Washington, D.C.— On International Workers’ Day May 1st, President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler called on the Salvadoran government to release illegally deported union member Kilmar Abrego Garcia. In a letter sent to Ambassador
The Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts (“Davis-Bacon Act”) ensure that construction workers on federal and federally assisted projects are paid at least the locally prevailing wage. These laws prevent federal
“On National Apprenticeship Day, April 30, 2025, we celebrate the life-changing power of Registered Apprenticeships. As the data confirms – and the Trump Administration has reinforced – these debt-free, time-tested
Brooklyn, NY—on April 30, 2025 the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) awarded $1.4 million to the recipients of its East Brooklyn Workforce Development Fund. Launched in November 2024,
Washington, DC — AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement regarding a Congressional bill that would gut Pell grants, damage the U.S. economy and saddle individual borrowers with thousands of
More slashing of federal workers has come to the Social Security Administration, one of the most important, if not the most important, agencies in America, providing benefits to 73 million
