Articles
It’s Official! Economy in Recession
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the Nov. 26 announcement that the economy was now officially in a recession confirmed what Americas working families have known for months.
Afghanistan’s Future Debated in Bonn
The United Nations convened its first formal talks on a post-Taliban transitional government in Afghanistan Nov. 27. Much of the world, including the Afghan people, is focusing its hope on...
Labor Takes a Stand for Justice
The labor and peoples movements face a recovery that is full of complicated questions. The search for solutions goes on in a world changed forever by acts of terrorism. The...
HR 1564, Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure Act
Whereas, the AFL-CIO's BLUEPRINT FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY points out that over one million manufacturing jobs have been lost since July 2000, with an additional 450,000 layoffs throughout the economy since...
AFL-CIO stimulus package phase one RESOLUTION for HR 2946 and S 1454
Whereas, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, chaired by Congressman Dennis Kucinich, has introduced legislation which would 'get people back to work and raise household incomes by providing enough new spending to...