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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: IAM Union

7 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: IAM Union 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 63 of our affiliates. Next up is the IAM Union. Name of Union: IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers)Mission: To inspire and empower IAM Union members to make life better and create [read more]

Strength, Solidarity and Determination: The Working People Weekly List

7 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Strength, Solidarity and Determination: 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. AFL-CIO Slams Senate Republicans’ Nearly $5 Trillion Billionaire Giveaway That Devastates Working Families: “The AFL-CIO condemned Senate Republicans today for passing a budget reconciliation bill that raises costs on working [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UFCW Members Ratify New Contract at Minnesota Grocery Chains

7 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UFCW Members Ratify New Contract at Minnesota Grocery Chains 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. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 members are celebrating the ratification of a new three-year contract [read more]

Worker Wins: The Power of Our Collective Action

3 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Worker Wins: The Power of Our Collective Action Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. California UFCW Members Secure Tentative Agreement with Grocery Chains: United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) members who work at Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions stores across Central and Southern California have reached a tentative agreement after months of negotiations. UFCW locals 135, [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: SPEEA Works to Bring Back 58 Laid-Off Employees at Boeing

3 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: SPEEA Works to Bring Back 58 Laid-Off Employees at Boeing 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 Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace/IFPTE (SPEEA/IFPTE) reached an agreement that requires Boeing to return [read more]

Full Steam Ahead: What Working People Are Doing This Week

2 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Full Steam Ahead: What Working People Are Doing This Week Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week. Actors' Equity:Thank you to every one who attended NYC Pride yesterday! pic.twitter.com/cenQWbcVHU— Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Rail Workers at Conrail Ratify New Contract

2 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Rail Workers at Conrail Ratify New Contract 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. Transport Workers Union (TWU) members who work for Conrail have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new five-year collective bargaining agreement.Rail [read more]

Thank You, Postal Workers: In the States Roundup

1 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Thank You, Postal Workers: In the States Roundup It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on X. California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO:👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 Now let’s pass some smart guardrails California! https://t.co/CebIlLu01X— California Federation of Labor Unions (@CaliforniaLabor) July 1, 2025Colorado AFL-CIO:Safeway/Albertson workers are on strike! Support them by [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AGMA and Voices of Ascension Reach New Three-Year Agreement with Significant Wage Increases

1 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AGMA and Voices of Ascension Reach New Three-Year Agreement with Significant Wage Increases 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 American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and Voices of Ascension announced the ratification [read more]

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Ironworkers

30 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Ironworkers 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 63 of our affiliates. Next up are the Ironworkers. 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 [read more]