# AFL-CIO

Type: Company

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## Recent coverage (3 stories, network-wide)

### CEO Pay Hits $22.8M; Worker Wages at $69,770 — HR's Equity Gap Widens
2026-08-16 21:00:35 · Sector: hr · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

AFL-CIO data shows S&P 500 CEOs earned $22.8M on average in 2025 excluding Elon Musk, up 21%, while average worker pay rose just 3% to $69,770. For HR and compensation leaders, the 312:1 pay ratio signals rising internal equity risk, retention challenges, and the need to reset peer benchmarking.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/sp500-ceo-pay-worker-equity-gap-hr

### S&P 500 CEO Pay Jumps 21% to $22.8M; Musk Grant Skews Avg to $340M
2026-08-16 21:00:26 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Average S&P 500 CEO compensation rose 21% to $22.8 million in 2025, but including Elon Musk's $158 billion Tesla award pushes the average to $340.1 million. Investors face new questions about dilution, pay-versus-performance, and say-on-pay risks as mega-grants become the norm.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/sp500-ceo-pay-21-percent-musk-340m-finance

### 16M Union Voters Mobilized as 93% of Workers Sour on Both Parties
2026-08-12 10:35:09 · Sector: hr · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Interviews at the AFL-CIO convention reveal that despite nearly universal disapproval of Trump, union workers are equally critical of Democrats, driven by cost-of-living spikes and layoffs. This dual disenchantment may reshape labor relations, employee engagement, and political activism in the workplace heading into the 2026 midterms.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/union-workers-discontent-political-loyalties-hr

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