AFL-CIO Now - Convention 2013
Legislative Wins in California Inspire AFL-CIO 2013 Delegates to Take Action in Their States
09/12/2013
In 2004, after a long string of Republican governors and the shockingly narrow defeat of Prop. 72—which would have ushered in the most progressive health care reform ever implemented in the United States—California labor leaders got mad. And then they got organized.
Education, Postal Service and Other Resolutions Pass at AFL-CIO National Convention
09/11/2013
As the AFL-CIO 2013 Convention comes to a close, delegates passed a number of resolutions on Wednesday, including support for the U.S. Postal Service, reclaiming the promise of public education and improving the effectiveness of grassroots action in the labor movement, among others.
AFL-CIO Convention Calls for Fixes in Affordable Care Act
09/11/2013
Delegates to the AFL-CIO Convention this afternoon passed a resolution expressing support for the goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) but also addressing a number of issues about the ACA's implementation, including the way the ACA treats multi-employer health care plans. The resolution reiterates that the labor movement's ultimate health care goal is health care for everyone under a single-payer model.
Shared Prosperity?
09/11/2013
This week, the AFL-CIO held its quadrennial constitutional convention in Los Angeles. The convention had committees that included many nonunion partners to create an agenda directing the AFL-CIO toward a movement that can include the voices of all working people—those covered by collective bargaining agreements, those who are retired, those who are unemployed and those who work without the benefit of a union contract. Shared prosperity, the goal of the AFL-CIO, must be inclusive.
Union Members at the AFL-CIO Convention Stand with DREAMer to Ask President Obama to Stop Her Father's Deportation
09/11/2013
Hareth Andrade-Ayala, a former Union Summer participant and DREAMer who came to the AFL-CIO Convention to read her poem, "America," was hoping she could ask President Barack Obama a very important question: Will you please stop the deportation of my father?
But, she realized, actions speak louder than words, and asked the delegates to stand in solidarity with her father. Then something really cool happened.
Watch the video in the post to see.
What Has Been Your Favorite Part of the Convention So Far? Here's What You Said
09/11/2013
Yesterday, we asked AFL-CIO Convention delegates and attendees by text message what their favorite part of the convention has been so far. Here's what they said.
AFL-CIO Convention 2013 Live Blog: Day 4
09/11/2013
Welcome to the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention live blog. Comments will appear after moderation. See our comment guidelines here. You can participate in the discussion from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT).
Check out the live blog after the jump.
Check Out Today's AFL-CIO Convention Action Sessions
09/11/2013
Today, the following action sessions are taking place from 12:30–2 p.m. PDT. Check out the schedule after the jump, and don't forget to live-tweet using the hashtag #aflcio13.
