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  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 5:36 PM

Tell Congress: Support H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act

  John,   H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, includes an emergency workplace infectious disease standard; gives aid for state and local governments, public schools, t…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 1:53 PM

Today: Facebook Live at noon ET on fighting for all workers during COVID-19

  John,   America’s workers are on the front lines dealing with an unprecedented economic uncertainty and a public health crisis during the pandemic.   And unions are fighting for America’s working people.  …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 4:11 PM

Save the Date: Fighting for all workers during the crisis

  John,   COVID-19 and the economic fallout from the pandemic has hit working people in this country hard.   Join us on Facebook Live to hear about how we’re fighting for all workers.   Current unemployment …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 2:05 PM

Fwd: New virtual concert series to help musicians

John, We wanted to make sure you saw this request from the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). Please contribute to the Musicians’ Relief Fund if you can! And thanks for all you do. In Solidarity, Team AFL-CIO From: Ray Chew Subject: Virtual Fundraiser Date: May 6, …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
May 4, 2020 at 4:43 PM

Send a Letter: Tell Congress We Need Working People’s Priorities in CARES 2 Relief Package

  John,   Working people are risking our lives across the country, keeping our communities healthy, fed and safe, and we desperately need our country’s support and protection. Too many have inadequate persona…
  Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO · [email protected]
April 28, 2020 at 5:46 PM

Join me in honoring workers today

  John,   Workers Memorial Day is personal for us. Too many of us know someone who sacrificed everything on the job. My father and grandfather both died from black lung disease. They spent their careers worki…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
April 25, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Resources for parents with school-age children

  John,   We hear you: This is a tough time for parents and families who have school-age kids. With schools closed, some for the remainder of the year, families are learning how to support students’ distance …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
April 23, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Tell Congress: Protect front-line workers from COVID-19 exposure

  John,   The COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping throughout the United States. Every day, workers on the front lines are being exposed to the coronavirus in their workplaces. Hundreds of thousands of health care w…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
April 21, 2020 at 9:54 PM

Tell Congress: During this pandemic, support our public postal service

  John,   As most Americans shelter in place, postal workers are delivering people’s prescriptions, keeping small companies in business and connecting families. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has always been …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
April 16, 2020 at 3:05 PM

[Sign the Petition] Tell state and federal elected leaders to follow Michigan’s lead and stop water shut-offs now!

  SIGN THE PETITIONThe federal government and state and local governments must follow Michigan’s lead and stop water shut-offs during the pandemic. John,   Shutting off water access during a pan…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
April 9, 2020 at 7:28 PM

We are your resource

  John,   We’re here for you and all of our families. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of millions of working people and our families, and the labor movement has been wo…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
April 3, 2020 at 6:40 PM

Fwd: Our lives are on the line

  John,   We just received this email from Lavita Payton, a registered nurse and Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1104 member, and thought you should read it.   Payton tells us why she is petitio…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
March 31, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Tell the NLRB: Resume elections as soon as possible!

  John,   In this time of crisis, workers need union representation more than ever. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), rather than come to their aid, has instead suspended all representation elections…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
March 23, 2020 at 3:40 PM

Tell your senator: Working people need help NOW

John, This is a crisis. Working people don't have time to wait while Republican leaders in the Senate put corporations first and working people last. Tell the U.S. Senate to pass the Labor Plan to get working people the relief we need now. Call your senator and…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
March 19, 2020 at 3:05 PM

WATCH TODAY: Trumka on Facebook Live

  John,   Join us today on Facebook at 12:30 p.m. ET as AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (UMWA) addresses issues and answers questions about what unions and working people are doing in response to the coronav…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
March 18, 2020 at 4:03 PM

The Senate needs to act

  John,   The labor movement is working nonstop to protect the health and safety of all working people, including workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. And we are doing everything we can to red…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
March 17, 2020 at 7:33 PM

Tell Congress: Include displaced entertainment workers in COVID-19 relief package

  John,   As social distancing measures are enacted and events and projects are canceled across all sectors of the entertainment industry, the COVID-19 pandemic has become so dire for entertainment workers th…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
March 13, 2020 at 9:24 PM

Watch now: Trumka on labor's response to the COVID-19 outbreak

  John, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (UMWA) has been on national television this week, discussing the labor movement’s leadership during the COVI…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
March 10, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Tell The Young Turks to recognize its production and editorial crew's union!

  John,   The Young Turks (TYT) company has refused card-check recognition, forced employees to attend a heated anti-union captive audience meeting, held workers’ bonuses and raises hostage, and even fired a …
  Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO · [email protected]
March 6, 2020 at 3:52 PM

John, I need you to call. Now.

  John,   In just a moment, I am going to ask you to call your representative. But first, I want to tell you what’s going on. We are doing everything we can to protect front-line workers around the country fr…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
February 3, 2020 at 3:28 PM

Tell your representative to stand up for workers!

  John,   Right now, Congress has a critical opportunity to strengthen workers’ rights.   Lawmakers, in 2019, introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R. 2474, which would give millions o…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 27, 2020 at 7:56 PM

IATSE Golf Channel petition

  John,   When you tune in to the Golf Channel, what do you see? Expert coverage of the world’s finest golf pros.   But you might not know that camera operators and technicia…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 13, 2020 at 4:51 PM

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Take Action Now!   Tell the Trump administration:   “I oppose the proposed rule change that will result in hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries losing their earned Social Security benefits.” …
  Colleen Baublitz · [email protected]
January 10, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Take action: Oppose the NLRB’s attack on grad workers’ rights

  John, Please leave a comment opposing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) attack on academic student worker rights ahead of the Jan. 15 deadline.   I study atmospheric c…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 3, 2020 at 3:31 PM

Sign now: U.S. mail is not for sale!

  John, We wanted to make sure you saw our alert last week—the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is at risk of privatization. We can’t let that happen. Sign the petition now. We need your …
  Richard Trumka | AFL-CIO · [email protected]
December 26, 2019 at 7:45 PM

(no subject)

John, This holiday season, I want to take a moment to express my utmost gratitude for all the working people who make our country go. The service members who protect our freedom at home and abroad. The public service workers who keep our streets clean and safe. The firefi…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 4:25 PM

Don't Forget to Register!

  John,   Don't forget to register for the 2020 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference! The conference is selling out quickly and you won't want to miss it this year, so make sure …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 3:10 PM

The biggest year for collective action yet

    Visit us at aflcio.org | Twitter | Facebook Text WORK to AFLCIO (235246) to join our text action team. (Message and data rates may apply.) Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change yo…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
December 12, 2019 at 7:13 PM

Still have some holiday shopping to do?

  John,   If you’re still on the lookout for some holiday gifts for the union members and labor allies in your life, we have good news for you! The Labor Heritage Foundation is hosting a pop-up Dec. 17 in our…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
December 12, 2019 at 6:47 PM

Register now: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference!

  John,   We are excited to announce that registration for the 2020 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference is officially open.    Click here to register for the MLK Conference: Giv…
  Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 8:13 PM

A vastly better deal

  John,   After many rounds of negotiations, and tireless support from allies like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sens. Sherrod Brown and …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 8:45 PM

Sixty-four years of fighting for workers!

  John, On this day in 1955, the AFL and CIO gathered at our first joint convention. Sixty-four years later, the AFL-CIO has so much to be proud of. Under the leadership of five pre…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 3:07 PM

U.S. mail is not for sale!

  John, Did you know that the U.S. Postal Service is the most popular federal agency? USPS provides critical services to the American public, but now it’s at risk. If we don’t all a…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
November 18, 2019 at 9:21 PM

Stand with musicians!

  John, Members of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) are fighting to secure a fair contract with major Hollywood film and TV companies, led by the Walt Disney Co. As Disney…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
November 15, 2019 at 3:44 PM

Will we see you next week?

  John, The gender pay gap is an ongoing crisis across the country. Women still face a substantial and discriminatory wage gap—and for Latinas, this disparity is even worse. Latinas…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 4:12 PM

Time for millionaires to pay their fair share

  John, It’s no secret we have an economy that doesn’t work for everyone. Without a fair tax system, working people will be left behind—it’s time that millionaires pay their fair sh…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
November 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM

This Veterans Day, lend a hand

  John, The Union Veterans Council isn’t taking the day off on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. It’s treating the day as an opportunity to reach out to the homeless veterans community in the …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
November 6, 2019 at 4:21 PM

What if there were more union members in public office?

  John, Have you ever said to yourself, “If only there were more union members in public office”? Well, so have we. That’s why, two years ago, the AFL-CIO launched our Union Member …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
November 5, 2019 at 6:17 PM

Same work, lower pay?

  John, Right now, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) members at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA’s) Cinder Bed Road facility are on strike. These contract worke…
  Representative Mark Pocan · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 5:14 PM

From the Painters union to the halls of Congress

  John, Every day, I go to work thinking about how to make our government work better for working families. So as an advocate for working people, a co-chair of the Congressional Pro…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
October 16, 2019 at 1:10 PM

Keep up the pressure

  John, The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act just passed a major milestone and was voted out of committee. Now, it’s poised for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House—but t…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
September 26, 2019 at 5:35 PM

Support the USPS Fairness Act!

John, For years, the U.S. Postal Service has been burdened by an unfair congressional mandate, costing it billions every year and threatening the service we rely on. Finally, there’s a solution. It’s the USPS Fairness Act, or H.R. 2382, and it would eliminate the unfair bu…
  Ideas at Work · [email protected]
September 25, 2019 at 3:29 PM

Join us today: Tune in!

John, Need lunch plans today? We’ll be livestreaming our discussion with law professor and author Ian Haney López on his latest book, Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America. Tune in to our livestream of the discussion at 12:30 p.m. ET toda…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
September 24, 2019 at 2:39 PM

Do you know what today is?

John, Today is National Voter Registration Day! If you haven’t already done so, register to vote right now. On average, it takes less than two minutes. Unions are all about community, solidarity and having a say in decisions that affect your everyday life—and that’s exa…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
September 20, 2019 at 1:51 PM

He excelled in the face of injustice—then they fired him

John, One day in June, Martin Hopkins went to work like any other day. He worked at a Verizon Wireless store in Lancaster, Ohio, where he was the only employee of color. For years, he faced racist comments from customers and mistreatment from managers, but he stuck it out.…
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
September 17, 2019 at 1:17 PM

The real Eugene Scalia

John, When Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigned, we hoped the Trump administration would look for a replacement who respects working people and fights for our interests. Unfortunately, we got Eugene Scalia instead. From threatening to decimate workers’ retirement savings …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
September 12, 2019 at 3:53 PM

Everyone deserves safety at work

John, It’s no secret that across the country, in offices and on factory floors, working people face harassment on the job. A new bill introduced in the House, called BE HEARD in the Workplace Act, would be the first comprehensive federal legislation to fix our broken laws …
  Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO · [email protected]
September 2, 2019 at 2:06 PM

Want power? Join a union.

John, When working people come together, the sky is the limit. Unions enable workers to negotiate for higher pay, better hours, more affordable health care—and power. This Labor Day, we’re celebrating union solidarity and letting everyone around us know: Want power? Join …
  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]
August 29, 2019 at 2:09 PM

What are you up to this weekend?

John, Labor Day is right around the corner—a holiday for celebration and solidarity. All across the country, cities, unions and locals are hosting events to honor working people and the labor movement. Are you attending one, John? Find a Labor Day parade, picnic or event n…
  Melissa Cropper, Ohio AFL-CIO · [email protected]
August 21, 2019 at 7:39 PM

Stand up against the new NAFTA

John, When AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka held a trade town hall in Ohio in June to discuss the new NAFTA, I knew I had to go. As secretary-treasurer for the Ohio AFL-CIO, I’m ready to speak out against the new NAFTA at any opportunity. It’s a bad deal for workers in Ohi…