AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following statement after President Donald Trump’s announcement on steel and aluminum tariffs this afternoon: Wall Street’s hair is on fire over these tariffs because wealthy investors enrich themselves by closing mills and factories…
Kenneth Quinnell, AFL-CIO February 28, 2018 It makes little sense for the U.S. government to provide tax breaks to companies that outsource America's jobs, and yet the recently passed Republican tax law makes the problem worse, it doesn't solve it. That's why Rep.…
Fifty years after MLK fought and died for our freedoms, working people unite with women’s, racial justice, environmental, LGBTQ and faith leaders and lead resurgence in grassroots activism Nationwide movement demands end to policies that rig the system and the…
This month — Black History Month — marks the 50th anniversary of the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike in Memphis, Tennessee, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood in solidarity with 1,300 workers fighting for civil rights, better pay and improved…
Kenneth Quinnell February 12, 2018 In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump proposed $1.5 trillion in infrastructure spending, and on Monday, he will unveil the details of the proposal. Investing in our infrastructure is a critical need…
On the campaign trail and as president, Donald Trump has continually shined a spotlight on America’s growing transportation and broader infrastructure crisis—and promised to do something about it. Now, as he prepares for his first State of the Union address,…
Fifty years ago this Thursday, February 1, 2018, two sanitation workers, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, lost their lives in the back of a garbage truck in Memphis, TN. It was 1968 when these two sanitation workers were crushed to…
State Rep. Kathleen Clyde is an attorney specializing in voting rights issues and the ranking member on the House committee that handles voting issues in Ohio. Ohio is a national leader – in voter purging. Illegal voter purging efforts, led by…
Ohio’s unemployment-compensation system was created in the 1930s and followed predictable patterns over much of its operation. Available funds, generated from employer contributions, dip during recessions and are replenished as the economy recovers. However, a study commissioned by the Department…
On Tuesday January 16th, State Senator Matt Huffman introduced Senate Resolution 5, a plan to redraw Ohio’s congressional districts after the 2020 Census. In response to that development, Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga released the following statement: “The plan introduced…