We at the AFL-CIO urge the Biden administration and Congress to seize this opportunity to transform the lives of working people through bold, structural change, starting with the following five priorities. First, worker empowerment. Because stronger unions are essential to addressing the multiple […]
“Walsh has a close personal relationship with President-elect Biden, which will give him leverage within the Cabinet,” writes John Logan in The Hill. “Walsh served as an effective surrogate for Biden during the presidential election campaign […]
“When Joe Biden was finally declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, many in the labor movement breathed a sigh of relief (some, like myself, a bit less enthusiastically than others),” writes Kim Kelly in Teen Vogue. “Biden won in no […]
“These ballot victories show that bold, progressive policies are enormously popular regardless of ideology,” writes Robert Reich in The American Prospect. “They’re proof that embracing humanity and dignity is both a sound moral choice and […]
On Wednesday, the Georgia Chapter of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations announced the approval of the Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff to remove incumbent Republican David Perdue. […]
The AFL-CIO, the country’s largest coalition of unions, praised President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for US trade representative, calling nominee Katherine Tai a “worker-champion.” “The labor movement and other worker advocates have long been […]
Joe Biden has started off his presidential transition process with good news for workers. His pick for Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, not only understands the impact of economic policies on working people, but she actively engages with us. […]
“Labor leaders and workplace policy experts said they’re reassured so far by Biden’s platform and rhetoric,” writes Sarah Jones in the Intelligencer. “He endorsed the PRO Act, which would significantly expand organizing rights in […]
Amid a flurry of new campaigns and initiatives launched in the wake of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, a pair of Democratic congressmen who are both decades-long union members announced on Friday the creation of a Labor Caucus […]
“One new name on the list of people being seriously considered for the job is Boston Mayor Marty Walsh,” writes Robert Kuttner in The American Prospect. “Bloomberg first reported on Wednesday that Walsh was in the running. […]
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