AFL-CIO Tracks Attacks on Workers with 'States of Denial' Website

Political attacks on workers and unions at the state level are happening so fast that it's hard to keep up. But a new AFL-CIO website, "States of Denial," is designed to help.

The website includes the latest news as state legislators introduce bills to restrict organizing and bargaining rights, kill project labor agreements and prevailing wage laws, slash budgets for public services while cutting corporate tax rates, and much more.

Sign a petition on the site that will be sent to your state lawmakers telling them to focus on creating good jobs instead of playing politics with the lives of working people.

There's also a wealth of information about the types of attacks and Q&A sheets that can be used as flyers to help union members understand what's at risk. For instance, the page on so-called "right to work" laws explains how the attempt to weaken unions has proven to lower wages and living standards for all workers in those states.

"In state after state, newly elected Republican legislators and governors are playing politics as usual by launching a coordinated attack on working families designed to swell already-record-size corporate profits and keep those CEO bonuses coming," the website says. "These politicians aren't offering up their own pay or pensions—they want working families to bear the burden." Find the site at www.aflcio.org or click here.