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AFL-CIO Slams Trump Admin for Another Illegal Union-Busting Attack on TSA Workers Just Before the Holidays

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s announcement that it will cancel Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) officers’ union contract effective January 11, 2026: Today, DHS is once again attempting to rip up the contract of 47
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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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AFL-CIO Responds to Trump Administration’s NLRB Appointments

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of two new members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), after his 

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AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stops at NAACP Convention in Charlotte to Highlight ‘Fierce Urgency’ of Worker Solidarity

The “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour stopped in Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday at the NAACP’s national convention to participate in a rousing press conference with labor leaders, union members and NAACP leadership. 

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AFL-CIO Launches ‘It’s Better in a Union’ Bus Tour to Fight for Freedom, Fairness and Security Across the Nation

On Wednesday, union leaders, members and allies packed together in front of the AFL-CIO headquarters to kick off the nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour.

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Labor Leaders, Workers Rally to Launch AFL-CIO’s ‘It’s Better in a Union’ Nationwide Bus Tour

The tour will visit 26 states to organize and mobilize for “Freedom, Fairness and Security” 

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