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Turn Around America Video

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:51:00 -0700

Workers say this government has the wrong priorities. What's wrong with America and what can we do to change it?

An Economy That Works for All

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:48:04 -0700

'We can change the direction of politices in this country so that the economy works for the majority of the people,' says AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Rich Trumka.

Damon Silvers on Mortgage Crisis

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:17:23 -0800

Millions of working people are facing home foreclosures because of often unscrupulous subprime mortgage lending.

Keeping the Dream Alive

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:48:55 -0700

Calwell Elementary principal Lawanda Hill says "one of the greatest civil rights that one could have is access to equal education."

"Organize Our Community"

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:49:36 -0700

Jesse Epps, a leader during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike, joined the AFL-CIO's MLK Conference this past weekend.

"We Fight for Our Rights"

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:49:08 -0700

UMWA member Brenda Ellis says "we're really fighting for... our children."

Labor and Civil Rights

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:49:23 -0700

AFSCME member Dorothy Crook says "labor and civil rights are one and the same."

I Am A Man (shortened version)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:50:07 -0700

The story of the 1968 sanitation workers' strike and the support they received from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Support for Sanitation Workers

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:24:36 -0800

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. offered inspiring words of support to the 1968 striking sanitation workers.

"Somewhere I Read..."

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:49:53 -0700

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said the "greatness of America is the right to protest for rights" in his April 3, 1968 speech.

I See the Promised Land

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:22:44 -0800

Prophetic words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s I See the Promised Land speech the day before his assassination.

Power in Diversity

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:37:19 -0800

As our first step in moving those goals into action, we held a series of regional Diversity Dialogues in the summer of 2007, daylong discussions where we took a look at what we must do together to make Resolution #2 real.

Acuff: 'We need a global union strategy'

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:21:47 -0800

On Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day, workers in the United State are marking the destruction of workers' rights here and renewing our commitment to restoring the freedom to form unions.

Justice After the Storm

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:35:22 -0700

After Hurricane Katrina, teachers in New Orleans organize for justice.

Justice Under the Sun

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:11:50 -0700

Arizona building trades workers organize for safer working conditions and justice on the job.

Shirley Brown Fights for Workers' Rights

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:23:48 -0700

Shirley Brown and her co-workers at Resurrection Health Care are trying to form a union to improve working conditions.

Mahelio Rico: Fighting for Better Working Conditions

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:51:31 -0700

Mahelio Rico was fired for supporting a union.

Going Global Summit

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:31:13 -0800

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney: "Until we are able to restore basic workers' rights in United States, worldwide attack on workers' rights will not be stopped."

Cong. Lewis on Health Care

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:49:48 -0700

John Lewis talks about the "right" to healthcare at the Atlanta Healthcare Campaign Kickoff.

9/11 Responder

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:48:27 -0700

Marvin Bethea, a 9/11 responder, makes a plea with Congress to increase funding for health concerns of 9/11 workers.

9/11 Funding Press Conf.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:48:41 -0700

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney calls on the President and Congress to increase funding for 9/11 workers' health concerns.

Kids Need Health Care

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:00:00 -0700

Children and seniors join AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, members of the Alliance for Retired Americans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others to call on President Bush not to veto full funding of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

Two Guys on Health Care and Iraq

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:00:00 -0700

The Two Guys--TWU members Joe and Jim--talk about the high cost of health care and the war in Iraq.

'I Live on the Edge'

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:14:04 -0700

Jean Tome works hard every day but can't afford health care.

Senior Citizens Struggling

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:47:34 -0700

Angela Jones worries about her mother meeting the high costs of health care and prescription drugs.

'A Healthy Family Is a Happy Family'

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:20:47 -0700

Health care is Reggie Vanderpool's main concern--and her son's, too.

Facing Bankruptcy over Medical Bills

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:47:16 -0700

Mike McMahon has a good job and plays by the rules, but high medical costs may force his family into bankruptcy.

Retirees Going Broke for Prescriptions

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:50:38 -0700

Eric Olson is worried about his parents: they're retired and spending all their money on prescription drugs.

Who Has Health Care?

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:44:01 -0700

Sage Johnson says too many people she knows lack health care--or are in danger of losing it.

No Health Care on Minimum Wage

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:49:34 -0700

Steve Olson's employer asks his workers to pay for their health care--but they're only making minimum wage.

Getting Government Aid Just to Get Health Care

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:48:15 -0700

Frankie Hubbard thinks high costs of health care in the United States are outrageous.

Looking Out for Everybody's Health Care

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:47:50 -0700

Dax Ramsey is concerned about health care for his family and for all Americans.

On the Patient Care Front Lines

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:49:13 -0700

Mary Florio's patients avoid seeing the doctor because they can't afford it.

'What's Wrong with America?'

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:43:08 -0700

At the AFL-CIO Presidential Candidates Forum, retired steel worker Steve Skvara describes losing part of his pension and all of his health coverage.

David and Kelly Arellanes

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:06:52 -0700

Oct. 7, 2009: David and Kelly Arellanes' struggle with their insurance company after a near fatal accident has led to their bankruptcy.

Going Global Summit

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:33:01 -0800

LeRoy Trotman, Barbados Workers Union, on the relationship between bargaining and human dignity.

Going Global Summit

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:34:59 -0800

Sharan Burrow, president, ITUC, calls the Summit a New Internationalism based on fighting the oppression of working people by the commodification of labor.

Going Global Summit

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:35:52 -0800

Anita Normark,Building and Woodworkers International: "We need to shift the balance of powers in favor of our workers."

Going Global Summit

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:36:42 -0800

Fred Van Leeuwen, chairman, Council for Global Unions: "As never before, we must link global action with local action."

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:23:47 -0800

ORIT General Secretary Victor Baez links the assault on workers in the United States to increased labor exploitation in South and Latin America.

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:23:18 -0800

Noorlaila Aslah, Chairwoman of the Women¿s Committee of the Malaysian Trade Union Congress, talks about the need to organize more women workers.

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:24:19 -0800

European Trade Union Confederation General Secretary John Monks says it's time to make advances in organizing.

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:24:37 -0800

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union General Secretary Randall Howard: "Power to the workers!"

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:24:53 -0800

ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder says working people around the world deserve to have their "fundamental rights at work respected."

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:25:07 -0800

Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.): When workers have a say over conditions in the workplace, it¿s good for the country.

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:25:22 -0800

Leadership Council on Civil Rights President Wade Henderson says protecting workers¿ rights is a civil rights issue.

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:26:04 -0800

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney discusses the benefits of belonging to a union.

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:25:36 -0800

Kelly Beringer, a nurse at Resurrection Health Care describes the obstacles to forming a union as "death by a thousand cuts."

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:25:49 -0800

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) acknowledges the debt the world owes to the global union movement.

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:26:22 -0800

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka: "Our system is broken and sorely needs to be fixed."

Workers' Rights Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:26:48 -0800

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) explains the value of collective bargaining for all Americans.

Workers Rights' Congressional Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:27:08 -0800

AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker tells the global union movement ¿we have much to learn from you.¿

Workers' Rights Press Conference

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:02:23 -0800

CWA President Larry Cohen asks every elected official, "Where do you stand?"

Workers' Rights Press Conference

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:58:01 -0800

Dr. John Logan, Lecturer at the London School of Economics, reports the obstacles to forming a union are greater in the U.S. than in any other developed country.

Workers' Rights Press Conference

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:51:51 -0800

ITUC President Sharan Burrow tells workers trying to form a union to "stand tall."

Workers' Rights Press Conference

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:26:58 -0800

John Lindner and his co-workers at Verizon Business want to form a union to ensure economic security for their families.