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Grief and loss can deeply affect students, impacting their emotional, academic and social well-being. This free, live virtual event on Jan. 27, 2025, from 1–4 p.m.

Two million service and care workers to join nation’s largest labor federation, bringing total membership to nearly 15 million.

The AFL-CIO has named Dr. Darrick Hamilton to serve as the next chief economist for the federation.

Perkins served as the fourth U.S. secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest-serving person in that position. Perkins was the first woman ever to serve in a presidential Cabinet.
For 2024 AFSA picked seven remarkable individuals who have demonstrated not only academic excellence, but also a profound dedication to community service and a commendable work ethic.
The 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference takes place in Austin, Texas, Jan. 9–12.
In a monumental step toward retirement equity, Congress has passed the Social Security Fairness Act.
Every worker deserves to leave for work without fear for their safety and return home unharmed at the end of the day.