Explainer: New Report on Union Members

Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Maribel Rodriguez.

Paid Leave is a hot topic in our country right now. The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world without a national paid leave policy, and Connecticut is one of only 9 states and the District of Columbia to have a state program in place.

Today, the NLRB counted the ballots for Corbin’s Corner Starbucks in West Hartford, CT. In a vote of 13-3 the partners (employees) won the union vote, becoming the first Starbucks store to win their union in the state.