Breadcrumb Home About Us Programs Programs Our programs train and support working people in all stages of their career. We provide opportunities for union members, as well as future members to gain valuable skills to become leaders in their unions, advocate for workers’ rights and become forces of good for their communities. ¡Adelante! We Rise! The AFL-CIO is opening the doors of our union halls to engage immigrant workers, whatever their status, and help them gain a voice on the job and advance toward full rights and equal protections. Center for Strategic Research The Center for Strategic Research, an arm of the AFL-CIO Organizing Department, provides strategic planning, corporate research, industry research and issue research to support AFL-CIO organizing and programs. Common Sense Economics Common Sense Economics is a training and education program, conducted by and for union members and progressive allies, to educate working people on how our economy works and how actions and policies impact our economy. For communities and working people across the country, it seems as if the economy is like the weather, something unpredictable that happens to us. But the economy isn’t like the weather—it doesn’t just happen. Politicians support policies that foster an economy that works for Wall Street and the privileged few instead of one that works for everyone. Together, we can change that. Test your knowledge on the social justice issues that affect our economy. Investment Trusts The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) and the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) are investment vehicles for pension plans that create union construction jobs. The HIT invests in residential real estate loans, and the BIT invests in commercial real estate equity. Investment trusts are a win for everyone. Working people, through their pension funds, are investing in good-paying American jobs and infrastructure projects. AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust Labor Energy Partnership The Labor Energy Partnership (LEP) is based on a shared commitment of the AFL-CIO and the Energy Futures Initiative to promote federal, regional and state energy policies that address the climate crisis while recognizing the imperatives of economic, racial and gender justice through quality jobs and the preservation of workers’ rights. Read the report: Ohio River Valley Hydrogen and CCS Hub Market Formation Next Up Young Worker Program The AFL-CIO Next Up Young Worker Program program is made up of young people in unions, progressive allies, students and community groups who work to advance social and economic justice and ensure that all people have the opportunity to secure a better future. Organizing Institute The AFL-CIO Organizing Institute (OI) runs training programs for members and beginner and lead organizers, and recruits new organizers into the labor movement through the OI Apprenticeship program. Strategic Research Summer School The AFL-CIO Center for Strategic Research and the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations offer a weeklong “bootcamp” in June, conducted at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is geared toward training students and helping them get on unions’ hiring radar. Women’s Global Leadership Program The Women’s Global Leadership Program is a four-day program in New York City that brings together women union and labor movement leaders and activists from across the United States to learn about the global economy and strengthen organizing and advocacy skills. Get Email Updates Sign Up Text WORK to 235246 to opt in to mobile messages from the AFL-CIO. Message and data rates apply. Reply STOP to unsubscribe. Reply HELP for help. You will receive periodic messages with updates and news about our work. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Contact Us About Us Affiliated Unions Careers and Apprenticeships Executive Council Statements Labor History Leadership Our Unions and Allies Programs Blog AFLCIO.tv Form a Union Press Press Releases Speeches Take Action Union Plus Benefits What Unions Do Corporate Accountability Social and Economic Justice Advocacy Workplace Advocacy What We Care About Better Pay and Benefits Civil Rights Corporate Greed Criminal Justice Reform Gender Equality Global Worker Rights Health Care Immigration Infrastructure Labor Law Manufacturing Quality Education Right to Work Sexual Harassment Social Security and Retirement Tax and Budget Policy Trade Workplace Health and Safety Legislative Alerts Legislative Voting Records Reports © 2021 AFL-CIO. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use