Democrats who have started a discussion about improving retirement security in the U.S. would do well to take a page out of Canada’s book.

The Culinary Union is joining the Golfers Opposing Bigotry campaign to get the USGA and PGA to cut ties with Donald Trump's golf courses. The union representing workers at Trump Hotel Las Vegas says Trump's "hateful rhetoric and exclusionary policy proposals are divisive and dangerous". Read More...

Labor, community and Latino leaders are launching a voter mobilization effort aimed at educating and turning out millions of Latino voters in Florida. The voter mobilization is being announced at the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement in Orlando. The Florida AFL-CIO is working hand in hand with Hispanic and community allies on the get out the vote effort. Read More...

California Legislators are facing a yuuuge stack of bills on a range of topics to address as summer heats up at the Capitol. Fortunately one of the bills on the table, Senate Bill 1010 (Hernandez), is such a no-brainer and so obviously beneficial to working people and their employers, California legislators looking out for their constituents won’t have to break a sweat figuring out how to vote.

A worker choice advocacy group on Wednesday defended Wisconsin against a union lawsuit seeking to stop a recently enacted right-to-work law.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed the right-to-work bill into law last year after a tense legislative battle. The policy outlaws mandatory union dues or fees as a condition of employment. The National Right to Work Foundation (NRTW) submitted a legal opinion on behalf of five workers in the state defending the policy against a union lawsuit.

Are you upset by prescription drug prices that are way too high?

Many working people are. And they’re frustrated by federal and state lawmakers’ failure to do anything about it.

This week, the AFL-CIO Executive Council called on policymakers to make dealing with excessive drug prices a top priority. Noting that Americans already pay the highest drug prices in the world, the Executive Council argued: “To make sure drug prices are fair, we need to change the rules that give drug companies unchecked monopoly rights.”
 

Women make up roughly 47% of the labor force and almost 46% of union membership. While women’s workforce participation rate and educational attainment have risen, working women continue to make less than men, and are more likely to be in low-paying and part-time jobs. Wage stagnation, and the rising costs of child care, health care and student debt squeeze working families, making it hard to make ends meet, let alone get ahead.