John, Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the early death of a labor hero: UAW President Walter Reuther. Reuther helped to form the labor movement as a force for not only workers’ rights, but women’s rights, civil rights, environmentalism and social justice, too. In h…

John, Coming out of the second Democratic debate in Detroit, one thing is clear: working people won these debates. All too often, politicians treat labor issues as a passing talking point. But the past two nights, workers were a constant theme on the debate stage: candida…

John, We need your help. The Department of Labor just released a proposal that could decimate training and labor standards in registered apprenticeship programs across the country, and we only have a few weeks to stop it. Tell the Department of Labor: Hands off our appren…

John, Tomorrow, thousands of airline catering workers are standing up to say: One job should be enough. While airlines rake in billions in profit year after year, airline catering workers struggle to make ends meet. Join Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler alongside lawmakers …

John, Wall Street’s Washington cronies are trying to out-do themselves with their latest legislative proposal. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has introduced a bill that would eviscerate critical financial regulations designed to restore balance to our rigged financial syste…

Friend, Thanks for signing up to take action with the AFL-CIO. When we stand together and make our voices heard, there is no force in America that’s stronger—and we think the first step to taking action is taking a step back and listening to you. We want to make sure…