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AFL-CIO Calls for a Broad and Inclusive Labor Movement and Assisting All Workers to Organize

Excerpted and reposted from: http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/AFL-CIO-Calls-for-a-Broad-and-Inclusive-Labor-Movement-and-Assisting-All-Workers-to-Organize Today (Sept. 9, 2013), in a culmination of months of listening sessions and reflection, the AFL-CIO announced that any U.S. worker can join the labor movement and that the labor federation will develop several new pathways for workers to join the labor movement, either through affiliate unions, AFL-CIO’s community affiliate Working…

Organizing

Unions have always understood in order to have a strong voice on all levels of government, you must have a large voting membership. Cities and states that have large union density also have better wages and benefits, even for the workers who are not organized. Before 911, airline workers enjoyed better wages and benefits than…

Making Change at Walmart

Walmart Associates throughout the country are standing up for change at Walmart –and we are standing beside them as they work to make a difference in their stores and their company. Momentum is building – both for the Associate-led Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) and for Making Change at Walmart, a campaign that stands…