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Health advocates from across the US gathered in Washington, DC for Health Action 2012, a national conference that brought together activists, public officials and private sector policy experts to talk about ways to make healthcare accessible and affordable for everyone.
Read moreLeo Gerard, President of the Steelworkers Union, was in Washington, D.C. promoting policy aimed at strengthening the U.S. manufacturing sector. During a panel discussion at the Brookings Institute, President Gerard also championed the value of a good manufacturing job and its positive influence on the middleclass way of life.
Read moreWhile the Super Committee worked in D.C., working American’s across the nation worry that social security and medicare – programs they paid into for decades would not be there in the end. Now, middle class families wonder – what’s next?
Read moreThe Department of Labor’s Hall of Fame honors men and women who fought for the rights of average Americans. Click above to view a video about the Labor Hall of Fame.
Read moreMore than 500 community activists and leaders from the labor and civil rights movements gathered in Detroit for the AFL-CIO’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and National Conference.
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