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AFL-CIO President on Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order: "Very Definition of Union-Busting"

28 Mar, 2025

Straight out of Project 2025, this executive order is the very definition of union-busting.

Federal Court Orders Reinstatement of Fired Probationary Federal Employees

13 Mar, 2025

Judge rules workers were illegally fired by the Trump administration.

Ending Collective Bargaining at TSA Is a ‘Dangerous’ Move that Would Put Lives at Risk

07 Mar, 2025

TSA officers are the front-line defense at America’s airports for the millions of families who travel by air each year.

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AFL-CIO Launches the Department of People Who Work for a Living

If Elon Musk can make up his own government department, so can workers

05, Feb, 2025

Hockey Players' Unions Join the AFL-CIO

(Washington, D.C.)—Two of professional hockey’s North American players' associations—the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA)—announced today they are formally affiliating with the AFL-CIO and joining it

03, Feb, 2025

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler: 'Trump's Attack on Federal Workers Has Begun'

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement in response to President Trump's reinstatement of Schedule F, which Trump created in his first term, that seeks to reclassify hundreds of thousands of federal employees so they can later be fired and replaced with political l

21, Jan, 2025

Freezing Federal Worker Hiring Will Impair the Programs They Deliver to the American Public

WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley today issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's executive order freezing federal hiring:

21, Jan, 2025

Connecticut For All 2025 Equity Agenda Launch

Connecticut For All Coalition Presents the 2025 Equity Agenda

[Hartford, CT] – This morning, nearly 200 people joined the Connecticut For All coalition to present the 2025 Equity Agenda - a roadmap for Connecticut to lift up all of our community members. The coalition's recommendations include introducing fair tax structures that

14, Jan, 2025

New Haven Public Schools cafeteria workers rallied outside the Board of Education to settle a fair contract

New Haven Cafeteria Workers Picket Board Of Education

New Haven, CT — This afternoon, dozens of New Haven Public Schools cafeteria workers rallied outside the Board of Education on Meadow Street, calling on Superintendent Madeline Negrón to settle a fair contract.

09, Jan, 2025