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Message from President Liz Shuler on Biden’s award to Trumka

on July 7, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, America, American workers, Biden, dignity, family supporting jobs, former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, honored, joe biden, Liz Shuler, nation’s highest civilian honor, posthumously, president, Presidential Medal of Freedom, richard trumka, Shuler, thank you, tribute, trumka, union, working people, wwaflcio

• This afternoon (July 7, 2022), President Biden posthumously honored former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor. • In awarding the medal, President Biden said: “No one did more work for American workers than he did. For Rich, his work was synonymous with the word that […]

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How Do we (civilians) Support America’s Veterans?

on November 10, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: America, Census, department of Veterans Affairs, family friendly, Support, Union Veterans Council, us census, US Department of the Census, US Veterans Administration, VA, veterans day, Workers Memorial Day

The nation’s nearly 20 million veterans are eligible for a variety of cash and noncash benefits due to the sacrifices they made for our country, which has contributed to better economic conditions for them and their survivors, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released on November 10, 2021. Veterans — individuals who previously served […]

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Liz Shuler Elected AFL-CIO President

on August 20, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, AFL-CIO Executive Council, America, executive vice president, first African American, Fred Redmond, human affairs, human rights, ibew, Liz Shuler, Philip Randolph Institute, president, richard trumka, Shuler, Tefere Gebre, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, trade unionist, Treasurer, United Steelworkers

Liz Shuler Elected President as Part of Most Diverse Leadership Team in AFL-CIO History August 20, 2021 The AFL-CIO Executive Council today (8/20/2021) elected Liz Shuler, a visionary leader and longtime trade unionist, to serve as president of the federation of 56 unions and 12.5 million members. Shuler is the first woman to hold the […]

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WWAFLCIO President Meets President Biden in Wisconsin

on July 31, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: America, Biden, Crown Cork and Seal, family supporting jobs, IAM 1115, IAM District 66 Directing Business Representative, IAM District Lodge 66, infrastructure, Jana Kirch, jobs, La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility, Mike Davis Jr, politics, president, President Biden, solidarity, tammy baldwin, Tony Evers, transportation, union, White House, wisconsin

Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Mike Davis Jr recently got the chance of a lifetime to meet President Biden. After the president gave a speech pushing his $1 trillion infrastructure plan at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility in Wisconsin, Davis was one of a select few union leaders chosen to meet the president backstage. “This […]

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‘We went from heroes to zeroes’: US nurses strike over work conditions

on July 31, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, America, California, chicago, Coronavirus, Corpus Christi Medical Center, COVID-19, delta, deteriorating working conditions, family supporting jobs, Heart-wrenching, Los Angeles, Memphis, Methodist University hospital, National Nurses United, Pandemic, patient safety concerns, quarantine, safe jobs, SEIU, texas, understaffing, USC Keck hospital, USC Norris Cancer

Last April people across America came out of quarantine each night to cheer the healthcare workers fighting to save lives a the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Sixteen months on, nurses around the US are holding strikes and picket actions amid claims of deteriorating working conditions and severe understaffing issues. Matt Robinson and Bobby Bluford […]

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Memorial Day Is About Respect and Remembrance

on May 31, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, America, American flag, freedom, Memorial Day, pride, remember, respect, Union Veterans Council, veterans, wwaflcio

The working men and women of the AFL-CIO join the Union Veterans Council to wish all a safe Memorial Day weekend. This is a time to respect and remember those who gave their lives for the bedrock freedoms of our nation. Let’s resolve to honor their sacrifice by redoubling our efforts to secure and make […]

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