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Federal unions—and all unions—are under attack.

In March, the Trump administration took its most blatantly anti-worker, anti-union action yet: an executive order stripping the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than 30 agencies.

Now representatives in Congress have introduced the bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act, which would overturn Trump’s executive order.

We are asking every single American who cares about the fundamental freedom of all workers to join a union to call their member of Congress right now.

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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Seafarers

This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we've covered all 63 of our affiliates. Next up is the Seafarers International Union (SIU).

06, Oct, 2025

October 2025 Newsletter: Mount Holyoke Workers on Strike, Upcoming Events, Fighting Politicized Firings

The WMALF Newsletter

We hope you're enjoying the foliage and last warm days of fall. But as summer fades, the working class doesn't stop organizing! We are happy to share the first edition of the WMALF Newsletter with you.

06, Oct, 2025

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Mount Holyoke Workers go on Strike

This month, nearly 200 workers at Mount Holyoke College went on strike, leading to a successful conclusion to their contract campaign.

23, Sep, 2025

Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the backbone of support for our nation’s brave heroes, providing essential health care, benefits and services that veterans have earned through their service.

But the VA is under attack.

08, Aug, 2025

100 Days of Speaking Truth to Power

In the past 100 days, President Trump, Elon Musk and their unaccountable DOGE have fired or targeted for firing at least 121,000 federal workers. They’ve been ripping up u

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