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AFL-CIO: ICE Actions Are Putting Working People in Danger

09 Jan, 2026

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: The Trump administration's reckless Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations are trampling on working people's fundamental rights and freedoms: to work with dignity and raise our families without the threat of violence from our

AFL-CIO Condemns Job-Threatening Order to Stop Offshore Wind Projects

23 Dec, 2025

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration ordering work to stop on offshore wind projects along the East Coast: President Trump's attempt to abruptly scuttle East Coast wind projects, leaving thousands of workers in limbo during the holiday

AFL-CIO Stands in Solidarity with Striking Starbucks Workers

13 Nov, 2025 Read More >

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AFL-CIO Endorses Joe Biden for President

"Joe Biden is a lifelong supporter of workers and has fought his entire career for living wages, health care, retirement security and civil rights," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

26, May, 2020

Economists, Labor Leaders & Elected Officials to Call for Pro-Growth, Investment Budget

While unemployment has skyrocketed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the combined wealth of America's billionaires increased by $282 billion.

18, May, 2020

Essential Workers Sick with COVID-19 to Demand Workers’ Comp Presumption

On Thursday, May 7, at 11:00 a.m., essential frontline workers who are currently sick or have recovered from COVID-19 will speak out and urge Gov.

07, May, 2020

AFL-CIO to Release Working People’s Plan to Reopen Connecticut Economy

On Thursday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m., labor leaders representing essential, frontline workers and those working from home, along with national AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, will release the working people’s plan for reopening the State of Connecticut.

29, Apr, 2020

CT AFL-CIO Officers to Lamont: Establish Workers’ Comp Presumption for COVID-19 Now

HARTFORD – The Connecticut AFL-CIO, a labor federation representing over 220,000 workers, many of whom are essential frontline workers, wrote to Governor Ned Lamont last week to urge him to quickly establish a workers’ compensation presumption for COVID-19.

28, Apr, 2020

AFL-CIO Unveils Working People’s Plan for Reopening the Economy the Right Way

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka unveiled the safety conditions working people are demanding before the economy is reopened.

21, Apr, 2020