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Posted on January 26, 2018 | by IBEWADMIN

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Worker Wins: Determined to Win Real Change

18 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Worker Wins: Determined to Win Real Change Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. Democratic National Committee Staff Ratifies First Union Contract: Workers at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, ratified their first union contract. The four-year contract includes average wage increases of 11.25% across the life of [read more]

The Bus Tour Stops in Michigan for Two Electric Events

18 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

The Bus Tour Stops in Michigan for Two Electric Events The AFL-CIO’s “It's Better in a Union” bus tour rolled into Michigan this week and was featured at two events in the Detroit area. The bus arrived at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor on Wednesday to greet more than 800 Ironworkers who were assembled there from across the country for an apprenticeship training. Participants walked through the bus, picked [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Democratic National Committee Staff Ratifies First Union Contract

18 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Democratic National Committee Staff Ratifies First Union 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. Workers at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, ratified their [read more]

ACTION ALERT: We Have the Votes to Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights

17 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

ACTION ALERT: We Have the Votes to Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights [read more]

Bus Tour Joins South Carolina AFL-CIO Convention to Highlight New Initiative on Union Rights

17 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Bus Tour Joins South Carolina AFL-CIO Convention to Highlight New Initiative on Union Rights The “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour made its latest stop in Greenville on Wednesday to join the South Carolina AFL-CIO Convention to rally workers in support of a new organizing initiative in the state to ensure all workers know our rights. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond and South Carolina AFL-CIO President Boris Gibson held a [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: 'Saturday Night Live’ VFX Artists Ratify Historic First Union Contract

17 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: 'Saturday Night Live’ VFX Artists Ratify Historic First Union 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. Visual effects (VFX) workers at “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) unanimously ratified their first union contract.After successfully organizing [read more]

AFL-CIO Bus Tour Joins CWA Members in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Rally for a Contract at Wells Fargo

16 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

AFL-CIO Bus Tour Joins CWA Members in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Rally for a Contract at Wells Fargo On Tuesday, the “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour joined a Communications Workers of America (CWA) rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, to stand in solidarity with Wells Fargo workers fighting back against union-busting. Wells Fargo Workers United-CWA (WFWU-CWA) members have been trying to negotiate a contract with the company since late [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: San Diego Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions Workers Ratified New Contracts

16 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: San Diego Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions Workers Ratified New Contracts 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. More than 45,000 grocery employees across Southern California overwhelmingly voted to ratify new three-year contracts with [read more]

AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stops at NAACP Convention in Charlotte to Highlight ‘Fierce Urgency’ of Worker Solidarity

15 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

AFL-CIO Bus Tour Stops at NAACP Convention in Charlotte to Highlight ‘Fierce Urgency’ of Worker Solidarity The “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour stopped in Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday at the NAACP’s national convention to participate in a rousing press conference with labor leaders, union members and NAACP leadership. The bus tour rolled into the 116th NAACP National Convention—the theme of which is “The Fierce Urgency of Now.” We [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Casa Bonita Crew Union Voluntarily Recognized

15 July 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Casa Bonita Crew Union Voluntarily Recognized 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. Workers in the arcade department of Casa Bonita have united to join Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 7 and received voluntary [read more]