Leaked Doc: Politics Is Top AFL-CIO Priority
America’s largest union plans on spending more on politics than any other budget item.
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AFL-CIO President Opposes Green New Deal
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka expressed opposition to the Green New Deal during a forum hosted by the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
AFL-CIO Slams Green New Deal: ‘Not Achievable or Realistic’
In an letter to Green New Deal originators Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.), AFL-CIO representatives wrote that the proposal is “not achievable or realistic.”
AFL-CIO Has a Union Problem
Workers at AFL-CIO’s Washington, D.C., headquarters are fed up with the “anti-union” attitude of America’s largest labor union.
Teamsters Scold Pa. Members for Voting Trump
The Pennsylvania Teamsters scolded its members for helping President Donald Trump capture the White House in 2016 and warned of dire consequences if they break from the union slate in 2018.
Labor Holds Out on NAFTA Renegotiation
Labor unions are holding off on endorsing the Trump administration’s renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Trump Slams AFL-CIO Leader for Sunday Show Comments
President Donald Trump on Monday responded to criticisms Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, leveled at administration policies aimed at uplifting the American worker.
Big Labor Spends Big Money to Overturn Right to Work
Labor unions across the country are paying big money to defend forced unionism, pouring millions of dollars into a Missouri ballot initiative to overturn the state’s right-to-work law.
AFL-CIO Open to Endorsing Trump in 2020
The president of the largest federation of unions in the United States is not ruling out the possibility that ALF-CIO, which represents over 12 million active and retired workers across the country, could endorse President Donald Trump for re-election in 2020.
Janus Ruling Could Cost Unions Hundreds of Millions
The Supreme Court has put an end to compulsory union dues and fees for government workers, spurring praise from labor watchdogs and public outcry from organized labor.
