Resources

The Department for Professional Employees (DPE), AFL-CIO, is a vital advocate and resource for our 24 affiliated national and international unions, representing over four million professional and technical employees. DPE supports affiliates through three interconnected areas:

Advance Union Professionals’ Federal Legislative Policy Priorities

DPE is the primary federal policy proponent for union professionals. Working in partnership with affiliated unions, we develop and advance legislative and regulatory priorities affecting professionals across industries.

DPE supports affiliates through:

• Legislative and regulatory advocacy

• Policy research and analysis 

• Coordinated cross-union campaigns

Explore

→ DPE Legislative and Policy Agenda 
→ Policy Letters
→ Arts, Entertainment, and Media Industries (AEMI) Coalition 

Strategic Communications and Outreach

DPE shapes the public narrative and amplifies the voice of professional union members through media relations, social media, uplifting organizing and bargaining wins, and publishing op-eds in outlets like The Hill, Newsweek, and Nonprofit Quarterly.

We also cultivate strategic alliances to spotlight the essential contributions of unionized professionals to American society and the economy.

DPE supports affiliates through:

• Communicating union value to professionals

• Media engagement

• Coalition building 

Explore

→ Union Difference for Professionals
→ Racial Justice Toolkit
→ Organizing Stories
→ Op-eds
→ Press Releases
→ CPI