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The Washington, D.C. City Council stood up for working families by passing the Large Retailer Accountability Act (LRAA), which requires retailers with more than $1 billion in annual sales and with stores of more than 75,000 square feet to pay workers a living wage package of $12.50 an hour. The LRAA would lift thousands of working families in Washington, D.C., out of poverty and support decent wages across the retail industry. The mayor now must sign the LRAA in order for it to become law.

The AFL-CIO Executive Council released this statement in response to the tragic shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, with a call for social and economic justice for communities of color. The council pledged to take action around these issues.

With Wednesday's votes by the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee approving the nominations of Democrats Nancy Schiffer and Kent Hirozawa, all five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board now proceed to full Senate confirmation. Schiffer and Hirozawa both were approved on a 13-9 vote; all Republicans but one voted against the nominations.

CWA activists in Minnesota aren?t going to stand by and watch another massive, secret trade agreement wreak havoc on the lives of American workers. That?s why they?re raising awareness about the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership and pressuring Republican Rep. John Kline to stop the deal.