Dear John,

This isn’t where any of us wanted to be in the final days of 2024. But what has given us hope as we look back on the past year is the strength and resolve of our movement and the unwavering solidarity of union members.

Read the full 2024 AFL-CIO End-of-Year Report.

We said that we were building a movement that meets this moment—and that charge is more important than ever.

We didn’t get the results we wanted on Election Day. But it has become clearer and clearer in the weeks since that labor’s electoral program worked, and our aim of building the largest mobilization of union voters in American history was resoundingly successful.

In a time of unprecedented cynicism about our political system and distrust for politicians, our pre-election polling found that union members trusted their fellow union members as a source about politics even more than their own families. And union members showed up to deliver a powerful message focused on key economic issues impacting our jobs, our unions and our contracts.

Where do we go from here? We defend and build upon the momentum of worker power across the country. We organize. We take our fights to the states. We continue to lead our fights for racial justice and equity. We stand together against the attacks that come and we hold the line. But more than anything, we’re going to continue growing this movement together.

We end this hard-fought year deeply grateful to you for your unwavering solidarity. We could not be more proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with you, and continue our steadfast work for all working families.