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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Mar 8, 2024 | News Story

Writers Guild of America East members at New York-based Spotify Studios (formerly Gimlet Media and Parcast) and The Ringer have both reached tentative agreements with Spotify on new collective bargaining agreements.

Mar 14

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Mar 1, 2024 | News Story

Workers United and Starbucks this week announced this week that they have agreed to begin discussions on a foundational framework to achieve collective bargaining agreements for represented stores and partners, the resolution of litigation between the union and the company, including brand litiga

Mar 1, 2024 | News Story

The unionized employees of Mobilization for Justice, Inc. (MFJ) last Friday voted to reject MFJ management's contract offer and declared an indefinite strike.

Mar 1, 2024 | News Story

The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on the Basic Theatrical Motion Picture and Basic Television Motion Picture contracts.

Mar 1, 2024 | News Story

Full time, non-tenure track faculty at New York University have voted by an overwhelming margin (553 to 72, or 89.5%) in favor of joining Contract Faculty United - UAW (CFU-UAW).

Mar 1, 2024 | News Story

A crowd of more than 1,200 doctors, nurses, hospital workers, and community members joined union members and elected officials to shut down a section of Clarkson Avenue across from SUNY Downstate University Hospital on Thursday to loudly express their support for keeping Downstate open and condem

Mar 1, 2024 | News Story

Staffing shortages in the public sector are at crisis levels.

Feb 23, 2024 | News Story

Starbucks workers in Park Slope, Westbury and Garden City filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week to unionize with Starbucks Workers United. They were joined by baristas at 21 Starbucks stores in 14 states during a flurry of February Filings.

Feb 23, 2024 | News Story

Barnes & Noble workers at the West 82nd Street Store in New York City this week filed for their union election with the NLRB seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).