Resolution 7: We Want Good Jobs Today and Tomorrow | AFL-CIO
The economy should work for people, not the other way around. An economy that works for people is one that, at a minimum, produces good jobs, not precarious work. A good job is one in which you can not only live, but thrive. We should not need to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Nor should we allow corporations to subvert our rights through misclassification or gig work. We should all have a good job with rights, wages that support a family, health care, retirement and other benefits, safe working conditions and a voice on the job. By exercising our collective power at the bargaining table, in policymaking and in the marketplace, we can shape today and tomorrow’s economy to produce good jobs and improve everyone’s quality of life. It is union power that has secured good jobs that built a stable middle class. We must continue to secure good jobs in manufacturing, services, construction and all industries to assure artificial intelligence doesn’t degrade our job quality, and be pois
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