Hundreds of the AFT's nurses and health professionals came to Washington, D.C., April 20-22 to raise their voices on the issues affecting frontline workers and their patients. The theme of this year's Professional Issues Conference and Labor Academy, "Where the Front Line Meets the Bottom Line," describes the challenges we are seeing today, said Candice Owley, chair of the AFT Nurses and Health Professionals program and policy council and an AFT vice president, in her opening remarks.

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that violence is a daily and growing threat for America's 15 million healthcare workers. Union members from Connecticut last week joined other caregivers and elected leaders for the formal release of the congressional watchdog's comprehensive study. Among its findings are escalating rates and severity of workplace violence in hospitals and healthcare facilities across the nation.

AFL-CIO asking you to share your opinions about working family issues.

It’s called the American Opinion Project, and it’s a new research survey that’s collecting thoughts from working people like you and me on critical issues that matter to all of us.