It has become clearer than ever: to save American democracy, we need democracy in the U.S. Senate. And that means passing labor law reform and voter protection legislation with a simple 50-vote majority.

We cannot allow the minority to block the will of the American people, expressed decisively in the 2020 elections.

By issuing this overdue and desperately needed Executive Order on his first full day in office, @POTUS is clearly prioritizing strong #COVID19 protections for working people. We applaud this swift action that will save lives and protect workers who face dangerous conditions daily while serving our communities.

In his first hours in office, President @JoeBiden has taken immediate action to secure the rights and protect the well-being of America’s working families by removing Peter Robb as @NLRB general counsel. A union-busting lawyer by trade, Robb mounted an unrelenting attack for more than three years on workers’ right to organize and engage in collective bargaining.

Congratulations President @JoeBiden. Today is a great day for America’s working families as we move into an administration committed to implementing a #WorkersFirstAgenda. As a kid growing up in Scranton and Claymont, @JoeBiden’s grandpa told him to “Keep the faith.” His grandmother would add: “Spread it! Spread the faith!” Mr. President, working people have kept the faith. And we’re ready to spread it with you. #InaugurationDay

President-elect Joe Biden has made history by nominating former Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman @JanetYellen to be the first female treasury secretary, moving away from decades of bipartisan Wall Street groupthink. As Federal Reserve chair, @JanetYellen made critical decisions that prioritized jobs and wages for all working people, including communities of color long ignored by economic policymakers.

The collective hearts of America’s labor movement, particularly transportation unions, are broken by the tragic death of our brother, @TTDAFLCIO President Larry Willis. Larry brought a love of workers and a deep understanding of transportation issues to his leadership of @TTDAFLCIO. He paid an incredible attention to detail, always looking for opportunities to win more power and prosperity for the working people who move America.

.@SenKamalaHarris ‘s dedication to the most critical issues facing working families was on full display tonight. It was a stark contrast to Vice President Pence, who continues to fail miserably as the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Harris clearly laid out the plans a Biden administration would take to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and provide relief to working people, while Pence still cannot answer for the lack of a national strategy.

To every single working person out there: Your president has given up on you. America’s labor movement never will. .@realDonaldTrump has ordered everyone to stop negotiations on the #HEROESAct, which would extend unemployment benefits to millions, implement a strong federal workplace infectious disease standard and provide money to states for critical services.

My heart is heavy at the events of the past few days. I watched the video of George Floyd pleading for his life under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. No person of conscience can hear Floyd’s cries for help and not understand that something is deeply wrong in America. What happened to George Floyd, what happened to Ahmaud Arbery, what happened to far too many unarmed people of color has happened for centuries.

Make no mistake, working people and our allies took last week’s corporate grab bag and made substantial improvements. We are thankful to @SenSchumer and @SpeakerPelosi for their intense effort on behalf of working people. #stimulusbill This deal includes a number of things America’s workers must have immediately, including an expansion of the unemployment insurance program, increased funding for schools, hospitals and state and local governments and relief for the airline industry that protects worker rights.

The U.S.-China Trade Deal Fails to Address Workers’ Rights and Cheating.

There is precious little in this deal that addresses China’s long-standing denial of basic labor rights.
#1u The deal also fails to address the worst aspects of China’s cheating—massive subsidies to its domestic companies and the predatory practices of its state-owned enterprises, which have cost millions of U.S. jobs and gutted our manufacturing base.

Make no mistake, we demanded a trade deal that benefits workers and fought every single day to negotiate that deal; and now we have secured an agreement that working people can proudly support. #USMCA I am grateful to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her allies on the USMCA working group, along with Senate champions like Sherrod Brown and Ron Wyden, for standing strong with us throughout this process as we demanded a truly enforceable agreement.

I simply cannot ignore what is happening right now. The recent mass slaughter of innocent life in El Paso and Dayton is weighing heavy on my heart. #smart2019 It was less than two years ago that a madman stood from a perch just down the street at Mandalay Bay and committed the worst mass shooting in American history.

Gallup recently put the popularity of unions at 62 percent—a 15-year high. #1u #proact #hr2474 The @WSJ reported that 2018 was the biggest year for collective action in three decades. Teachers from West Virginia to Arizona. Google employees. Workers in every sector and every region are embracing the transformational power that comes from joining together in common cause.