Category: AFL-CIO

Every week, the AFL-CIO will be bringing you a roundup of the important news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. These articles are direct to you via https://www.aflcio.org/Blog

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Support Journalists and Local Journalism in Milwaukee

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Support Journalists and Local Journalism in Milwaukee Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Over the past 15 […]

Explainer: New Report on Union Members

Explainer: New Report on Union Members The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released their annual report on union membership. A lot of people are lamenting union density, which declined slightly—but that isn’t the whole story. Here are our three takeaways from the report: 1. Union membership grew by 273,000. Corporate giants like Starbucks and Amazon are spending millions […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Registration Now Open for NALC’s Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Registration Now Open for NALC’s Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Registration […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: The Animation Guild Secures Voluntary Recognition for Union Drive at Nickelodeon

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: The Animation Guild Secures Voluntary Recognition for Union Drive at Nickelodeon Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. […]