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Take Action: Time is Running Out for Millions of Americans

The government shutdown has now dragged on for 23 days. Across the country, federal workers are struggling to pay bills without their paychecks.

Take Action: Time is Running Out for Millions of Americans

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Seafarers

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 Seafarers International Union (SIU).

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Seafarers

Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the backbone of support for our nation’s brave heroes, providing essential health care, benefits and services that veterans have earned through their service.

But the VA is under attack.  

Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

Unions in the Community - Mercer Street Friends Food Bank

Mercer CLC delegates from the Letter Carriers, IBEW 269, CWA 1036, CWA 1033, and other unions helped unload hundreds of pounds of food donations collected by the USPS annual food drive. 

Unions in the Community - Mercer Street Friends Food Bank

100 Days of Speaking Truth to Power

In the past 100 days, President Trump, Elon Musk and their unaccountable DOGE have fired or targeted for firing at least 121,000 federal workers. They’ve been ripping up u

100 Days of Speaking Truth to Power

Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

Last night, the Trump administration took its most blatantly anti-worker, anti-union action yet: an executive order stripping the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than 30 agencies.

Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts