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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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13 Aug, 2026

New research shows S&P 500 CEOs received $22.8 million on average in 2025, a 21% increase from the previous year, while working people struggle to make ends meet.

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Graduate student unions are in the news again, with campuses across the US deciding to allow--and not to allow--graduate students to unionize.

30, May, 2018

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It's no secret that the financial divide between CEOs and average worker in the U.S. has been growing.

24, May, 2018

CEO Pay Skyrockets To 361 Times That Of The Average Worker

The CEO-to-worker pay ratio grew from 347:1 in 2016 to 361:1 in 2017.

23, May, 2018

Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

CEO pay for major companies in the United States rose nearly 6% in the past year, as income inequality and the outsourcing of good-paying American jobs have increased. According to the new AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 Index company made $13.94 million in 2017—361 times more money than the average U.S. rank-and-file worker.

23, May, 2018

Supreme Court Rules Companies Can Require Workers to Accept Individual Arbitration

An ideologically divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that companies may require workers to settle employment disputes through individual arbitration rather than joining to press their complaints, a decision affecting as many as 25 million workers.

22, May, 2018

Let’s Deliver the Mail, Not Myths

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15, May, 2018