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Virginia AFL-CIO Statement on Justice for George Floyd and Our Response to the Events of the Past Few Days

01 Jun, 2020 Read More >

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VIRGINIA AFL-CIO: VIRGINIA WORKERS – THERE’S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

06 Nov, 2019

(Richmond, VA –November 6th) The Virginia AFL-CIO would like to congratulate all the union-endorsed candidates who won elections across the Commonwealth. Elections in Virginia happen every year, but this election by far was the most important election for Virginia’s working families. A lot is at

Take Action: Time is Running Out for Millions of Americans

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CES: What Mattered to Hollywood

Deepfakes, artificial intelligence, de-aging technology and their impact on actors and the workforce was discussed and debated at SAG-AFTRA and AFL-CIO’s 2nd annual Labor Innovation and Technology Summit, held on the opening day of CES.

12, Jan, 2020

Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers

Ivanka Trump took the stage at CES on Tuesday to muted reception. Forty minutes later, she left to robust applause. No surprise, maybe, given the uncontroversial theme: The US needs to prepare workers for the future. At a technology-focused show, that’s not exactly a hard sell.

07, Jan, 2020

VIRGINIA AFL-CIO LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO START THE 2020 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION.

05, Jan, 2020

Two Years After Trump Tax Cuts, Middle-Class Americans Are Falling Behind

Income for middle-class Americans is growing more slowly than for both top earners and the poor, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The analysis comes two years after President Donald Trump enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a major overhaul in the nation's tax laws billed by the White House as a boon for the middle class.

31, Dec, 2019

Trump Appointed NLRB Appointees Are Making It Harder for Workers, Labor Fights Back

Several recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board would make it harder for workers to unionize. However, labor unions refused to take these decisions lying down.

26, Dec, 2019

USMCA Is a Huge Win for Working People

After a quarter century of suffering under the failed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and 18 months of hard-fought negotiations, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is now proud to endorse a better deal for w

20, Dec, 2019