AFL-CIO

The Michigan AFL-CIO on Wednesday endorsed Democrat Gretchen Whitmer in her run for governor, citing her track record of leadership that benefits working people. "Working people in Michigan need a governor who will be in our corner," said Ron Bieber, President of the Michigan AFL-CIO, said in a ...

Besides Martin, the Democratic field includes John Drinkwater, legislative director for the Massachusetts AFL-CIO; City Councilor/former mayor Rodney Elliott; City Councilor/former mayor Edward Kennedy; and Westford School Committee Chairman Terry Ryan. Ryan ended his candidacy for the 3rd District ...

The Executive Board of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO voted to endorse U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman David N. Cicilline, Congressional District 1, and Congressman James R. Langevin, Congressional District 2 for re-election to their respective seats in the United States Congress.

Lori Pelletier, president of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, linked the issue to campaign finance rules easing corporate involvement in political races. She cited the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision known as “Citizens United” that cleared the way for companies and unions to donate to political campaigns.

But to its president, Mario Cilento, those big numbers mean little unless unions are coordinated and motivated about pressing issues. "The numbers are great, but unless everyone is working off the same page and working out of the same playbook, the numbers don't really mean anything," Cilento said.

“Jon Hendry is no longer in the position of NM State Fed President, and the AFL-CIO does not have jurisdiction over internal local union investigations,” AFL-CIO spokesperson Michelle Blau told Deadline in an email. “Hope that clarifies your request. I have passed your contact information onto IATSE.”.

Ned Lamont, the wealthy Greenwich businessman who electrified progressives with an antiwar challenge to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman a dozen years ago, easily won a straw vote for governor Friday at the Connecticut AFL-CIO's political convention, an unusually early effort by labor to shape the crowded ...

Bronin was not invited because he did not correctly fill out the labor federation's candidate questionnaire, said AFL-CIO Connecticut communications director David C. Dal Zin. The survey was intended to be done online, Dal Zin said, but Bronin handed in a paper copy and did not follow the correct format.