Jobs and Economy
Years after the official end of the recent recession, America is still in a jobs crisis. Although job growth is slowly picking up steam--with steady private sector job creation--we still have a long way to go. Job losses came on top of decades of inadequate job growth, wage stagnation and growing inequality. The U.S. economy is increasingly imbalanced, with the top 1 percent holding more than 40 percent of the nation’s wealth.
The AFL-CIO is ready to work with anyone—business, government, investors—who wants to create good jobs and help restore America's middle class and challenge policies that stand in the way of giving America the chance to go back to work. The union movement is partnering with such organizations as the Clinton Global Initiative to find innovative ways to create good jobs that support workers and their families.
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On Saturday, September 7, more than 85,000 workers and their families took to the streets in a powerful and vibrant display of solidarity and pride, marching twenty blocks past tens of thousands of spectators who turned out in support.
Unionized editorial workers at LexisNexis-owned Law360 began an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike Tuesday, after giving management every opportunity to bargain a fair contract and negotiate remedies for their unlawful actions.
Members of the Bird Union-CWA Local 1180 have reached a tentative agreement with the National Audubon Society for a first union contract, avoiding a strike that had been planned for this week.
The musicians of the New York Philharmonic (represented by AFM Local 802) are in negotiations for a fair contract! For over a decade, the musicians' salary and benefits have flatlined -- and have now fallen nearly 30% below comparable orchestras in Boston, Chicago, and L.A.
Child Care Subsidies are now available across New York City! These vouchers can be used for any type of child care provider and can save parents an average of $15,000 per year (per child) in child care expenses. Parents must be living in New York City or and meet income restrictions.
As we celebrate another well-deserved Labor Day weekend, I want to take the opportunity to extend our gratitude to all of you for your activism and solidarity throughout the year.
Support for unions stays strong as a majority of Americans continue to view labor unions in a positive light, according to a new Gallup survey released Wednesday.
Dozens of contracted cleaners and 32BJ SEIU union members rallied outside Con Edison’s Union Square headquarters on August 14th to demand the company nix ties with Nelson Services Systems, a contractor that workers say pays sub-par wages.
Unionized editorial workers at LexisNexis-owned Law360 have put management on notice that they will walk off the job on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike in September unless there’s real progress in rectifying the harm caused by the company’s unlawful tactics and at the bargaining table.
At 33, Shauna Irving is the youngest ever president of the women’s club of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3, and she’s using her platform to recruit more young women in the field.