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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Pittsburgh City Workers Secure a New Minimum Wage, Stronger Grievance Language and Other Gains

13 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Pittsburgh City Workers Secure a New Minimum Wage, Stronger Grievance Language and Other Gains 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. Members of AFSCME Local 2719—part of AFSCME Council 13—who work for the city [read more]

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Theatrical Stage Employees

12 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Theatrical Stage Employees 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 Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Name of Union: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage EmployeesMission: To improve the lives of behind-the-scenes entertainment workers by securing fair wages, safe working [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Sun Sentinel Journalists Ratify Historic First Contract

12 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Sun Sentinel Journalists Ratify Historic 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. Members of The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA) who work at the South Florida Sun Sentinel have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement [read more]

‘Let Us Work’: The Working People Weekly List

9 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

‘Let Us Work’: 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 Celebrate Palomino Solar Groundbreaking: “Leadership from three local labor unions, The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 575, the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 83, [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Alstom Workers at Plattsburgh, New York, Win a Pay Raise

9 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Alstom Workers at Plattsburgh, New York, Win a Pay Raise 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 Alstom’s factory in Plattsburgh, New York, ratified its first collective bargaining agreement, following an earlier [read more]

Worker Wins: Through Collective Action, Working People Can Win Life-Changing Wages and Benefits

8 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

Worker Wins: Through Collective Action, Working People Can Win Life-Changing Wages and Benefits Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. DreamWorks Remote Workers, Netflix and ‘Ted’ Show Production Workers Vote to Form Unions: In three separate National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) victories, DreamWorks Animation remote workers, feature production staff at Netflix Animation Studios and production workers on [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Boston Firefighters Ratify New Collective Bargaining Agreement with City

8 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Boston Firefighters Ratify New Collective Bargaining Agreement with City 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. Boston firefighters—members of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 718—have ratified a new contract that includes major wins for the [read more]

Fight to Lower Health Care Costs: What Working People Are Doing This Week

7 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

Fight to Lower Health Care Costs: 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:Each month, Equity shares the names of recently deceased members in [read more]

VOTE THIS WEEK: Tell Your Representative to Stop Health Care Price Spikes

7 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

VOTE THIS WEEK: Tell Your Representative to Stop Health Care Price Spikes Since Jan. 1, out-of-pocket insurance prices are doubling—or more—for most people enrolled in health care plans through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. That’s because President Trump’s allies in Congress allowed crucial ACA subsidies to expire in December.But Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has filed a discharge petition to force the House to vote on a clean three-year extension [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Professional Hockey Players’ Association Members Approve Deal with ECHL

7 January 2026 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Professional Hockey Players’ Association Members Approve Deal with ECHL 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 Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA) announced a new contract Tuesday with ECHL, a minor professional ice hockey [read more]

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