When faced with a deranged, unrestrained, dictatorial Right-Wing leader, institutions that want to survive have two basic options: The first is to resist with all of their power, trying to fight to defeat the threat to the principles that have allowed them, and their societies, to flourish. The second is to say: “Hey, if we flatter this guy, and get more»

Workers employed at the Legal Aid Society have reached a tentative contract agreement with management, avoiding a Strike authorized by 1,100 Public Interest Attorneys who are members of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys-United Auto Workers (ALAA-UAW) Local 2325. The ALAA-UAW had authorized a Strike at the end of June as its contract with more»

During the Building Trades Union’s early July General Membership meeting of Flushing, New York-headquartered International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3, IBEW Members who recently volunteered for Electrical Workers Without Borders North America (EWWBNA) in the Navajo Nation were honored with a special presentation. They were joined more»

Workers in Norfolk, Virginia who are employed at the Norfolk Botanical Garden have become the second Botanical Garden in the State to organize in as many years, with nearly two-thirds supporting the formation of the Union with the International Association of Machinists (IAM). Workers had a powerful outpouring of community support during their effort with more»

(CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT) –Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo have launched the Connecticut Department of Labor’s new e-Apprenticeship System, which will bring on-line the Agency’s Registered Apprenticeship Training Program through the e-License System that is already in use by multiple Connecticut more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports to Union cheers, all Democratic Attorneys General from 22 states and Washington, D.C. - plus the Democratic Governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, have sued President Donald Trump and two of his top officials to get $6.89 billion in Federal Education Grant money that was due nationwide on July 1st. One of the more»

Madison Lucchesi at Boston.com reports Fenway Park Concession Workers are on Strike, Unite Here Local 26 announced on X. Workers walked out at noon on Friday (July 25) after the venue’s Food Vendor, Aramark, failed to meet the Union’s demands for better wages. It marks the first Strike in Fenway’s 113-year history. “We’re proud more»

Transit Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 is fighting back against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) with a Union-wide grievance after a management-created Workers compensation payment debacle resulted in potentially thousands of injured Local 100 Members not getting their checks on time. In May, management unilaterally moved payments for Workers more»

After months of rallies, petitions and high-pressure negotiations, nearly 500 Doctors employed at the Westchester Medical Center have ratified a new contract. The Residents, represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents of the Service Employees International Union (CIR/SEIU), said the contract marks a turning point in the Hospital’s treatment more»

(PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA) – By a decisive margin, Postdoctoral Scholars and Research Associates at the University of Pennsylvania have voted in favor of forming a Union - Research Associates and Postdocs United-United Auto Workers (RAPUP-UAW). The vote was 703-to-38, or 95% in favor, according to ballots tallied by the National Labor Relations more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Nearly 8,000 Hospital Workers - represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168 and 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East, at Kaleida Health have ratified a new three-year contract with the largest private employer in Western New York. Voting over the past three days at multiple more»

Dave Jamieson at The Huffington Post reports the Trump Administration plans to push thousands of U.S. Agriculture Department (USAD) Workers out of the Washington, D.C. Region by forcing them to relocate to far-away offices if they want to keep their jobs. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins Office claims the move would “better align” the agency more»

(ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI) – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is unanimously recommending a new four-year contract that impacts 3,200 IAM Members employed at Boeing Facilities in St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri and at Mascoutah, Illinois. The four-year deal includes improvements throughout the contract, more»

Led by Members of the New York Metro Area Postal Union, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) rallied outside this week the Wells Fargo Bank at 7th Avenue and West 39th Street to protest Wall Street’s efforts to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Wells Fargo has led the charge with a corporate blueprint that threatens good Union jobs and more»

Approximately 1,800 of the 2,000 Legal Services Workers represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys-United Auto Workers (ALAA-UAW) Local 2325 reached tentative contract agreements this week following powerful Strike actions and sustained public pressure. These agreements cover Attorneys and Support Staff at several organizations, more»

Elizabeth Hernandez at The Denver Post reports Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance is looked at nationally as a model of a successful youth Apprenticeship Program. While the program is among the largest and most robust Apprenticeship Programs in the State, it is just one of several hundred opportunities for Coloradans of all demographics to gain on-the-job more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Virtually unnoticed in the celebrations over July 4th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the New Deal-era law that created it, turned 90 years old the next day. Now the question is: Will the law, and the Board, be around to celebrate their 100th birthday? And the short answer is “not if Donald Trump has any say in the more»

S&P 500 CEOs took home an average of $18.9 million in total compensation in 2024 - a 7% pay raise from the previous year, according to a report released by the National AFL-CIO. This increase means CEOs made 285 times a Median Worker’s income, up from the already egregious 268-to-1 shown in last year’s annual report. The National more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) – Workers employed at the Gotham Dispensary in Brooklyn have voted overwhelmingly in a decisive 18-to-3 Union Election to join Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union/United Food & Commercial Workers (RWDSU-UFCW) Local 338, marking another milestone in the fight for dignity and fairness in the Cannabis Industry. The more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - “Rain or shine, we persist,” said Lai Yee Chan, a former Home-Care Worker with the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC), one of the largest Social Services Organizations in New York focusing on Chinese-American, Immigrant and Low-Income Communities. The CPC has been one of the biggest facilitators of the 24-hour workday, a more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports that four years ago, Miguel Reyes, one of the 21 Workers at SureBuilt, Incorporated, a Construction Parts Factory located in the Chicago Suburb of Melrose Park, Illinois, got badly hurt on the job. A year later, Reyes got hurt again. Both times, the company did virtually nothing. It’s injuries like more»

Cathy Bussewitz at The Associated Press reports the U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” Workplace Regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for Home Health Care Workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, the wide-ranging changes more»

Construction Dive reports TikTok may be best associated with the latest dance crazes and viral challenges, but the Social Media Platform with more than 1.5 billion monthly users could be a boon in helping the Construction Industry find its next generation of Skilled Laborers. In fact, many in construction are using the platform to provide younger more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A broad coalition of Federal Lawmakers and Labor Leaders have rallied on Capitol Hill to demand immediate Congressional action to restore Union Rights for nearly one million Federal Workers. The recently-held press conference marked the formal launch of a discharge petition to force a House vote on the Protect America’s more»

(KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI) - Recently, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1-represented Janitors - who service more than 150 buildings in Kansas City, Missouri and Jackson County, have voted to ratify a strong, new contract covering 800 Members who care for the area’s most iconic public spaces - from Crown Center to Union Station to City more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) has joined a coalition of school districts, parents, Teachers’ Unions and non-profit organizations in a lawsuit against the Federal Administration for withholding nearly $6 billion in education funding that Congress directed to support students for the 2025-2026 school year. NYSUT more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Workers employed at Pollard Banknote - including Press Operators, Machine Technicians and Assistants and Folder Operators and Assistants who produce lottery tickets that are used by several States and countries - have overwhelmingly voted to join Teamsters Local 337. Pollard Banknote Workers joined the Teamsters to secure strong more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Denise Abbott, who has served as President of the Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council and is Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168’s Health and Safety Officer, is the new President of the Western New York AFL-CIO Labor Federation (WNYALF) - the first Woman to ever hold that position. Abbott has been more»

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is calling on supporters to contact Congress and tell their Representatives to co-sponsor a resolution to oppose the privatization of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Privatizing the Postal Service would have far-reaching negative consequences nationwide, including jeopardizing the jobs of 640,000 Postal more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Crystal Carey, a top Attorney at the Anti-Union Law Firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and now President Donald Trump’s nominee as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), is running into flack from some U.S. Senators. Worker Rights Advocates note that her conformation and placement in the position of General more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Brendan Griffith has been elected President of the New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council. Griffith, a Member of Iron Workers Local 40 and United University Professions (UUP), joined the New York City Labor Council in 2009 and had previously been its Chief of Staff since 2011. Griffith’s work has involved coordination of more»

Mark Moran at United Press International (UPI) reports the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has announced a new resource designed to increase employment rates and Apprenticeship Program participation among millions of disabled Veterans. "Currently, more than five million American Veterans aged eighteen or older have service-connected disabilities," a more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The National AFL-CIO is urging every House Member to sign a discharge petition to reverse President Trump’s attack on Federal Workers’ Rights: President Trump’s Executive Order launched the single biggest act of Union-Busting in our history, ripping the right to collectively bargain away from hundreds of thousands of more»

Media reports say that earlier this year, the Teamsters briefly employed a man whose image was synonymous with the infamous Unite the Right rally that brought White Supremacists to Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. The Teamsters hired Peter Cytanovic for an administrative job at the Union’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., before firing him during more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Legal Services Workers represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys-United Auto Workers Local 2325 (ALAA-UAW), rallied in solidarity with striking Members last week to demand the funding, staffing, and support they need to continue delivering justice for low-income New Yorkers. The rally launched a picket line of 400 more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Leaders of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) are speaking out to defend free expression and academic freedom on college campuses and oppose the partisan assault on American Universities. Last week’s Hands Off Higher Ed! Hands more»

Workers employed at one of Arizona’s last remaining independent movie theaters - the Loft Cinema in Tucson, have voted - unanimously, to organize with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 415. The non-profit, community-supported theater in Tucson was launched back in 1972. “I love it there, it really is a Tucson more»

Tony Schinella at Patch reports from Concord, New Hampshire on ApprenticeshipNH, a Workforce Training Program of the Community College System of NH, and A Place to Grow LLC, a nature-based Early Learning Center, that have collaborated to create an Early Childhood Education Pre-Apprenticeship Program for high school students who are at least 14 years old, as more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) have approved a three-year contract through September 20th, 2027 - with 95% voting yes. Members of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association approved their new contract in June and a third-party arbitrator in March Negotiated a deal between USPS and the National more»

More than 45,000 Grocery Store Employees represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and employed across Southern California have overwhelmingly voted to ratify new three-year contracts with Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions. The vote signaled the end of a contract battle that had been brewing since the previous agreements expired in more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Visual Effects Workers employed at Saturday Night Live (SNL) have unanimously ratified their first contract with all 15 eligible voters voting yes, marking a significant milestone for VFX Artists and Leads at the legendary sketch comedy show, now celebrating its 50th season. After successfully organizing with the International Alliance of more»

Jim Fink at Buffalo Toronto Public Media reports on a trio of new Worker Protection Laws in New York State that you might not be aware of: The Retail Worker Safety Act; The Fashion Workers Act; and a new legal package that centers on work site evaluation and ways to prevent back and shoulder injuries. The new laws went into effect on June 1st. State more»

(DENVER, COLORADO) - Workers employed in the Arcade Department of Casa Bonita in Denver have united to join International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 7 as the eight-person Unit received voluntary recognition from management after a nearly two-month-long organizing effort. In May, Arcade Workers and leaders, who are part of the more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Nation’s two big Teachers Unions - the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), plus the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), hit the ceiling when the U.S. Supreme Court’s GOP majority let Republican President Donald Trump dismantle the half more»

(CLEVELAND-CLIFFS, OHIO) – Cleveland-Cliffs, a steel manufacturer, reportedly has cancelled a $500 million project in Middletown, Ohio, leading to a lost in work hours for Union Sheet Metal Workers in the area. “This would have been a ‘solid project’ for Local (24), especially our Dayton-area Membership,” said Local 24 more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has announced a $5 million funding opportunity for up to 14 grants to attract and retain more American Workers in Registered Apprenticeship Programs and high-growth industries like manufacturing, construction and cybersecurity. Administered jointly by the USDOL’s more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – A new report from the Economic Policy Institute says deportations will eliminate millions of jobs held by Immigrant and U.S.-born Workers, according to research on increased immigration enforcement. Key Findings: The number of deportations will skyrocket once the Trump Administration fully rolls out its agenda, which will curtail more»

Caroleine James at In These Times reports From Salt Lake City, Utah on a ban on collective bargaining for House Bill 267. By gathering signatures, organizers paused the ban (House Bill 267) and now might get it overturned. If the Bill is allowed to take effect, Utah will join the Carolinas as one of the three most restrictive States for Public more»

Politico’s Labor Report Card takes a look at the State of Labor halfway through 2025. Reporter Lawrence Ukenye finds that even as Federal Labor Legislation remains stalled, several States have raced to pass their own laws cracking down on child labor and supporting Gig Workers. To see what some States are doing when it comes to portable benefits, more»

Marie French at Politico reports Governor Kathy Hochul’s “all of the above” approach to meet New York State’s increasing energy needs has been slammed by Environmental Groups - but the Democrat’s recent embrace of new nuclear energy and growing openness to gas pipelines has exhilarated many in the Labor Movement, particularly more»