On the Anniversary of the AFL-CIO Merger, Listen to How It All Began On this day 65 years ago, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the country’s two leading labor federations, joined together to consolidate working people’s goals and activism in pursuit of a better tomorrow. The AFL-CIO’s first president, George Meany, spoke to the new federation’s first convention in New York on Dec. 5, 1955. As we look forward to another year of fighting on behalf of the hopes and aspirations of working people, let’s take some time to look back at how it… [...]

Strengthening Collective Bargaining Rights: In the States Roundup It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on Twitter. Alaska AFL-CIO: Vic Fischer on what needs to happen now that the 2020 Election is over: "The next step? Finish the process of recalling Gov. Dunleavy and his divisive agenda."@recalldunleavy#recalldunleavy#akleg#akgovhttps://t.co/4e0WuV76xW— Alaska AFL-CIO (@AKAFLCIO) November 20, 2020 Arizona AFL-CIO: The Arizona AFL-CIO is preparing to organize constituency groups and would like to have your responses to the following survey: https://t.co/0vIZb3qWN6— Arizona… [...]