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25 Things You Need to Know from the 2023 Death on the Job Report

This 2023 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 32nd year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers.

25 Things You Need to Know from the 2023 Death on the Job Report

SIGN: Confirm Julie Su for Labor Secretary

Julie Su’s record speaks for itself. As a young attorney representing trafficked Thai garment workers outside of Los Angeles, she won $4 million in stolen wages. Her case set a huge precedent, and that was just the beginning of a storied career.

SIGN: Confirm Julie Su for Labor Secretary

Starbucks Founder Howard Shultz’s Congressional Testimony: Lies Detected

On Tuesday, Starbucks founder and former CEO Howard Shultz testified in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. 

Starbucks Founder Howard Shultz’s Congressional Testimony: Lies Detected

Virtual Event: Lifting Up Women on the Shop Floor

Picture a manufacturing worker. Are you imagining a woman wielding a torch or assembling an SUV? 

The manufacturing sector provides good jobs with family-supporting wages and benefits, which do not require four-year degrees. More women should hold these jobs.

Virtual Event: Lifting Up Women on the Shop Floor

Call: Paycheck Fairness Act

Call: Paycheck Fairness Act

International Women’s Day

Women are now nearly 50% of the workforce—yet inequality in the workplace continues. Unequal pay, harassment and discrimination are just some of the abuses women face daily.

But when women stand together, they can demand equality. And a union contract delivers.

International Women’s Day