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Cannabis Dispensary Workers in Connecticut Ratify Four-Year Contract

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Boycott Starbucks!

02 Sep, 2026

For nearly five years, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for what every worker deserves: better pay, enough hours to make ends meet, safe staffing, and a fair union contract. More than 12,000 baristas have organized with Starbucks Workers United, winning more than 700 union elections nationwide.

New Pride At Work Chapter Starting in Connecticut

13 Aug, 2026

Pride At Work is an AFL-CIO constituency group that brings together LGBTQIA+ union members and allies to strengthen solidarity, advocate for equality, and build power in our workplaces.

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On Infrastructure and Clean Energy: America Must Play To Win

Today’s energy infrastructure challenges are no less daunting. We must invest quickly and decisively to reduce emissions and stem climate change, and to improve our lagging competitiveness.

28, May, 2021

Post-Janus Protections Pass House, Sent to Governor’s Desk

Almost three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that unions collecting fees from non-members violated their First Amendment right to free speech in the Janus v.

28, May, 2021

UAW Member in Kentucky Loses Job, Gains Help From Union Plus

In 2020, Union Plus was able to give more than $2 million in hardship help to union members, plus some end-of-year gifts for extraordinary union memberswho were nominated by their communities.

28, May, 2021

Shuler Joins Warrior Met Strike in Alabama

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler visited Mine Workers (UMWA) members yesterday in Brookwood, Alabama, who are striking against Warrior Met Coal in their fight for a fair contract.

27, May, 2021

PRO Act Builds It Back Better With Unions

The American Jobs Plan is not threatened by America’s labor movement. It is strengthened by us and the inclusion of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.

26, May, 2021

Unions Are Essential to Racial Justice

As the president of the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE), I lead a coalition of 24 national unions representing more than four million professionals.

24, May, 2021