Tag: AFL-CIO

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks to protesters prior to a 'Don't Trade Our Future' march organized by the group Campaign for America's Future on April 20, 2015 in Washington. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Union chief gives Clinton an ultimatum on trade

Sean Higgins · April 28, 2015 3:48 pm

The AFL-CIO headquarters is shown in Washington, DC, 01 August 2005. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Labor seeks to make pro-trade Dems a liability for party

Sean Higgins · March 12, 2015 9:00 am

Union membership continues three-decade slide

Sean Higgins · January 23, 2015 5:31 pm

Red Alert Politics

Congress preps for next Obamacare battle

Ashley Dobson · January 7, 2015 7:07 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard TrumkaÂ praised President Obama's executive order on immigration, saying the president was acting within his authority to better the nation's "moral and economic interests."Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AFL-CIO to hold minimum wage events in key primary states

Sean Higgins · January 7, 2015 6:47 pm

Labor Secretary Tom Perez told a House panel Wednesday that the White House's proposed new overtime rule would be released sometime in the next few months. (AP Photo)

Labor secretary: Raising minimum wage a religious imperative

Sean Higgins · January 7, 2015 4:42 pm

Warren has been an advocate of raising the wage and addressing wage inequality in general. (J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Democrats pushing minimum wage hike

Sean Higgins · January 7, 2015 10:00 am

AFL-CIO President Richard TrumkaÂ praised President Obama's executive order on immigration, saying the president was acting within his authority to better the nation's "moral and economic interests."Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Unions say immigration announcement a ‘big step forward’

Sean Higgins · November 20, 2014 11:00 pm

Worker groups to ask Yellen for Fed transparency

Joseph Lawler · November 11, 2014 2:00 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has seen the future of organized labor -- and it is a movement that doesn't necessarily include union members. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

AFL-CIO urges approval of Keystone XL pipeline

Sean Higgins · November 5, 2014 6:05 pm

Union wants action to protect healthcare workers from Ebola

Sean Lengell · October 21, 2014 8:19 pm

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Good news: The Democrats have a ‘Koch Sisters’ ad now

Editorial Staff · September 4, 2014 6:21 pm