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National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Zuben Ornelas

14 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Zuben Ornelas Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today's profile is Zuben Ornelas of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Zuben Ornelas joined IATSE in 1993 and has served on Local One’s Social Justice, DEI and [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: The NewsGuild of New York Reaches Tentative First Contract Agreement for Journalists at the Daily News

14 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: The NewsGuild of New York Reaches Tentative First Contract Agreement for Journalists at the Daily News Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Journalists at the New York Daily News reached a tentative agreement [read more]

National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Sunnie Patterson

13 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Sunnie Patterson Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today's profile is Sunnie Patterson of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE). “I have been a crane operator engineer apprentice for the past four years. I [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UPTE and the University of California Reach Tentative Contract Agreement for 21,000 Workers

13 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UPTE and the University of California Reach Tentative Contract Agreement for 21,000 Workers Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. The 21,000 members of the University Professional and Technical Employees-CWA (UPTE-CWA) and the University [read more]

National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Alexsander C. Gladstone Bigwolf

12 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Alexsander C. Gladstone Bigwolf Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today's profile is Alexsander C. Gladstone Bigwolf of the Bricklayers (BAC). “Union trades can change the trajectory of yourself and people around you,” said Alexsander [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Kentucky State AFL-CIO Steps Up Following Louisville Plane Crash Tragedy

12 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Kentucky State AFL-CIO Steps Up Following Louisville Plane Crash Tragedy Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. On Tuesday, a UPS cargo plane crashed at the Louisville International Airport, causing an explosion and a [read more]

Together, We Won!: The Working People Weekly List

10 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Together, We Won!: The Working People Weekly List Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. Union Leaders Cheer Election Wins—and Some Look Ahead: “AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said unions ‘would run an unprecedented ground game’ through next year’s voting to inform and educate their members and [read more]

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Train Dispatchers

10 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Train Dispatchers This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we've covered all 64 of our affiliates. Next up is the Train Dispatchers (ATDA). Name of Union: American Train Dispatchers AssociationMission: To represent employees in the nation’s railroad industry who safely and efficiently operate and dispatch trains and [read more]

National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Teresa Ford

10 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Teresa Ford Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today's profile is Teresa Ford of AFSCME. Teresa Ford is a senior family assistant analyst with the New Mexico Health Care Authority, where she has spent almost [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: National Lacrosse League Players’ Association Joins the AFL-CIO

10 November 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: National Lacrosse League Players’ Association Joins the AFL-CIO Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. On Wednesday, the National Lacrosse League Players’ Association (NLLPA) announced it is formally affiliating with the AFL-CIO, becoming the [read more]