AFL-CIO International Convention 2017 Highlights
Diversity Pre-Conference
We are the AFL-CIO
Union Veterans Council Color Guard
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, and Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre re-elected at the AFL-CIO international convention
52 New Resolutions Adopted:
- Resolution 1: Workers' Bill of Rights
- Resolution 2: An Independent Political Voice
- Resolution 3: Engaging Our Members to Build Strong Unions
- Resolution 4: Organizing to Win Power for Working People
- Resolution 5: Commission on the Future of Work and Unions
- Resolution 6: Making Health Care For All A Reality
- Resolution 7: Reviving Our Communities and Putting Millions to Work Rebuilding the Country
- Resolution 8: Working People Will Lead the Fight for A Global New Deal On Trade
- Resolution 9: Rewriting the Rules: Making the Freedom to Join Together and Negotiate a Reality for All Workers
- Resolution 10: Encouraging Union Members to Run for Public Office
- Resolution 11:Solidarity and Democracy-Reaffirming the Labor Movement's Mission in the Face of the Threat of Hate
- Resolution 12: Immigration and Citizenship
- Resolution 13: Freedom to Spend Time With Family
- Resolution 14:Voting Rights: Building An Inclusive Pro-Voter Democracy to Move A Winning Agenda for Working People
- Resolution 15: AFL-CIO Prioritizing Organizing and Growth of Affiliate Unions-All In the Service of Helping Working People Organize
- Resolution 16: Inclusion and Equity: Ensuring Equity and Inclusion Internally and Externally
- Resolution 17: Building Power for Working People In the Global Economy
- Resolution 18: Tax and Budget Policies Should Put Working People First
- Resolution 19: Diverse and Inclusive Leadership for a Thriving Labor Movement
- Resolution 20: Full Employment and a $15 Minimum Wage
- Resolution 21: Holding Wall Street Accountable
- Resolution 22: Immigration Enforcement: Building Community Trust
- Resolution 23: Safe Jobs-Every Worker's Right
- Resolution 24:Fighting Together for Workers in Manufacturing
- Resolution 25: Criminal Justice Reform: A System of Corrections and Rehabilitation That Prioritizes Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Resolution 26: The Solidarity Center-Twenty Years of Standing Up For Workers Around the World
- Resolution 27: Resolution Celebrating Ullico Inc.'s 90th Anniversary
- Resolution 29: Resolution Supporting 100 Percent Buy American for Defense Procurement
- Resolution 36: Celebrating DPE: 40 Years of Growing Professional Union Membership
- Resolution 38: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Museum and Memorial
- Resolution 40: Rejecting the Privatization of Veterans' Health Care
- Resolution 41: Federal and D.C. Government Workers Deserve Fair Treatment
- Resolution 42: Supporting an Apolitical, Professional, Merit-Based Civil Service
- Resolution 43: I AM 2018
- Resolution 44: Resolution in Support of Public Education
- Resolution 45: Janus Resolution
- Resolution 46: Support Postal Financial Services and Postal Banking
- Resolution 47: Condemn Rising Fascism, Fight For Working-Class Unity
- Resolution 48: Exploring New Directions for Labor in Electoral Politics
- Resolution 50: War Is Not the Answer
- Resolution 55: Climate Change, Energy and Union Jobs
- Resolution 56: The Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico and the Need for Immediate Federal Action