The Label Letter is the official newsletter of the Union Label & Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO. It is published bimonthly and includes the Do Buy and official AFL-CIO Boycott Lists. Subscriptions are available to members only. With the exception of copyrighted material, permission to reprint is hereby granted, but credit to the source is appreciated.
Trump’s War on Federal Unions Puts All Workers at Risk
The Trump Administration’s escalating attacks on federal employee unions are more than a government labor dispute — they are a full-frontal assault on the rights of all working people. Through executive orders and agency directives, the administration has sought to...
Undermining the Truth: Why Politicizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics Hurts Working Families
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) makes headlines, it’s usually for a jobs report or an update on inflation. But the recent firing of the BLS director sent up a red flag that every worker should see for what it is: a direct attack on objective, reliable data —...
Americans Strongly Support Unions This Labor Day
While the Trump Administration continues to escalate its attacks on workers and their unions, the American people remain firmly on the side of labor. A new Gallup poll released just ahead of Labor Day shows that nearly 7 in 10 Americans support unions—one of the...
Labor Day in Full Swing: From Picnics to Protests
America’s working people didn’t just fire up the grills on Labor Day this year; they lit up the streets. Across the nation, more than 1,000 events unfolded — from parades and picnics to rallies and protests — uniting working people in a bold display of solidarity. In...
Walk in My Shoes: SMART Local 105 Member Helps Save Woman’s Life on Los Angeles Highway
Reprinted with permission from SMART Los Angeles is famous for its traffic. And a large part of that (in)famy is driven by the East Los Angeles Interchange, where Interstate 10 connects with United States Highway 101. Hundreds of thousands of drivers going to, from...
