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Elizabeth Warren on Wall Street Reform: Boston Globe

Candidate for US Senate Elizabeth Warren pens an editorial to the Boston Globe calling for a continued battle for Wall Street reform.

54th Year Of Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship Program Surpasses $1 Million Mark Again

For the 54th straight year the Massachusetts AFL-CIO is proud to announce that over 715 scholarships totaling $1,189,285 were awarded by the labor organization’s Scholarship Program. The most severe economic crisis in this country since the Great Depression is still impacting many working families, despite positive trends. Even as times improve, families are often forced to make impossible choices as a higher education has now become a necessity in today’s job market. College tuitions continue to skyrocket at the same time as parents are experiencing tenuous economic stability and Congress considers cuts to vital student loan programs. The Massachusetts AFL-CIO union-sponsored scholarships can make all the difference in enabling young men and women to further their education, and drastically improve their chances of finding a quality career with family-sustaining wages and benefits. The total amount of money awarded by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship Program since 1999 is now over $11.6 million.

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on May Day

Today, working people from around the United States and the world are coming together to commemorate May Day. The message is the same everywhere: Workers’ rights should be universal and every person – no matter what nationality, ethnicity or gender— must have equal rights and the opportunity to achieve a better life.

AFL-CIO President Trumka delivers keynote address at Bread and Roses Centennial

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivered the keynote speech at the Bread and Roses Centennial, recognizing the contributions of the Bread and Roses strikers towards better working conditions and a fair wage, while laying out how their collective action can be an inspiration in the struggles currently facing the American worker.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Workers Memorial Day

On Workers Memorial Day, we come together to recognize the value of every life and the fundamental dignity of every person.

Dying for Work in Massachusetts: 58 Mass. Workers Killed on the Job in 2011

Dying for Work in Massachusetts: The Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces, a new report released today by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupation Safety and Health (MassCOSH), documents the loss of 58 Massachusetts workers who were killed on the job in 2011.

Massachusetts CEOs Collect Big Salaries

According to data released by the AFL-CIO today, CEOs of S&P 500 Index companies got an average of $12.9 million in 2011 – a 14 percent raise.

Earned Paid Sick Time Bill Moves Forward

Sick Time Bill Would Protect Jobs and Protect Small Business

AFL-CIO Endorses Barack Obama

As president, Barack Obama has placed his faith in America’s working men and women to lead our country to economic recovery and to our full potential as a nation. With our endorsement today, we affirm our faith in him—and pledge to work with him through the election and his second term to restore fairness, security and shared prosperity.

Massachusetts AFL-CIO Announces Endorsements in 2012 Congressional Races

On Thursday February 9th the Executive Council of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO convened a C.O.P.E. (Committee on Political Education) session to make formal endorsements in the 9 races for U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts in 2012.