(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»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey has issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s one big beautiful Bill: The revised Senate draft is a massive insult to the Working Men and Women of North America’s Building Trades Unions and all Construction Workers. This is more»

Teamsters at Airgas are on Strike in response to the company’s Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs) and refusal to negotiate fair contracts. The Tank Haul Workers - represented by Teamsters Local 507 in Cleveland and Local 701 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, have extended picket lines to eight locations across the States of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - In a display of dedication going beyond the classroom, K-through-12 Educators from Local Unions affiliated with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) have raised more than $2 million to help make higher education more accessible for their students. “These Educators are sending a powerful message to their students: We believe in more»

Robert Farrington at The College Investor reports Apprenticeships and Career Technical Education (CTE) programs are drawing increased attention as students seek more direct, affordable paths to stable careers. These programs combine hands-on experience with classroom instruction, offering a way to earn while learning without the long-term cost of a more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is rolling out eight new streaming video ads targeting nine Republican Senators over the big, ugly Trump Tax Bill currently before Congress. The six-figure, 10-day ad buy will appear on all major on-line platforms and streaming TV across Alaska (Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan), Iowa more»

MPRnews reports two Unions representing thousands of State of Minnesota Employees have reached tentative contract agreements. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 5 and the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) say the agreements came after marathon negotiations. AFSCME has not yet set a date for more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Members of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and Elected Officials are demanding New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams schedule a hearing on proposed legislation that would provide Para-Professionals with annual payments of at least $10,000. Full-time Para-Professionals earn low pay, starting at $31,787 a year, which has more»

United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 150 has announced on Social Media that its Negotiating Committee and representatives from Tops Friendly Markets have reached a tentative contract agreement, which the UFCW said ensures solidified retirement contributions, improved health care benefits and guaranteed wage increases that Local 1500 Members more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced that in a 562-to-351 vote, more than 1,100 Planners, Designers and Field Technicians at Southern California Edison have won their election for a Union. A total of 83% of the Unit voted in the election. The Bargaining Unit is represented by Engineers and Scientists of more»

(MIAMI, FLORIDA) - The American Welding Society (AWS) has announced that U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has approved its National Guideline Standard (NGS) for a Registered Welding Automation Specialist Apprenticeship, establishing a nationally recognized framework for training skilled professionals in automated welding. This milestone underscores more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Union-represented Health Care Workers at Western New York’s largest employer, Kaleida Health, have agreed to a third contract extension through today (Friday, June 27th) at 11:59 p.m. The third extension of their current third-year contract comes as Workers demand improvements in benefits and wages that would recruit and more»

Daniel Wiessner and Nate Raymond at Reuters reports a Federal Judge has blocked President Donald Trump's administration from eliminating Union Bargaining for hundreds of thousands of Federal Workers at 21 agencies. U.S. District Judge James Donato agreed with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and other Unions that Trump's March more»

Emilio Avelar at People’s World reports that for the first time in a generation, Safeway/Albertsons Workers are out on the picket lines in the State of Colorado. With more than 98% of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 Members approving strike votes over the last few weeks, a cascade of pickets is rising across the Boulder State daily - more»

With contracts set to expire on Monday (June 30th), nearly 2,500 Unionized Public Interest Legal Workers are poised to take historic Strike action that could shut down critical legal services across New York City. Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2325 - including Attorneys, Advocates and Support Staff, have spent years coordinating their more»

July Rock at New York Focus reports that according to records obtained by her publication - in the past year, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has urged at least three Private Equity Firms responsible for investing billions of State pension dollars to stop Anti-Union activities among their portfolio companies. Last Spring, DiNapoli - the steward more»

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

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – After a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic and changes in the Health Plan’s local leadership, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield - the only Buffalo-based Health Insurer with Union Members in its workforce, is resuming its annual Labor Seminar on Tuesday (July 1st), which will be held at its new offices located in more»

Joe Fisher at UPI at reports President Donald Trump's decision to target Farm Workers in immigration raids has advocates sounding the alarm that the U.S. food supply is at risk. Trump changed direction on his deportation plans, shifting from avoiding farms, restaurants and the hospitality industry to a "no safe spaces" approach. About half of the hired more»

KPTV/FOX 12 reports the Oregon Senate passed a Bill by a vote of 18-to-11 to put new safeguards in place in an effort to reduce workplace violence against Health Care Workers. Senate Bill 537 would require violence-prevention procedures in health care settings, as well as data tracking for incidents of workplace violence. Workplace violence is defined in more»

Joshua Freeman at Jacobin has an interesting - and what is surely to be provocative, Labor perspective on the New York City Labor Movement. He writes: In the Arthur Conan Doyle story The Adventure of Silver Blaze, a key clue for Sherlock Holmes is the failure of a dog to bark when a famed racehorse was taken from his stable. That meant, Holmes surmised, more»

The Labor Movement improves lives for all kinds of Workers and the two largest National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Elections of the month of May were at two very different workplaces: The School of Visual Arts in New York City and Dold Foods in Wichita, Kansas. In Jacobin’s monthly roundup of Large Unit Labor Elections, Benjamin Y. Fong from the more»

(EVERETT, WASHINGTON) - International Association Of Machinists (IAM) District 751 is marking a significant milestone with the grand opening of its new Training Center in Everett, Washington. International President Brian Bryant and Western Territory General Vice President Robert “Bobby” Martinez recently joined District and Local Leaders, more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - New leadership is headed for the Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation (WNYALF) as President Peter DeJesus, Jr. has stepped down to take a position with the New York State Workers Compensation Board. The choice of WNYALF’s next President - who will guide the nearly 145,000-Member Area Labor Federation, is expected to more»

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed civil contempt of court charges against The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for refusing to restore health insurance coverage to striking Members of Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh-Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 38061 - despite a Federal Court order compelling them to do so. Newsroom Workers have been more»

This book is both infuriating and beautiful. It documents the author’s Jaz Brisack’s experiences in three major Labor Organizing Campaigns: Nissan in Canton, Mississippi; Several Starbucks Stores in Buffalo, New York; and Tesla’s Gigafactory, also in Buffalo. The account celebrates individual Workers and highlights their courage and more»

(CORNING, NEW YORK) – 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East has reached a tentative, three-year contract with the Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare – which came as Caregivers were ready to hit the picket lines to fight for improved staffing levels, quality health insurance and competitive wages. more»

(WILMINGTON, DELAWARE) – In a significant victory for Wilmington’s Arts and Entertainment Community, 18 Production Workers at The Grand Opera House have voted to Unionize with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 8. The group includes Stagehands, Wardrobe Staff, Audio and Video Technicians, Electricians, Carpenters more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The more than 100 Workers represented by Tabletop Workers United are celebrating the ratification of their first contract after a year and half of contentious negotiations with Jon Freeman and Greg May - Owners of a family of Board Game Cafes including Hex&Co - the largest Board Game Cafe Company in Manhattan, the Brooklyn Strategist more»

Rachel Sun at The Lewiston Tribune reports a Pilot Apprenticeship Program for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) may soon help more people develop workforce skills for caring for people with disabilities. The program will be run through Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC), in collaboration with organizations across the state of Idaho that provide DSP service. more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Led by Organized Labor, in concert with nearly three dozen Activist Constituency Groups and the local community, a couple of thousand people gathered in Buffalo’s Niagara Square in front of City Hall on Saturday (June 22nd) to stand up against President Donald Trump’s authoritarian and fascists stands, and recent more»

Sasha Abramsky at The Nation reports that if there’s a silver lining, it’s that Blue States and municipalities are doubling down on protecting Workers. “My colleagues at the (National) Labor (Relations) Board are among the finest professionals I’ve ever worked with. We have attorneys from all backgrounds - Ivy League to regional more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The National AFL-CIO and 32 National Labor Organizations are calling on U.S. Senators to remove a dangerous provision from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would ban States from passing or enforcing laws protecting Workers from the threats Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses to their rights, jobs and safety. In a new letter, the more»

Eloise Goldsmith at Common Dreams reports New York State's Highest Court has ruled against New York City Retirees who had sought to block an effort by Mayor Eric Adams' Administration to move them onto a for-profit, privatized Medicare Advantage plan. In a unanimous decision, New York Court of Appeals Judge Shirley Troutman wrote that petitioners in the more»

Elias Schisgall at Bloomberg Law reports a novel New York Bill allowing the State to oversee private Union disputes while the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) lacks a quorum heralds legal battles over a decades-old doctrine that reserves labor relations authority to the Federal Government. New York Lawmakers have backed an increasingly popular argument more»

(MIAMI, FLORIDA) – Seeking higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions, more than 230 Warehouse Workers employed at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) in Pompano Beach and Miami have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 769. “We joined the Teamsters because we need the protection of a strong, enforceable Union more»

Laborers Local 1010 LECET - backed by New York City City Council Parks Chair Shekar Krishnan, along with 31 City Council Members and the New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, are demanding the immediate cancellation of more than $40 million in active and upcoming City street tree planting contracts with Griffin’s Landscaping, whose owner was more»

Communications Workers of America/Graduate Student Employees Union, Local 1104 (CWA-GSEU) has ratified a new three-year contract with New York State. The pact, which runs until July 1st, 2026, won the overwhelming approval of Union Members who cast ballots. CWA/GSEU represents more than 4,500 Teaching Assistants and Graduate Assistants who are pursuing more»

The Meadville Tribune reports Pennsylvania Western University has been awarded a $398,923 Supporting Certified Teacher Registered Apprenticeship (CTRA) Programs grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The funding will help development a Statewide Deaf Education Apprenticeship Program designed to grow the pipeline of certified Teachers more»

On May 22nd, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) on a close party-line vote of 215-to-214. This Republican-led legislation is now before the U.S. Senate and the National AFL-CIO with its affiliated Unions are advocating against the $1.3 trillion reduction in medical services that is included in the Republicans’ more»

Mark Gruenberg and Cameron Harrison at People’s World report more than 52,000 Western and Mountain State Grocery Workers, upset by management disrespect, low pay and unfair labor practices, are Striking or on the verge of it. Their United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)-bargained contracts expired months ago. Their targets are big Grocery Chains - more»

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) picketed Huntington Hospital as they seek a new contract that they say would improve conditions for patients and Nurses. Picketers carried signs that read: More Nurses, Less Millionaire Execs and Safe Staff Saves Lives. Supporters of the Huntington Hospital Nurses joined the picketing from hospitals around the more»

Registered Nurses employed at Albany Medical Center have voted to join The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). Nurses had demanded: A voice in staffing decisions to guarantee enough Nurses are on hand to give every patient the care they need and deserve; A fair wage; A fair benefit plan that will help recruit and retain the best of the best; and A more»