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2025 SEATU Convention Recap

The 2025 SEATU Convention returned to the traditional in-person format on September 10-11, with SEATU executives, representatives, delegates and guests all gathering to map out pathways for continu

SEATU Member Testimonials

During the 2025 SEATU Convention, video testimonials were shown of union members explaining why they are proud to be in a union.

AFL-CIO Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act

Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA):

New AFL-CIO Report: S&P 500 Company CEOs Made 268x Worker Pay in 2023

The following press release was issued by the AFL-CIO:

The new research shows companies increased their CEOs take-home pay and raised prices on consumers, even as their commodity costs fell last year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — CEOs of S&P 500 companies made $17.7 million on average in 2023, more than 268 times their median worker’s income, according to a new report released recently by the AFL-CIO.  

Biden Awards Posthumous Medal of Freedom to Rich Trumka

President Joe Biden presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to the late AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka during a White House ceremony on July 7.

Trumka’s family received the Medal of Freedom, one of 17 awarded during the event.

Report Shows Economic Benefits of Union Representation

In June, the US Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the House Committee on Education and Labor released a new report analyzing the economic benefits of unions for workers and families.

Members Win in Nine-Year Contract with NCL

SEATU members working aboard the Pride of America recently left no doubt about their view of a new contract between the union and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL).