader Roxanne Brown’s first test will be contract negotiations with U.S. Steel under its new Japanese ownership.
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August 1st is the 127th anniversary of the end of the Newsboys’ Strike, where newsboys and newsgirls came together to fight against newspaper price hikes. The film and musical adaptation “Newsies” show us the true power of working people coming together to seize the day.
There’s power in a union. Together, we fight for better pay, better benefits, a secure retirement, safety protections and so much more. Unions change lives.
Unions Change Lives | AFL-CIO 2026 Convention
YouTube video by AFL-CIO
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If someone faces discrimination at work, they should have ways to remedy it. The EEOC, the agency in charge of enforcing anti-discrimination laws at work, is denying that right to federal workers. We won’t stand for this injustice.
An unwritten federal policy is blocking workers’ discrimination claims
A Trump administration agency has told judges to pause action in class-action cases where federal workers are alleging discrimination, lawyers and a person told about the policy say.
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July may be the hottest month on record in the United States, and much of the country will see even more extreme heat this weekend. Standard heat protections are more urgently needed than ever. Tell Congress: protect working people from extreme heat! https://bit.ly/4x5Um2m
It’s not good enough to just “hope” that Big Tech billionaires do the right thing. Working people need real leadership from our elected officials and AI guardrails that protect our jobs and our rights… and prevent the Terminator. Workers should come before algorithms.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoBARTIROMO: It feels like we're moving into a Terminator-type world HASSETT: I hope not and I think not. AI companies definitely have an incentive not to destroy the world. That would destroy their companies too.
Workers getting to a first union contract faster is how we can start to level the playing field against billionaires and giant corporations. The Faster Labor Contracts Act would be a great first step to fix America’s broken labor laws. Let’s get it done!
Employers Stall Labor Contracts for Years. A New Bill Could Change That. - The American Prospect
The Faster Labor Contracts Act, pending in the Senate, could compel employers to bargain with their unionized workers.
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Sh*t’s too expensive. Working people need real leadership that will focus on lowering costs of groceries — and everything else — and give America’s workers a raise.
April Verrett@seiupres.bsky.social · 7d agoEvery number on this chart is another family stretching a paycheck that cannot stretch any further. Working people aren't asking for luxury. We're asking to feed our families. That shouldn't be controversial.
You know what’s sweeter than chocolate? Affordable health care. Solidarity with our @unitehere.org Local 2 union siblings at Ghirardelli in San Francisco as they start their 3 day strike! America’s unions have your backs ✊
Ghirardelli closes flagship San Francisco shop as workers strike
Workers at Ghirardelli’s flagship San Francisco shop are asking customers to stay away during a three-day strike involving health insurance and a 6% surcharge.
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To build the power that working people in America need, we must fight for our fundamental freedom to vote. America’s unions are gathering in Cleveland to train to protect the vote for the 2026 midterm elections. When we organize, mobilize and fight, we win!
The SAVE America Act would make it harder for eligible Americans to cast a ballot. It’s an outright attack on workers’ fundamental freedom to vote. Working people need and deserve a democracy where we can all make our voices heard at the ballot box.
Medicare and Medicaid have brought health care access to millions of people for the last 61 years. As this administration continues to attack these critical programs, America’s unions are organizing to make sure every working family has the health care they need.
With the cost of *everything* going up, the last thing seniors need is even MORE expensive prescriptions. Working people and retirees need leaders that are focused on creating an America we can afford. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/business/medicare-drug-subsidies-part-d.html
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
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Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law 61 years ago, bringing health care access to millions of people nationwide. With these critical health care programs now under attack, America’s unions are fighting to make sure they’re available for working families for years to come.
The United States was placed on @ituc.bsky.social’s watchlist for systemic violations of worker rights. The weakening of workers’ rights in America sets a dangerous precedent for the world. But working people are fighting back.
The World Is Watching the United States. So Are Workers.
An international coalition of unions just placed the United States on a "Watchlist" for labor violations.
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President Lee Saunders has relentlessly fought for working people and to grow worker power for decades. As @afscme.bsky.social and America’s unions continue the fight for economic justice, we’re grateful for his leadership and unwavering dedication to our movement.
Longtime Union Leader Prepares to Step Back From a Movement Under Threat
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Working people are facing increasingly hot temperatures across the country. They need to be protected from heat on the job. Every worker deserves to go home at the end of their shift safe and healthy. Tell Congress: protect workers from extreme heat! https://bit.ly/4wtERkF
America’s unions mourn the loss of Foster J. Stringer Jr., a true champion of civil and labor rights. As the director of @aft.org's Human Rights and Community Relations team, he tirelessly fought to improve the lives of working people everywhere. May he rest in power.
