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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.

AFL-CIO Report Shows Top CEOs Made 312 Times Workers' Pay in 2025

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.

Protect Workers’ Retirements from Wall Street’s Crypto Gambling

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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

Protect Us From Voter Purges

Imagine this: It's Sunday morning and you walk into the church you grew up attending. You have not been to service in a few years.

12, Jan, 2018

Brews and Bites for the Playoffs

The NFL’s regular season is over, and the playoffs are here. No matter who you’re backing for Super Bowl LII, you’ll need the fridge to be stocked for all the games leading up to the big day.

09, Jan, 2018

Trump May Force 200,000 Salvadorans to Leave the U.S.

The Trump administration announced Monday that it will terminate the provisional residency permits of about 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the country since at least 2001, leaving them to face deportation.

09, Jan, 2018

Northeast Semi-Supersonic Train to be Union Built

The developers of a train that would travel nearly half the speed of sound and get passengers from New York to Washington, D.C., in about an hour signed a memorandum of understanding to only use union labor on the project.

03, Jan, 2018