2016 Elections
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Today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement on the results of the 2016 presidential election: Donald Trump has been elected president. America is a democratic nation, and the voters have spoken. The AFL-CIO accepts the outcome of this election and offers our congratulations to President-elect Trump. More than anything, this election is an indictment of politics as usual. For too long, the political elites have embraced economic policies that hold down wages, increase inequality, diminish opportunity and...

09 November, 2016

Thank you to the AFL-CIO for defining state laws that allow employees to take time away from work to vote.ย  Federal law does not require that employers allow their workers time off to vote, but the majority of states have at least some level of protection for employees who want to leave work to engage in their civic duty. The specifics vary by state, but in each state, the rules apply to almost every type of...

04 November, 2016

Crossposted from AFL-CIO NOW Youโ€™ve done the research. Youโ€™ve watched the debates. Youโ€™ve looked at the state and local races. You know who youโ€™re voting for. Youโ€™ve figured out which way you want to vote on ballot initiatives. For voters like you and me, voting is going to be a breeze. No one needs to convince you to vote, butย making a plan makes things easierโ€”thinking through the little details so nothing gets between you and the polls...

03 November, 2016

This is a cross post from the AFL-CIO NOW BLOG. This election isn’t only about choosing elected leaders to represent working families in the White House, Congress, state legislatures and at the municipal level; there are also measures on the ballot on Election Day in several states. Many of the issues on the ballot will have a significant impact on the lives of working families, and it's important that voters don't look past these on Election...

03 November, 2016

Hear from Ladonna and Michael, our sister and brother from BCTGM Local 300,ย who lost their jobs to outsourcing and Nabisco's corporate greed. ...

21 October, 2016

August 3, 2016 - The following is a statement by AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Liz Shuler on the AFL-CIO Executive Councilโ€™s Working Women Economic Agenda: ย Women make up more than half of the U.S. electorate, and we vote at higher rates than men. From now until November, the AFL-CIO will be talking to women voters about the issues that impact them the most. We will have conversations with our friends and family on the doors, on the...

04 August, 2016

Today at the Democratic National Convention, BCTGM Local 300 member and laid off Nabisco worker Michael Smith was invited to address the DNC Labor Council on Organizing.ย In addition to Smith, the Council heard fromย Alicia Hamiel, a representative of the Fight For Fifteen movement; Ernesto Salazar, a car wash worker, and numerous political leaders united in theย call for higher wages and workers' rights. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered powerful remarks to the gathering as she reminded everyone:ย "you...

27 July, 2016

Today at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, BCTGM Local 300 member and laid-off Nabisco worker Michael Smith spoke before the National Democratic Seniors Coordinating Council. ย Part of the meeting included addressesย fromย Members of Congress, national senior citizen leaders and top officials from the DNC about Social Security, Medicare and the importance of the senior vote in 2016. Smith was invited to address the group concerningย the importance of retiree involvement in helping to change the nation's trade laws....

26 July, 2016

Today as the Democratic National Convention kicked off in Philadelphia, BCTGM Local 300 member and laid off Nabisco worker Michael Smith was meeting labor delegates,union leaders and political activistsย to give voice to the nation's working families negatively impactedย by unfair U.S. trade laws. Smith met briefly this afternoonย with U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D. Minn.). Ellison, who is a strong supporter of America's working families. The Congressman first met Smith followingย his testimony to the Democratic Platform Committeeย onย June 9. Stay...

25 July, 2016

In a new video, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka calls out Donald Trump for his complete hypocrisy on trade. While Trump makes grand promises on trade, his history tells us a different story. ...

30 June, 2016