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20 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Pride Month Profiles: Shana Harris For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Shana Harris of ATU. Shana Harris has been a proud member of ATU Local 308 for six years. She recently became a union steward to better understand how the union works [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Workers Ratify First Contract

20 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Workers Ratify First 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. Box office and group sales workers at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) have unanimously ratified their first contract as members [read more]

Pride Month Profiles: Somebody Someone

18 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Pride Month Profiles: Somebody Someone For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Somebody Someone of AFM. A member of Local 433 whose preferred moniker is Somebody Someone has been active with the local’s Freelance Organizing Committee, which focuses on building a strong group [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Mobilizes for Week of Action to Save Public Services

18 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Mobilizes for Week of Action to Save Public Services 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. In response to threats against essential public programs that we all rely on, AFSCME members mobilized in [read more]

Stay Safe Out There: In the States Roundup

17 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Stay Safe Out There: 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. Alaska AFL-CIO:Alaska AFL-CIO President Joelle Hall issued the following statement regarding Dunleavy's disastrous FY26 budget vetoes: pic.twitter.com/r7OEMk7YOT— Alaska AFL-CIO (@AKAFLCIO) June 13, 2025California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO:Stay safe out there. Here [read more]

Pride Month Profiles: Matteo Hintz

17 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Pride Month Profiles: Matteo Hintz For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Matteo Hintz of AFSCME. Matteo Hintz serves as the Penn Museum Workers United chapter chair for AFSCME Local 397. Because unionizing at cultural institutions is relatively new, many museum workers have [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Vermont Hospice Workers Vote to Join AFT

17 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Vermont Hospice Workers Vote to Join AFT 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. Earlier this month, staff at the University of Vermont (UVM) Health Network Home Health & Hospice voted overwhelmingly in favor [read more]

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: BCTGM

16 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: BCTGM 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 Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM). Name of Union: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union.Mission: The primary goal of the BCTGM has not changed in [read more]

Pride Month Profiles

16 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

Pride Month Profiles For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Here's who we've featured so far:Tia BurnettCarl MulertMadison HullAndrew RivasAngie FloresCharles "Cody" TribblePriscilla RoccoLeander LondresHale ReapMatteo HintzSomebody SomeoneShana Harris Kenneth Quinnell Mon, 06/16/2025 - 11:05 Tags: Pride [read more]

‘The Best Organizer Is a Bad Boss’: The Working People Weekly List

16 June 2025 - Kenneth Quinnell

‘The Best Organizer Is a Bad Boss’: 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 President Liz Shuler on the Value of Trump: ‘The Best Organizer Is a Bad Boss’: “Liz Shuler has a tough job. It’s not just tough to [read more]