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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Seafarers

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Nashville Unions and Workers Unite to Reclaim Power from Billionaires on Labor Day

04 Sep, 2025

September 4, 2025 Contact: Vonda McDaniel president@nashvilleclc.org 615-594-2895 MEDIA ADVISORY: Nashville Unions and Workers Unite to Reclaim Power from Billionaires on Labor Day Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10AM WHAT: On Saturday, September 6th people in Middle TN will be holding a solidarity

Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

08 Aug, 2025 Read More >

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Watch This Years MLK Day Labor Human Rights Virtual Observance Now

Last Friday, we had the honor of hosting former Atlanta Mayor/US Congressmember/UN Ambassador Andrew Young, Jr. and Retired Founding President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists William Lucy (who coined the iconic Civil Rights movement slogan, "I Am A Man!").

21, Jan, 2021

Trumka: 'Biden is committed' to strengthening unions

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses why America needs a strong labor movement and how the Biden administration is committed to strengthening unions.

21, Jan, 2021

Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

So America today needs more than anything solidarity and human dignity — the church's core teachings.

13, Jan, 2021

Democracy and the labor movement are one and the same

Our Constitution says that after a presidential election, Congress shall meet on Jan. 6 to count the electoral votes cast for the president and vice president. It is a solemn ritual of democracy.

12, Jan, 2021

Protect working families. Stop SJR 0002.

Working families are once again under attack by greedy politicians and corporations. Notorious anti-labor legislator Senator Brian Kelsey and corrupt Representative Robin Smith are trying to enshrine Tennessee’s Right to Work law into our state constitution (SJR0002).

12, Jan, 2021

AFL-CIO Calls on Trump to Resign or Be Removed from Office 'at Once'

The AFL-CIO called on President Trump to resign or be removed from office “at once, whether through impeachment or the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” following the riots at the U.S. Capitol this week.

08, Jan, 2021