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Cannizzaro Elected to AFL-CIO Executive Council

AFSA President Mark Cannizzaro was elected to the AFL-CIO Executive Council during the opening session of the labor federation’s 30th Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis.

Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond Reelected as President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO

Delegates to the AFL-CIO's 30th Constitutional Convention voted to reelect Liz Shuler as president and Fred Redmond as secretary-treasurer, extending the leadership team's tenure at the helm of the nation's largest labor federation.

The End of a School Year, The Enduring Work of Leadership

As another school year comes to an end, many of us find ourselves in a familiar place, looking back on the months behind us while already beginning to think about the year ahead.

Jeffrey Thomas, Standing Up for Equity

AFSA Local 134, San Diego, CA

Chicago Principals Secure First Contract, Win Key Protections and Pay Increases

This contract affirms what we have always known: when principals and assistant principals are supported and heard, students succeed.

Back to School Transitions Can Be Tough for Grieving Students

One group that can easily be overlooked is students who are grieving the loss of a parent, sibling, or other close family member or friend

AFL-CIO Sounds Alarm Over Renewed Threats to Federal Worker Safety Agency

Workers depend on NIOSH to prevent illness, injury and death on the job,” the AFL-CIO said in a statement. “Without this research, more workers will get sick, more workers will be injured, and more workers will die.

Workers Ask 'Why is my future being torn away'?

Proclaiming Labor Day 2025 unlike any other “in the history of our movement and our country,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler reports.

Labor Day: Honoring Our Past, Getting Involved, Building Our Future External

Labor Day exists because generations of workers stood up for safe workplaces, fair pay, time to rest, and the right to be heard.