The Latest Breaking News from AFLCIO

On Aug. 11, Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) Regional Director Jessica S. Bartlett granted the American Federation of Government Employees’ (AFGE) petition to disclaim representational interest in AFGE Council 118—the National ICE Council—and decertified the union. National ICE Council President Chris Crane called the decision whistleblower retaliation, and U.S. Sen.…

Union officials fear that the overstretched NLRB won’t be able to handle the surge in union activity, giving corporations the upper hand

Liz Shuler, the federation’s president, announces effort to increase membership by 1m but some say they ‘have to aim much higher’

President Joe Biden acknowledged the economic pains Americans are feeling while pointing to progress he said his administration has made to build an economy around working people in an address to labor leaders in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Unions from both sides of the Atlantic accuse Boris Johnson’s government of failing to grasp importance of labour rights

After overseeing decades of decline, big unions aren't quite used to this kind of excitement around organizing.

AFL-CIO leads a coalition demanding Fifa address concerns on human and labor rights at tournament in US, Canada and Mexico

Transit operators and unions say they’ve seen a spike in violence against transit workers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

AFL-CIO in Oregon calls for urgent divestment from fund that owns Israeli spyware company alleged to have targeted union members