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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers at Optimum in West Virginia Ratify New Contract

25 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers at Optimum in West Virginia 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. Members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) ratified a new contract with the Optimum brand of Altice [read more]

Fighting Back Against Union Busting: What Working People Are Doing This Week

24 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Fighting Back Against Union Busting: 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:NEA & NEH funding is critical to creating jobs for union creative [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Alaska State Employees Association Wins Big Pay Bumps for Wildland Firefighters

24 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Alaska State Employees Association Wins Big Pay Bumps for Wildland Firefighters 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, thanks to the hard work of Alaska State Employees Association (ASEA/AFSCME Local 52) [read more]

Thank You, Joe: In the States Roundup

23 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Thank You, Joe: 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 (formerly Twitter). Alaska AFL-CIO:International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 302 Apprentice Lyndon Tulimasealii shares his journey through the apprenticeship program. #1u #UnionStrong "Everyone that I have asked wishes they joined the [read more]

Worker Wins: A Historic First

23 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Worker Wins: A Historic First Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood Workers Win Union Election in Historic First: Workers at Planned Parenthood’s Kalamazoo Health Center made history last week by voting to form a union with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 951, making them the first to do so in west [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Equity and Off-Broadway League Ratify New 4-Year Contract

23 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Equity and Off-Broadway League Ratify New 4-Year 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 Actors' Equity Association and the Off-Broadway League ratified a new four-year contract. The new agreement goes into [read more]

The Rise of the ‘Union Curious’: The Working People Weekly List

22 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

The Rise of the ‘Union Curious’: 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. UAW Slams Trump After He Criticizes Leader at RNC: “The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) slammed Donald Trump after he said [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Bethesda Game Studios Workers Join Communications Workers of America

22 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Bethesda Game Studios Workers Join Communications Workers of America 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 Bethesda Game Studios voted to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The workers consist of [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood Workers Unionize

18 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood Workers Unionize 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 Planned Parenthood’s Kalamazoo Health Center became the first Planned Parenthood site in West Michigan to unionize. They will be represented [read more]

Hot Labor Summer: What Working People Are Doing This Week

17 July 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Hot Labor Summer: 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:Congratulations @LorenaSGonzalez! You've been a great ally to Actors' Equity Association and to all [read more]