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Fund the Government. Fix the Health Care Crisis. Put Working People First. What Working People Are Doing This Week

2 October 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Fund the Government. Fix the Health Care Crisis. Put Working People First. What Working People Are Doing This Week Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week. Actors' Equity:"There are no Broadway shows [read more]

Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Lupe Valles

2 October 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Lupe Valles Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Lupe Valles of the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU). An OPEIU member since 1989, Lupe Valles, president and business manager of OPEIU Local 174, has spent her entire career helping working people realize their own [read more]

CALL: Fund the Government and Fix the Looming Health Care Crisis

1 October 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

CALL: Fund the Government and Fix the Looming Health Care Crisis The federal government is shutting down because the Trump administration chose chaos and pain over responsible governing.Countless jobs, the essential government services we all rely on and the economy are in jeopardy right now—all because the administration wants to take one more swing at wrecking the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and throwing working people off our health care. The [read more]

‘Put Working People First’: Unions Respond to Government Shutdown

1 October 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

‘Put Working People First’: Unions Respond to Government Shutdown AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement after the federal government’s funding expired at midnight and a shutdown began:The federal government is shutting down right now because President Trump and his administration chose chaos and pain over responsible governing. Now, countless jobs, the essential government services we all rely on and the economy powered by our workforce are in jeopardy—all [read more]

Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Delia Trevino

1 October 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Delia Trevino Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Delia Trevino of AFGE. Delia Trevino is dedicated to public service through her work with the Social Security Administration. She also serves as communications chair for AFGE Council 220 and is an active member of [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Milwaukee County Transit System Workers Ratify New Contract

1 October 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Milwaukee County Transit System Workers Ratify New Contract Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. After months of negotiations, members of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 998 who work for the Milwaukee County Transit [read more]

Pass A Budget That Puts Workers First: In the States Roundup

30 September 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Pass A Budget That Puts Workers First: 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 X. Alaska AFL-CIO:We strongly support the introduction of the Protect America's Workforce Act in the Senate and thank @lisamurkowski for signing on as a co-sponsor. We urge @SenDanSullivan to [read more]

Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Rosina Barrientos

30 September 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Rosina Barrientos Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Rosina Barrientos of AFSCME. Rosina Barrientos, a development specialist 3 and proud AFSCME member, helps Nevada families access crucial resources like Medicaid and food assistance. As a bilingual public service worker, she helps families navigate [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers Celebrate Historic Disneyland Wage Theft Settlement

30 September 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers Celebrate Historic Disneyland Wage Theft Settlement Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. A California judge has approved a $233 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Disneyland for failing to pay a [read more]

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Painters and Allied Trades

29 September 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Painters and Allied Trades This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we've covered all 63 of our affiliates. Next up is the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT). Name of Union: International Union of Painters and Allied TradesMission: To provide security for millions of working families and organize [read more]

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