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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

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

2025 Labor Day Parade and Festival Details and Information Released

Bothers, Sisters and Friends,

This year the 2025 Labor Parade and Festival Committee is hosting a Labor Parade on Sunday, August 24, 2025. The parade will begin at 9:00am, with the line up beginning at 7:00am.

28, May, 2025

Union Family Tornado Assistance

Do you want to help union families recover from the deadly St. Louis tornado? Or are you a union family that needs help? Please check out the links below.

19, May, 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

30, Apr, 2025

Members at an AFGE rally with their kids holding a sign saying "Dignity, Fairness, Respect."

Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

Last night, 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.

28, Mar, 2025

Day-Of Parade and Festival Info

AFL-CIO Observes International Human Rights Day

Take Action: Time is Running Out for Millions of Americans

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