Laboring on Labor Day
Overview Labor Day is an occasion to honor the achievements of working people. For many Americans it is also the last long weekend off before the end of summer. It’s a day to spend time with family and loved ones…
Ohio’s Richard Cordray, head of the @CFPB: Let Consumers Sue Companies
New York Times Op-Ed by Richard Cordray, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau When a data breach at Home Depot in 2014 led to losses for banks nationwide, a group of banks filed a class-action lawsuit seeking compensation. Companies have the…
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Domestic Terror in Charlottesville, Virginia
Yesterday in Charlottesville, VA the nation and the world witnessed the hateful views and violent actions of white supremacists and neo-Nazis. This racism and bigotry is the worst kind of evil in our world and does not represent the true values…
Senator Sherrod Brown Promotes the “Medicare at 55 Act”
Huffington Post, Daniel Marans In a sign that the Democratic Party is embracing more progressive health care ideas, eight Democratic senators announced Thursday that they were co-sponsoring legislation that would allow people 55 and older to buy into Medicare. Sen.…
NAFTA Needs to Work for Working People
The U.S. Trade Representative recently released objectives for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement that are vague, unambitious and that largely replicate those of the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership. We have fought hard for trade policy that works for working…