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AFL-CIO Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Birthright Citizenship

on July 1, 2026in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, birthright citizenship, congress, family, immigrants, justice, trump, us supreme court, wwaflcio

June 30, 2026 International AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to today’s (6/30/2026) Supreme Court decision affirming birthright citizenship: Today (6/30/2026), the Supreme Court upheld one of the fundamental promises of our Constitution: that every child born in the United States is a citizen of the United States. This decision rejects […]

Louisiana V Callais Explained

on May 2, 2026in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, America, black, callais, explained, latino, louisiana, Louisiana V Callais, supreme court, U.S. Supreme Court, us supreme court, voting, voting rights act, wwaflcio

On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court executed a devastating blow to the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and an outright attack on the fundamental freedoms of working people. The decision strips Black and Latino voters in Louisiana of having a fair say in their elected representatives and will be used to further hollow out Americans’ […]

Resurgent Labor Movement Empowers All Workers

on September 6, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, empowering, family supporting jobs, Labor Day, Labor Unions, louis brandeis, president, Stephanie Bloomingdale, union support, us supreme court, wisconsin afl cio, worker safety, Workers, wwaflcio

By Stephanie Bloomingdale, President, Wisconsin AFL-CIO This Labor Day, as we enjoy the day off that has become a cherished American part of our late summer calendar, let’s take a moment to reflect on the history this holiday commemorates and role our resurgent labor movement is playing going forward. By the late 1800’s, the Industrial […]