Nearly 80% of World Cafe Live Workers in Philadelphia have signed a petition to Unionize following a tumultuous month for Workers who’ve accused management of Unfair Labor Practices. The announcement came just over a week after the venue's Production Department joined International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 8, which was voluntarily more»

Erich Wagner at Government Executive reports American Federation of Government Employees (AFSCME) Council 238 - which represents Workers employed at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling on Administrator Lee Zeldin to reinstate the nearly 140 Employees who were put on leave last week in retaliation for signing a letter critical of the more»

CBS Colorado reports United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7, which represents thousands of Grocery Store Workers in Colorado and Wyoming, has reached a tentative contract agreement with Safeway to end a Strike impacting some 50 stores across The State of Colorado. The UFCW said it secured several demands, including wage increases, seniority-based more»

Kavitha Cardoza at The Hechinger Report fills us in on Elkhart County, Indiana - which she reports is at the forefront of a movement slowly spreading across Indiana and the Nation to make Apprenticeships a common offering in high school. In 2019, as part of a plan to boost the region’s economic prospects, County Leaders launched an effort to place more»

(KENMORE, NEW YORK) – More than 100 Residual Service and Clerical Workers employed at Kenmore Mercy Hospital in Suburban Buffalo have voted to Unionize with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1133. The 113 Health Care Workers hold positions as: Unit Clerks; in the Sterile Processing Department; in Patient Access; as Switchboard Operators; more»

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - alongside the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and lead partner Microsoft Corporation, founding partner OpenAI and Anthropic, have announced the launch of the National Academy for AI (Artificial Intelligence) Instruction. The groundbreaking $23 million education initiative will provide access to free AI more»

The National Hockey League Players’ Association’s (NHLPA) full Membership and the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Board of Governors have ratified a four-year contract, more than a year before the expiration of the current agreement. The new deal runs through the 2029-2030 season. NHLPA Executive Director Marty Walsh said: “This shows more»

More than 2,000 Workers employed at nine non-profit Legal Services Providers located across each of New York City's five Boroughs - who are represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys-United Auto Workers (ALAA-UAW) Local 2325, have authorized a Strike. Echoing the UAW's 2023 Stand Up Strike strategy, the Union Workers announced rolling more»

More than 100 Federal Civil Servants and supporters rallied in Manhattan’s Foley Square last week to demand the reinstatement of 139 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Staffers who’ve been placed on administrative leave. EPA Region 2 - which includes New York and New Jersey, had 13 put on leave. American Federation of Government more»

(GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS) - Taking the next step in their Union Organizing Campaign that kicked off in March, some 600 Employees of the College of DuPage (COD) in Glen Ellyn, Illinois have filed a majority interest petition with the Illinois Labor Relations Board. Upon verifying that the petition includes the signatures of a majority of Employees, the Board more»

Congress has failed Workers for decades. Policymakers have not raised the minimum wage in nearly 20 years. They have not passed legislation to fix our Nation’s broken Labor Law, leaving the National Labor Relations Act largely untouched for more than 60 years. Further, they have failed to pass legislation providing U.S. Workers with Paid Sick more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Members have approved the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media Agreement by a vote of 95.04% to 4.96%, ratifying the deal and concluding the Video Game Strike, which had already been suspended pending ratification. The agreement provides compounded more»

NJBiz reports the New Jersey Labor Department (NYSDOL) and Thomas Edison State University (TESU) are joining forces to enhance Apprenticeship opportunities. NJDOL is investing $5 million to support the statewide, three-year Apprenticeship Degree Initiative. Key things to know: The three-year program (May 2025 through April 2028) is aimed at developing more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Labor Leaders and Workers rallied at National AFL-CIO Headquarters this week to launch Labor’s nationwide It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security Bus Tour. While big corporations profit off the backs of Working People and politicians continue to raise costs and cut essential life-saving services, more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Teamsters Union is aggressively expanding a nationwide Strike for fair contracts at Republic Services, one of the Nation’s largest and wealthiest Waste Management Companies. More than 2,000 Teamsters are currently on Strike or actively honoring picket lines in major cities across the country. More Strike extensions are more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Dozens of American Unions and Civil Society Groups are expressing “deep concern” about the possible impact of the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies on FIFA’s ongoing Club World Cup and the 2026 Men’s World Cup. Millions of soccer fans from dozens of countries are expected to flock to the U.S next more»

Workers employed at Abundance Food Co-op in Rochester recently voted to form a Union with Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Abundance is the third Grocery Co-Op in Upstate New York to organize in recent years. “(It’s) the fastest (organizing) I’ve ever encountered,” Will Westlake, an more»

(DOLTON, ILLINOIS) – More than 30 Workers employed by Parsec in the State of Illinois have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 710. These new Teamsters work in railyards to load, unload and secure containers and trailers on and off freight trains. The 33 chose to become Teamsters so they can fight as one group for a contract that guarantees more»

Alex Galbraith at Salon reports the U.S. Supreme Court has given the Trump Administration the go-ahead to continue its program of mass Federal firings. In an unsigned order, the Court removed a stay on President Donald Trump’s plan to significantly slash the Federal Workforce, a scheme first laid out in a February Executive Order. The order said the more»

Lisa Hornung at United Press International reports the City Workers' Strike in Philadelphia is set to end after the City and the Union reached a tentative agreement, Mayor Cherelle Parker announced early this morning (Wednesday, June 9th). The Workers, who are Members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council more»

Reporting from Mineral Wells, West Virginia, WTAP-TV’s Emma Grace Myers tells us young adults who are eager to jumpstart their careers in the Skilled Trades will have a unique opportunity this Summer at the Apprenticeship Readiness Camp, an immersive program designed for rising and recently graduated high school seniors and individuals up to 24 years more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Just two hours before a Strike Authorization Vote was set to begin, Unionized Hospital Workers who are employed at Western New York’s largest Private Sector employer reached a tentative, three-year contract agreement. Nearly 8,000 Workers were demanding improvements in benefits and wages that would recruit and retain more more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed legislation that forces Working Families to pay higher bills, rips health care away from 17 million people and destroys millions of jobs across health care, construction, energy and more to give tax breaks to the wealthy: more»

General Electric (GE) Aerospace Workers employed in four States, who are represented by the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA), have voted to approve a historic contract. The new deal provides powerful provisions that reflect the value IUE-CWA Members bring to more»

Marcus Mendes at 9TO5Mac reports the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has overturned a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that found Apple in violation of Federal Labor Law at its World Trade Center retail store in New York. The case centered on events from 2022, during a Union Organizing Campaign by Apple store employees in more»

(CORNING, NEW YORK) – Union-represented Nursing Home Workers employed at the Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new three-year contract. The new agreement that runs through April 30th, 2028 comes after Caregivers - who are represented by 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU), were ready more»

(COLUMBUS, OHIO) - Technicians employed by Program Productions, responsible for television broadcasts of the Columbus Blue Jackets (National Hockey League), the Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer), and Ohio State University Athletics, have voted overwhelmingly to Unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Columbus more»

Cheryl Preheim and Makayla Richards at WXIA-TV in Atlanta report it might be Summer break, but some Atlanta students are already setting themselves up for a career, without waiting for college. At Westside Works, high school students are trading textbooks for toolkits as part of Construction Ready’s Pre-Apprenticeship Program, a free, 20-day training more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - In the final hours before July 4th, Labor Unions pulled out all the stops in a last-ditch effort to block President Donald Trump’s Project 2025-inspired billionaire budget from becoming law. But in the end, Republicans rammed the Class Warfare Bill through the House and sent it to Trump’s desk for a signature ahead of the more»

Alicia Wallace at CNN reports there are at least 21,000 current students whose coursework and hands-on training were upended by the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement in late May to pause operations at Job Corps, a Residential Career Training Program for low-income and at-risk youth that was started 60 years ago under President Lyndon B. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and The Public Theater have announced agreement on a tentative contract covering more than 100 Production Workers at the acclaimed institution. This agreement marks a historic milestone, as The Public Theater becomes one of the first major non-profit Off-Broadway more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) entered a new era on July 1st, when the Statewide Public Employees Union transitioned to a new logo. The logo, along with a newly redesigned website, are part of a significant rebranding of CSEA that was made to modernize its image as CSEA’s highlights its growth and more»

Non-Teaching Staff at campuses across the University of Alaska (UA) system took a massive step toward securing a voice on the job by filing a petition to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). Workers dropped off their representation petition and signed Union Authorization Cards at the Alaska Labor Relations Agency. Formed under the name Coalition of Alaskan more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Economic Policy Institute (EPI) President Heidi Shierholz issued the following statement after the Republican-majority Congress passed President Trump Budget Bill: Congress passed one of the most destructive economic Bills in generations. The Republican budget will gut Medicaid, slash food aid for families and shutter rural more»

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428 and 1442 - collectively representing more than 45,000 California Grocery Workers, have reached a tentative contract agreement providing higher wages, more money for pension contributions, additional health and welfare improvements, better staffing ratios and more. UFCW-represented more»

The BronxWorks Legal Services Department Union condemned the Union-Busting actions of BronxWorks management, which has included hiring an Anti-Union law firm, tearing down Union literature and distributing explicitly Anti-Union rhetoric to Members. Workers are calling on CEO Eileen Torres, as well as BronxWorks leadership, to voluntarily recognize their more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union President has released the following statement on the passage of the Federal Reconciliation Bill: NYSUT condemns the so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill' for what it actually is: A massive transfer of wealth from Working People to billionaires, devastating cuts to education and health care more»

Kathleen Steele Gaivin at McKnights Senior Living reports the U.S. Department of Labor has announced the award of almost $84 million in grants to 50 States and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship Programs. The announcement follows a Presidential Executive Order - Preparing Americans for High-Paying, Skilled Trade Jobs of the more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – United Parcel Service (UPS) is expected to unveil an illegal plan later this month to buyout full-time Employees represented by the Teamsters, a corporate scheme that will directly violate the Union’s National Contract protecting 340,000 Delivery Workers. The multi-billion-dollar company’s Driver Voluntary Severance more»

Stephanie West at LaborPress reports the Transit Workers Union (TWU) has won a significant victory against Brightline and the company’s shameful, ongoing effort to squash Workers’ Rights. Workers have the right to join a Union to better address work schedules, wages and other job-related issues. Outrageously, Brightline is suing in Federal Court more»

New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento has released the following statement after Republicans in Washington, D.C. passed President Donald Trump’s so-called big beautiful Bill today (Thursday, July 3rd): First and foremost, I would like to extend my most sincere appreciation to our Affiliates, their Members and our community partners for more»

Employees of the oldest fact-checking organization on the Internet, Snopes.com, have announced their intent to form a Union. The Snopes Guild seeks voluntary recognition from management after 80% of eligible Staffers - and counting - signed Union Cards authorizing representation by the Media Guild of the West. The Union will represent 10 eligible Editorial more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Workers employed by Dash’s Markets at four locations throughout the Buffalo area have officially announced their intention to Unionize as they begin their fight to attain fair pay and better benefits and working conditions. The Workers, who made their announcement on the Social Network Instagram, are also seeking a voice more»

Sarah Kim at hoodline Los Angeles reports The Golden State has earmarked a handsome sum for an initiative that champions an alternate route to success for its younger demographic. The office of Governor Gavin Newsom has authorized the disbursement of $15.4 million across 29 programs dedicated to Youth Apprenticeship Opportunities. This financial injection more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The National AFL-CIO is condemning Senate Republicans for passing a budget Reconciliation Bill that raises costs on Working People, wipes out millions of jobs and rips health care away from 17 million Americans - all to hand billionaires one of the biggest paydays in history. In a statement, National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said: more»

Tom Ignudo at CBS Philadelphia reports Philadelphia's largest City Workers' Union is on Strike for the first time in nearly 40 years after a deal couldn't be reached with the City. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 33, which represents 9,000 City Workers - including Trash Collectors, walked off the job. more»

In New York City, Researchers at the City and State’s Public Universities affected by cuts to Federal grant funding urged the State’s Congressional Leaders to oppose further cuts to funding proposed in President Donald Trump’s big beautiful Bill. Members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) more»

Governor Kathy Hochul rallied with the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HGTC) to announce New York State has paid off the nearly $7 billion Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund loan - a move that will bring the fund to solvency, increase benefits for unemployed New Yorkers and cut costs to businesses. The Governor announced this action back in May more»

Vermont (UVM) Health Network Home Health & Hospice have voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming a Union with AFT Vermont, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Members of Hospice United perform a number of essential duties related to palliative and end-of-life care for patients with terminal illnesses. Despite a powerful 88% of the more»

(RANSOMVILLE, NEW YORK) – The Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s 2025 Labor’s Night at the Races fundraiser that’s held to support the United Way of Greater Niagara at Ransomville Speedway raised $22,000 - bringing the fundraising total of the 16-year event to $247,000. Labor Representatives said 945 tickets were sold more»