David Krechevsky at The Hartford Business Journal reports Connecticut has recognized the first group of Registered Apprentices to join the State’s Transportation Maintainer Workforce, marking the launch of a new training pipeline for highway operations jobs. The inaugural class of nine Apprentices completed 2,044 hours of training over the past year, more»

David Bacon, a California Writer and Documentary Photographer, is a former Union Organizer who now documents Labor, the global economy, war and migration - and the struggle for Human Rights. He recently penned a Labor Op-Ed that was headlined: The Labor Movement Needs A Freedom Agenda, that was published in People’s World. It reads, in part: When more»

Following threats made by President Donald Trump against Minnesota’s Somali Immigrants, Unions and local allies held a demonstration at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last week to rally around their targeted community members and call out the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and some airlines for cooperating with U.S. Immigration more»

Matthew Euzarraga at WPIX-TV 11 reports that according to a Brooklyn-based website the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has two of the most sought-after jobs in New York City for 2025. Other notable employers include Madison Square Garden and the City’s Apprenticeship Training Program. More than one million people used Bandana to search for more»

Lane Russell at WSTM/WTVH in Syracuse reports some New Yorkers will be ringing in the New Year with a raise. Across the State, the minimum wage is increasing by 50 cents on January 1st, 2026, the same amount it rose at the beginning of 2025. In much of New York the minimum wage will increase from $15.50 to $16. That's a 3.23% increase, slightly higher than more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Nearly 500 Employees at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have announced the formation of their Union, EDF Together. The Workers have submitted a super-majority of Union Authorization Cards from Union-eligible Staff and hope to receive voluntary recognition from EDF’s Executive Management Team - following in the more»

Eric Dirnback at Labor Notes reports every few years a book comes out that tries to explain what’s happening in the Labor Movement and maybe cheer us up from the bad news of Union decline. Dave Kamper’s new book - Who’s Got the Power: The Resurgence of American Unions, does the job. And it’s packed with insights about Unions and more»

Aurelia Glass at American Progress reports Unions are popular across ages and demographic groups in America, but Gen Z Men stand out for their high levels of support. According to Center for American Progress analysis of polling data from 2024, Gen Z Men have the highest approval for Unions among any generation or gender group - higher support for Unions more»

More than 350 Registered Nurses (RNs) employed at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca have formed a Union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Nurses said they Unionized because of deteriorating conditions that impact both their working conditions and patient care. Since the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nurses have seen increasing short staffing that can more»

Amani Bayo at The Columbus Dispatch reports all eight Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams locations in Columbus have moved to Unionize, with 80 Workers filing a petition to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1059. According to a petition filed with the National Labor Relations Board, the Employees are seeking to Unionize "all Full-Time and more»

Stuart Dixon at TeamSense reports the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution is here. To future-proof your career prospects, it may be time to look beyond the cubicle. The outlook is increasingly uncertain for many Office Professionals: Intel has been busy cutting roughly 24,000 jobs this year - about a quarter of its core Workforce. Meanwhile, Amazon more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Unionized Journalists employed at POLITICO and E&E News (The PEN Guild) have secured a major victory in their arbitration case against POLITICO management over the company’s unilateral introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that bypassed negotiated safeguards and undermined core journalistic standards. In a more»

Peter Fousek and Cameron Harrison at People’s World report the struggle over who controls the roof over a Worker’s head erupted into open confrontation on the steps of New Haven, Connecticut’s City Hall, as a newly formed Public Tenants Union at Sunset Ridge Apartments faced down a landlord-backed “counter-demonstration.” The more»

Hilal Bahcetepe at The Chief in New York City reports Workers employed at the Al Gore-backed Technology Refurbisher and Seller Back Market announced their Union - Back Market United, ahead of the e-Commerce Company’s busiest week of the year. “E-Commerce Businesses typically don’t Unionize, so this is impressive for them to do especially more»

Dr. Lawrence Wittner, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is Professor of History Emeritus at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany and the Author of Confronting the Bomb (Stanford University Press). The following, in part, was published in the On-Line Publication, The Z Network: Although President Donald Trump has claimed that “every policy” more»

Every day, roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers reach retirement age in America and many of them are skilled Tradespeople who’ve spent decades perfecting their crafts. Electricians who can troubleshoot complex industrial systems, Plumbers who understand aging infrastructure, Welders who work on critical infrastructure - they’re all walking out the door, more»

Across the United States, a quiet but serious problem is unfolding for Blue Collar Workers. While many people are focused on how Artificial Intelligence might replace office jobs, the Workers who build, repair, transport and manufacture the country’s goods are facing growing difficulties right now. Even with repeated promises to revive key industries, more»

Tracey Lamm at The Hawk Eye reports for the past nine years, skilled Trade Apprenticeship Programs have joined with the Iowa Army National Guard and IowaWorks to introduce high school students to the world of work, available in a different sort of classroom. Nearly 300 students from across Southeast Iowa recently convened at the Iowa Army National Guard more»

Steve Kennedy at Talking Points Memo reports that for nine decades, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has stood as the Federal Government’s primary guardian of Workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively. Created in the depths of the Great Depression, the NLRB was designed to be a buffer between Workers and the concentrated more»

Fred Lambert at Electrek reports the Boring Company, Elon Musk’s Tunneling Startup, is reportedly facing significant issues with its new project in Nashville, Tennessee. A key subcontractor has walked off the job, alleging the company failed to pay for work completed on the Music City Loop, claiming they received only 5% of what they are owed. Shane more»

Starbucks will pay around $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City Workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, City Officials announced Monday (December 1st). Starbucks will also pay $3.4 million in civil penalties under the agreement with the City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Starbucks more»

(KINGSTON, NEW YORK) – Members of the Ulster County Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) have ratified a new four-year contract bargaining with Ulster County, covering the period from January 1st, 2025 through December 31st, 2028. The contract is scheduled to go before the Ulster County Legislature for approval on Wednesday (December 3rd). The more»

Workers employed at the iconic Salt Lake City LGBTQ+ bar The SunTrapp have formally Unionized with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7765 and been voluntarily recognized by their employer. Natalie Jankowski, Lead Bartender and Organizing Worker, said: “We organized out of love for The SunTrapp and the community it represents. This victory more»

The Trump Administration will cut the pay of all Farmworkers by reducing the minimum wages paid to Workers filling seasonal agricultural jobs in the H-2A Visa Program. By lowering wage rates implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimates more than 350,000 H-2A Farmworkers could see their annual wages cut more»

Food Service Workers, Members of UNITE HERE Local 17, at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have ratified a new contract that averted a potential Strike during the busy Thanksgiving travel week. “It is an historic agreement that includes the HIGHEST wage increases ever won at the Airport,” the Union said in a statement. HMSHost operates more»

Chris Marr at Bloomberg reports Amazon has won a Court order temporarily blocking enforcement of New York State’s statute attempting to claim jurisdiction over Private Sector Union disputes, which the retailer argues is pre-empted by Federal Labor Law. The State Law likely runs afoul of the National Labor Relations Act and should be enjoined while the more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the launch of New York's new Promote Opportunity with Electric Readiness for Underdeveloped Properties (POWER UP) Program, which will offer grants for electrical and transmission infrastructure at industrial sites for key sectors like semiconductors, agribusiness and cleantech. Through the program, more»

Larry Urish at The Orange County Register reports California’s Santiago Canyon College (SCC) offers a comprehensive array of courses and Apprenticeship Programs in everything from environmental management, cosmetology and biotechnology to water conservation, real estate appraisal and an impressive range of carpentry specialties. As part of SCC’s more»

Yejin Song and Daniela Castillo at EdSource report Rebecca Gross will never forget standing in solidarity with fellow Graduate Student Union Workers during United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4811’s Strike at the University of California (UC) at Santa Cruz in spring 2024. What Gross remembers most is the moment her friend - a fellow UCSC Student - was more»

Dom Shannon at People’s World reports the “right” to a Union is a hollow promise if the bosses can simply run out the clock. This is the lesson being taught to the 11,000 Unionized Starbucks Workers who, years after their historic votes to organize a Union, are still struggling for a first contract. This corporate stonewalling, led first more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) - the largest Airline Union in North America, representing Airline Workers at every major U.S. Airline, has announced it will file an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB), the Federal Agency that conducts Union Elections in the Airline and Railroad more»

The share of searches for Apprenticeship Opportunities has steadily increased since 2020, more than doubling in the past five years and rising 35% in 2025 alone, according to a report from the Indeed Hiring Lab. The number of Apprenticeships has grown in recent years, particularly in fields such as Mechanics, Electrical and Manufacturing, alongside greater more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – The Trump Administration’s assault on “life-and-death” programs like SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) spurred the New York State AFL-CIO to take action and institute an effort called Labor Feeds NY: A Week of Action Against Hunger. Between the rising costs of groceries and the disruption of more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports from Washington, D.C.: Catering to its corporate controllers and its own radical deregulatory zeal, the Donald Trump Regime has crafted plans to increase Workers’ - and their families’ - exposure to hazardous chemicals. The National AFL-CIO is urging Federal Lawmakers to stop that dangerous crusade. more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports from Shepherdsville, Kentucky that another crack in the Amazon Empire has been exposed. This time, in a breakthrough for Workers around the world trying to organize the notoriously Anti-Union monopoly, Amazon CDL Drivers at the SDF9 Warehouse here have become the first company Tractor-Trailer Drivers more»

Resident Assistants (RAs) and Resident First-Year Mentors (RFMs) at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus have announced a majority of them have signed Union Authorization Cards to join Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 153. Student Workers have requested voluntary recognition from University Administrators, citing recent instances more»

Gary LaBarbera, the President of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, and Doug Lipari, the Executive Director of the New York City Office of Talent and Workforce Development, have Co-Authored a Labor Perspective that was published in The New York Daily News, Headlined: Investing Billions In Union Construction Careers. They more»

Ski Patrollers employed at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to join Communications Workers of America Local 7781/United Mountain Workers. This is the latest push by First Responders at Mountain Resorts for a fair contract that ensures fair wages for the essential work they perform. In addition to more»

The Times of India reports that for generations, the safest post-high school advice in the United States was simple: Go to college and the rest will fall into place. But rising tuition, heavy debt, an uneven job market and growing economic uncertainty have shaken that assumption. A new national report - the Laborstrong Apprenticeship Perceptions Index 2025 more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Grace Bogdanove (pictured above, on the right) - 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East Vice President for WNY Nursing Homes, has been elected the new President of the Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, becoming only the second Woman to head the Buffalo Labor Council. Bogdanove more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The National AFL-CIO has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the independence of Federal Agencies and protect Workers’ ability to seek legal justice when their rights on the job are violated. Representing 64 Unions and 15 million Workers, the Nationwide Labor Federation filed an amicus Brief in Trump v. Slaughter, more»

Pat Maio at The Orange County Register reports Members of the California Nurses Association (CNA) have ratified a four-year agreement for nearly 24,000 Registered Nurses (RNs) employed at the University of California (UC), which features an 18.5% minimum increase in wages over the life of the four-year contract across the University’s 19 Medical more»

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) is responding to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule to exclude nursing from Professional Degree Programs: The Trump Department of Education's proposed rule to exclude nursing from "professional degree" programs could not come at a worse time. This proposal will limit access and make advanced more»

Workers from one of the largest Library Systems in Ohio, the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML), are seeking to Unionize with the Ohio Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). They haven’t filed the paperwork yet, as Organizers are trying to talk with all of the Library’s 630 eligible Workers first. The more»

Vermont Business Magazine reports Vermont State University (VTSU) has announced its Plumbing and Electrical Registered Apprenticeship Programs have grown by 40% since 2021. Enrollment for the current academic year is at a record high of more than 914 Apprentices - 90% of whom are Vermont residents. VTSU President Dave Bergh said: “Skilled Workers are more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Construction Industry Registered Apprenticeship Programs, a success story for both Workers and employers, are being threatened by the chaotic and unpredictable actions of the Trump Administration, LIUNA General President Brent Booker says. Booker, the leader of the largest Union of Construction Laborers, recently told a U.S. Senate more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports from Glendale, Kentucky: In the battle between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the forces of Corporate Greed and Union-Busting, BlueOval SK (BOSK) has been forced to withdraw all its objections to the Union Election held this past August. This capitulation by the Trans-National Joint Venture removes the more»

The UnLocal Union - organized with the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-United Auto Workers (ALAA-UAW) 2325, in New York City have won their National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Union Election - unanimously. The Workers’ victory was a long time in coming, first demanding voluntary recognition back on September 3rd. But management refused to more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - American Federation Of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten has issued the following statement responding to the announcement revealing President Donald Trump’s plan to move multiple parts of the U.S. Department of Education to other federal departments: This move is neither streamlining nor reform - it’s an abdication more»

Greta Cross at USA TODAY reports thousands of Unionized Starbucks Workers remain on Strike across the country as the Coffee Chain debuted a new holiday beverage earlier this week. Strikers are on day seven (on Thursday, November 20th) of their nationwide Red Cup Rebellion. Starbucks Workers United, which represents Employees at about 550 of the chain's more»