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AFL-CIO Slams SOTU Address: Trump’s Rosy Picture Disconnected from Workers’ Reality

Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on President Trump’s State of the Union address: President Trump's speech tonight was a fever dream, completely divorced from the economic reality working people feel every day amid rising costs and vanishing jobs. We know Trump’s billionaire-first agenda
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AFL-CIO: Workplace Deaths Decreased in 2024, but the Trump Administration Threatens That Progress

In response to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that 5,070 workers died on the job in 2024—a decrease from the previous year—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement: The labor movement mourns each of the 5,070 workers who lost their lives on
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Labor Federation, Unions File New Lawsuit to Defend Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights

Organizations representing working people across the federal government, including professional and technical employees, overseas teachers, and workers in shipbuilding, maritime and construction trades, 

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AFL-CIO Announces Workers’ Labor Day ‘Workers Deserve’ Week of Action

(Washington, D.C.)—Today, the AFL-CIO announced Workers Deserve, a Workers’ Labor Day week of action.

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AFL-CIO Tour Bus Stop in St. Louis Fights to Hold Lawmakers Accountable

St. Louis-area union members held a rally and press conference Friday to hold Rep. Ann Wagner accountable for betraying working people by voting for the disastrous federal budget bill and delaying its cuts until after the 2026 midterms, when she’s up for re-election.

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AFL-CIO: Trump AI Action Plan Is ‘A Gift to Big Tech’

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s rollout of an AI Action Plan:

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New AFL-CIO Report: Nation’s Top CEOs Made 285 Times Workers’ Pay in 2024

New research shows that S&P 500 CEOs got an average $1.24 million raise last year and made an average of $18.9 million in total compensation.

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Workers Blast Trump Cuts in Tennessee at Latest Bus Tour Stop

The “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour stopped in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday for a worker roundtable and press conference on how President Trump’s cuts to vital job-building programs and services are harming working Tennesseans.

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