AFL-CIO to Raise $10 Million for New Organizing With Dues Hike

The nation’s largest labor federation has voted to raise membership fees for the first time in nearly two decades, seeking to generate an extra $10 million a year to fund a sprawling new organizing effort and capitalize on a wave of workers at big-name companies seeking to organize.

The AFL-CIO executive board voted this week to raise per-capita membership fees by 5 cents per member each month, federation spokesman Steve Smith said. The first 5-cent increase will take effect in January with a second increase to phase in later. The increases will create a new pool of ...