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Mexico Labor Lawyer to Be Held Pending Trial on Riot Charges

The ruling came as demonstrations continued Thursday in both Matamoros and Mexico City demanding the release of Susan Prieto, who faces charges that include inciting riot, threats and coercion.

We Thank You Wednesday- Standing for Racial and Economic Justice

This Nurse is Leading the Fight for Safer Hospitals

In early January, before most people in the U.S. had even heard of Covid-19, Bonnie Castillo called a meeting with two trusted health care deputies at the country’s largest union of registered nurses.

Saunders on Floyd killing: No union contract is a shield for police brutality

As an African American man who lived through the 1960s and now has two sons and three very young grandsons, the specter of systemic racism keeps me up at night.

Trumka Discusses the George Floyd Protests and the Broken Justice System

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses the George Floyd protests, police unions and unemployment on "Bloomberg: Balance of Power."

Minority Workers See Highest Levels of Unemployment from COVID-19 Crisis

NPR's David Greene talks to NPR's Scott Horsley and William Spriggs, chief economist for the AFL-CIO, about the pandemic's effect on joblessness — especially on minority employees. SPRIGGS: Well, in this case, it's, for the Hispanic community, the industries in which they dominate.