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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Eos Workers Vote to Join USW

11 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Eos Workers Vote to Join USW 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. Some 160 workers at Eos Energy Enterprises in Pittsburgh voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW) last week to ensure they [read more]

Labor Votes Debate Bingo

10 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Labor Votes Debate Bingo This election is crucial for working people. It’s about protecting our future: strong unions, better wages, affordable health care and a secure retirement. It’s about whether we’re going to build things in America and create millions of good union jobs doing it. It’s about standing up for our fundamental freedoms, including the freedom to join a union. That’s Vice President Kamala Harris’ vision, and it’s why [read more]

Never Forget: What Working People Are Doing This Week

10 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Never Forget: 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:Rest in Peace, James Earl Jones. Through countless iconic roles on stage and on screen, he [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Central Vermont Medical Center Support Staff Votes to Join Union

10 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Central Vermont Medical Center Support Staff Votes to Join Union 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. Support staff at Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) overwhelmingly voted last week to join the American Federation [read more]

It's Better In A Union: In the States Roundup

9 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

It's Better In A Union: 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:Week 2 of #LaborMonth2024 will be all about the #UnionDifference. Union members make more than their non-union counterparts and are more likely to have fringe benefits [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IAM and Boeing Reach Tentative Labor Deal, Potentially Averting Strike

9 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IAM and Boeing Reach Tentative Labor Deal, Potentially Averting Strike 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 Machinists (IAM) at Boeing reached a tentative contract agreement that averts a strike that [read more]

The Year of the Union Member: The Working People Weekly List

6 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

The Year of the Union Member: 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. Kamala Harris and Labor Unions Need Each Other: “Union members should not allow themselves to be deceived by Trump again. But their leaders acknowledge that even with his [read more]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UAW Members at Cornell Approve New Contract, Ending Strike

5 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UAW Members at Cornell Approve New Contract, Ending Strike 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 UAW at Cornell University voted to approve a new contract with the university, officially ending [read more]

Standing Strong and United: What Working People Are Doing This Week

5 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Standing Strong and United: 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:Actors' Equity President Brooke Shields spoke with the Washington Post about her new [read more]

Worker Wins: We Wanted a Fair Wage

4 September 2024 - Kenneth Quinnell

Worker Wins: We Wanted a Fair Wage Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. Democratic Party of New Mexico Staff Form Union: The Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) announced on Friday that workers at the state party joined the Machinists (IAM) Local Lodge 794, and have successfully bargained a contract that protects staff and improves working [read more]