During immigration protests in Los Angeles, AFL-CIO union leaders condemned ICE’s aggressive detention tactics and abuse reported in the arrest and alleged mistreatment of labor leader David Huerta. The union leaders’ stance underscores a broader commitment to defending immigrant and workers' rights against authoritarian practices.

The AFL-CIO published its Legislative Scorecard assessing 2023 votes by U.S. representatives on matters affecting workers’ rights and union protection. The scorecard aims to hold elected officials accountable for protecting labor laws and reinforcing the rights of workers, especially as union support remains strong among young workers.

The AFL-CIO article 'AI and Labor' calls for workers and labor unions to be included in the design, development, and implementation of AI. The piece warns against employers deploying AI-enhanced tools for surveillance, performance monitoring, and disciplining workers without consent, and emphasizes that failing to include workers will worsen inequality and undermine worker rights.

AFL-CIO called on the Biden administration to enforce a new regional withhold release order (WRO) designed to block imports of cotton and tomato goods linked to forced labor in the Uyghur Region, highlighting the need for robust global rules to eradicate forced labor practices in supply chains.

The AFL-CIO's Resolution 47 explicitly condemns hate-mongering, fascist and neo-Nazi groups and criticizes government endorsement of extremist ideology. The resolution calls for solidarity among workers and supports counter-protests, reinforcing union commitment to anti-fascist and progressive values.

The AFL-CIO, representing 12.5 million workers, pressed the Biden administration to adopt a worker-centered digital trade policy aimed at curbing digital trade practices that harm workers and consumers.

At its Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative conference in Washington, D.C., AFL-CIO leaders and union members discussed a series of progressive tactics aimed at combating voter suppression and authoritarian measures linked to the far-right. This included strategies to expand voter registration, enhance political education, and oppose repressive electoral laws, particularly those affecting marginalized communities.

The AFL-CIO's lobbying profile, as compiled by OpenSecrets, details its longstanding involvement in advocating for progressive labor and social welfare legislation. The profile lists numerous bills—from the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 to other initiatives—demonstrating its commitment to supporting worker rights and countering authoritarian policies.

The AFL-CIO has adopted a series of resolutions that condemn the rise of fascism and promote solidarity, democracy, and progressive labor values. The resolutions, highlighted under the title '2022 Adopted Resolutions', emphasize the union federation's commitment to opposing authoritarian ideologies and supporting marginalized workers.

The AFL-CIO has mobilized a broad coalition of labor and human rights groups to advocate for U.S. trade action and legislation aimed at ending forced labor abuses in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. The organization is pressing for changes in corporate purchasing practices to sever ties with suppliers implicated in state-sponsored forced labor and has aligned its efforts with recent legislative actions such as the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020.

The AFL-CIO has called on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to resume union elections, hearings, and unfair labor practice proceedings. This call emphasizes the critical need for union representation and worker protections during the COVID-19 crisis, as delayed elections have left workers without a collective voice and adequate safeguards against unsafe working conditions.