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Fred Redmond in Hartford for AFL-CIO's "It's Better In a Union" bus tour

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Fred Redmond Joins Connecticut Unions to Call for Education Funding at AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stop

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Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

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UALE Summer Webinars: Training & Tools for Union Members

16 Jul, 2025

The United Association for Labor Education is hosting a Summer 2025 Webinar Series and you and your members are invited to attend! All trainings will be held on Zoom.

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AFL-CIO and Mexico's National Workers Unions Stand Against Bill that Will Hurt All Working People

The Mexican government has filed legislation that would substantially weaken rights for working people.

29, Jan, 2018

BLS Reports 260,000 More Union Members in 2017; 3,000 More in CT

Last week, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report on union membership, which found that the number of union members rose by 260,000 in 2017. In Connecticut, union membership rose by 3,000.

26, Jan, 2018

Donald Trump: A Year of Making Workplaces More Dangerous

It has been a year since Donald Trump took office. Despite promising to be a friend of workers, Trump has spent much of his first year making our workplaces less safe.

AFL-CIO Director of Safety and Health Peg Seminario described Trump's actions:

26, Jan, 2018

Los Angeles Times Journalists Vote 248-44 to Unionize

Journalists at the Los Angeles Times have overwhelmingly elected to form a union, a first for the 136-year-old news organization that for much of its history was known for its opposition to organized labor.

25, Jan, 2018

Let’s Rebuild the Middle Class by Rebuilding Our Infrastructure

The middle class has been on a steady slide for decades.

18, Jan, 2018

Working People Are Watching, Mr. President

To Washington, D.C. insiders, this month’s budget negotiations are just the latest partisan exercise in a series of manufactured crises that too often result in short-term solutions. But for those who live and work outside of the Beltway bubble, much more is at stake.

17, Jan, 2018