Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council

 

President's Message

Ending Federal Unemployment Benefits Will Result in Lasting Harm to Working Families

Ahead of the state's official withdrawal from federal pandemic unemployment programs on Saturday, July 3, Tennessee AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus issued the following statement.

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Tell us why the PRO Act is important to you and how it will help all working people.

AM I SAFE AT WORK?

Help workers demand safer workplaces.

2021 Executive Paywatch

High Paid CEOs and the Low Wage Economy

Report an Unsafe Worksite
Unsafe workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic put every Tennessean at risk!

Legislative Updates

2021 Legislative Recap: Breaking Down the First Half of the 112th Tennessee General Assembly

On Wednesday evening, the 112th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned until Ja

By Voting to Cut Unemployment Benefits, Republican Supermajority Furthers its Anti-Worker Agenda

Following a final vote in both chambers on legislation that would cut the amount of time that someone could draw unemployment benefits, Tennessee AFL-CIO President B

"Right to Work" Constitutional Amendment Passes the House, Cuts to Unemployment Benefits Still Moving

By a vote of 67-24-1, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed

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DACA and TPS Recipients at the 2017 AFL-CIO Convention

Rights and Protections for All Working Families

Two pieces of legislation will take an important step toward fixing our unjust immigration system by providing permanent protections to vital members of our communities and our unions. Call your senators and urge them to support the Dream Act (S. 264) and the SECURE Act (S. 306) today.

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Add Your Name in Support of the American Families Plan

Support the American Families Plan

The American Families Plan will make it easier for working people to care for our loved ones. It invests and builds better infrastructure for child care, education and paid leave.

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National News

AFL-CIO Unveils Executive Paywatch Report

2020’s growth in pay inequity between workers and CEOs confirms the “executive base salary reductions” touted during the COVID-19 crisis were just lip service, per this year’s AFL-CIO Executive Pay

John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

John Sweeney, who led an era of transformative change in America’s labor movement, passed away Feb. 1 at the age of 86.

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

In April 2020, after the labor market took its largest one-month hit in modern history, Black men and women suffered job losses proportionate to those of white women. Still, their losses were far less severe than those of Hispanic men and women. Black workers already had higher unemployment rates, as has always been the case, but their unemployment rates did not skyrocket as much as other groups.

Congress Must Take Action to Protect Workers

The nation watched earlier this year as heroic warehouse workers at the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama, made history.

Despite intense pressure, intimidation and bullying by one of the largest corporations in the world, they fought to reclaim their fair share of power and form a union. They spoke out about an experience familiar to so many working people—the stress of being overworked, underpaid, and afraid for the future.

Labor Movement Leads PRO Act Events in Backyards of All 100 Senators

This week, the AFL-CIO is leading a PRO Act Week of Action, part of the labor movement’s national campaign urging senators to pass this transformative labor law reform. This week of action includes at least one event near every U.S. senator’s office.

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

In April 2020, after the labor market took its largest one-month hit in modern history, Black men and women suffered job losses proportionate to those of white women. Still, their losses were far less severe than those of Hispanic men and women. Black workers already had higher unemployment rates, as has always been the case, but their unemployment rates did not skyrocket as much as other groups.

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