AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler spoke at the winter conference of Union Plus, where she focused on the special challenges faced by young workers who are at risk of becoming the first generation to be worse off than their parents.

  Members of Congress, union members and working family activists rallied in Washington, D.C., today in support of health care reform—and against funding it with a new tax on health benefits.

On Dec. 15, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will host a live online conversation on the nation’s jobs crisis–and you can take part. Starting today, you can submit questions and vote on other ones submitted to the AFL-CIO’s “Open for Questions About the Jobs Crisis.” Trumka will answer the top-rated questions in the live online video discussion at 4 p.m. EST on Tues., Dec. 15.

On Dec. 15, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will host a live online conversation on the nation’s jobs crisis–and you can take part. Starting today, you can submit questions and vote on other ones submitted to the AFL-CIO’s “Open for Questions About the Jobs Crisis.” Trumka will answer the top-rated questions in the live online video discussion at 4 p.m. EST on Tues., Dec. 15.

Elana Levin, communications director for the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), announces the first-ever app organizing victory. The writers of iLarious have just become the first writers of content for an iPhone app to form a union—joining the Writers Guild of America, East.  And why not?! 

Elana Levin, communications director for the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), announces the first-ever app organizing victory. The writers of iLarious have just become the first writers of content for an iPhone app to form a union—the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE). 

T-Mobile USA and its parent company, German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom (DT), have waged a systematic campaign to prevent employees from forming a union, according to a new report. “Lowering the Bar or Setting the Standard? Deutsche Telekom’s U.S. Labor Practices,” released today by the American Rights at Work Education Fund, shows that although DT respects workers’ rights and cooperates closely with unions in Germany, it routinely mistreats workers in the United States and tries to thwart their freedom to form unions. 

      As part of the AFL-CIO’s five-point plan for job creation, we’re making concrete proposals to address the nation’s immediate jobs crisis while keeping an eye on creating a sustainable economy in the future.  Investment in rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure can put millions of people to work now and improve our country for the long term. The United States has some $2.2 trillion in unmet infrastructure needs. That’s a lot of work that needs to be done, at a time when 26 million people are unemployed or underemployed. 

    Sue Conrad, an AFSCME retiree, is one of the thousands of union members fighting for health care reform.         Today in the U.S. Senate, 11 first-term senators are introducing a package of amendments that will improve the Senate’s health care bill by getting health care costs under control.