Since 1896, the Chicago Federation of Labor has fought for economic, social, and racial justice for all working people in Chicago and Cook County.
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Celebrate the outdoors at the 2026 Everyone Belongs Nature Festival on June 20.
Fishing, archery, canoeing, yoga, music, nature walks, kids' activities, and more await! Click on the link below to RSVP today.
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America's working people and the labor movement are being tested like never before.
But our federation of unions has never been more united in challenging billionaires, greedy bosses and anti-worker politicians.
The workers, united, will never be defeated!
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The AFL-CIO announced today at its 30th Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis that we had reached our goal to organize 1 million workers years ahead of schedule, and we rolled out an updated strategy to organize millions more workers. aflcio.org/press/releases/af…
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More than 90% of working people favor AI guardrails to protect their jobs and privacy rights.
The decisions that politicians make on AI right now are going to shape the next decades for working people. AI should work for us!
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Convention delegates from across the nation’s largest labor federation reelected @LizShuler and @STRedmond to lead the AFL-CIO today, as president and secretary-treasurer. aflcio.org/press/releases/li…
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AFL-CIO President @LizShuler, on the fight for a more equitable economy:
“A rising tide doesn’t do any good if it’s only lifting up the yachts.”
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BREAKING NEWS: @LizShuler and @STRedmond have been re-elected as President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO!
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Organize. Educate. Mobilize. The CFL Organizing Institute is back. Space is limited, so scan the QR code and register today. ✊🏽
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📢 Stand with nurses June 11-12 at St. Mary of Nazareth as they fight for safe patient care, workplace fairness, and an end to retaliation. 📢
Wear red, bring a sign, and stand in solidarity. Patients deserve quality care. Nurses deserve a voice.
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📣 Big news: We filed 10 Unfair Labor Practice charges against Prime Healthcare and MedSpace Services for bad-faith bargaining with Local 399 members at 8 former Ascension hospitals. The workers who kept our hospitals running deserve a real contract. #Local399 #UnionStrong
A union of operating engineers is alleging that Prime Healthcare is bargaining in bad faith at eight of its Illinois hospitals — the latest union trouble to face the healthcare system. chicagotribune.com/2026/06/0…
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SOLIDARITY ALERT 🚨 Stand with nurses on June 10!
Join us at Endeavor Health Corporate Center as nurses, labor leaders, and community supporters call for:
✅ Reinstatement of wrongfully fired nurses
✅ Respect for nurses' right to organize
✅ A stronger voice for nurses
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TOMORROW: Join the CFL at 1 p.m. at the VOCO for a roundtable conversation to discuss how organizers can continue to protect workers from the rise of exploitation during the Trump Administration.
This event is hybrid. Scan the QR Code below to register!
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TOMORROW: Do you have questions on DALE or DACA? Don’t face them alone. Join us tomorrow at 6 p.m. via Zoom to learn your rights, get trusted legal information, and connect directly with immigration advocates. Registration is required—secure your spot today!
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“Patient care is our top concern and is at the forefront of our fight... We are striking because terminating experienced nurses has left the hospital short staffed. Nurses need a seat at the table to advocate for our patients."
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Safe Passage workers are organizing!
Safe Passage workers protect students and keep communities safe. Organizing helps ensure these jobs remain sustainable, respected, and protected for the future.
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Chicago's Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital nurses just let @_PrimeHealth know: We are going on #RNStrike on June 11.✊
We are outraged that management would retaliate against nurses who speak out about unsafe conditions as we fight for our patients!
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Happy Pride from America’s unions! We’re wishing the LGBTQIA community a joyful and safe Pride Month.
Unions are for everyone, and the labor movement will keep fighting to make sure everyone can be their true selves, on and off the job 🏳️🌈✊
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“Hope is the bedrock of this nation; the belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us.” @BarackObama
Today, the CFL joined our E-Board for an inspiring tour of the Obama Presidential Library, learning about the movements that election of our 44th president.
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“Nurses at St. Mary, just like the rest of this city, are hungry for union representation... Prime needs to show us respect, reinstate our colleagues and let us have a fair election. We will not stop until we prevail.”
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Working people are forced to cut back on the essentials like groceries and gas, while billionaire CEOs and giant corporations get even richer. Enough is enough. A union contract is how workers, who actually create the profit, take back their power and get their fair share.
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