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Swing for a Cause: Join the 9th Annual Kansas AFL-CIO Golf Tournament Classic!

05 May, 2026

At the Kansas AFL-CIO, we believe that strong communities start with supported youth. That’s why we are thrilled to invite you to our 9th Annual Golf Tournament Classic on September 12, 2026, benefitting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kansas.Our partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs Kansas Alliance

Turnaround Political Report — February 19, 2026

26 Feb, 2026

The 2026 session has been a fight from day one. We've been in the Capitol daily — monitoring committees, testifying on bills, mobilizing our affiliates. Here's where things stand. Solidarity Day at the Statehouse We kicked off the session with hundreds of union members filling the Capitol rotunda

KS AFL-CIO Weekly Legislative Update - Week 4

06 Feb, 2026

Week of Feb 2-5, 2026 If you'd prefer a condensed video version its on YouTube. RED ALERTS Public education under attack -- The legislature is coming at public schools from multiple directions. HB 2468 (voucher expansion) passed out of House Education Committee on a voice vote, expanding private

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The Pandemic Accelerated Job Automation and Black and Latino Workers Are Most Likely To Be Replaced

"When technology comes into a union worksite, we're able to negotiate to get a fair share of the increased productivity and make sure it's healthy and safe — it's called bargaining acquiescence. We bargain to get a fair share for workers.

17, Mar, 2021

AFL-CIO Signals Support to Nix Senate Filibuster

AFL-CIO on Thursday called for the Senate to abolish the filibuster if it prevents Democrats from moving forward with a pro-worker agenda. “For decades, working people have paid the price for corporate-first government,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

11, Mar, 2021

House Democrats Pass Bill That Would Protect Worker Organizing Efforts

"The PRO Act would protect and empower workers to exercise our freedom to organize a bargain," Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, told NPR in a recent interview. "It's a game changer.

09, Mar, 2021

Biden Answers AFGE’s Call to Revoke Trump’s Anti-Worker Memo for DoD Employees

President Biden proved once again he’s a champion of his own workforce.

09, Mar, 2021

In Biden, Labor Leaders See a President Who ‘Is Not Playing’

“He got it,” Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, said of Biden.

08, Mar, 2021

Women organizing to win: 9to5 yesterday; the PRO Act today

If you’ve never had to make coffee for your boss, it’s thanks to women who organized in the 1970s.

08, Mar, 2021