Colin Smalley at the ZNetwork reports the reality for more than 1.3 Million Federal Government Workers leading up to the second Trump Administration has been collective bargaining through Unions recognized by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). This recognition comes with the right to bargain over working conditions and conditions of employment. more»

President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 “Skinny” Budget Request has called for eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The Arts, Entertainment, and Media Industries (AEMI) Coalition within the National AFL-CIO’s Department for more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP), America’s largest Higher Education Union, thanked Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature for additional funding for the State University of New York (SUNY) and SUNY’s Public Teaching Hospitals in Syracuse and Brooklyn in the approved State Budget. The 2025-2026 State more»

(RICHMOND, VIRGINIA) – Drivers employed at Genesis Logistics have voted by more than 90% to join Teamsters Local 322. The 214 Workers deliver to 7-Eleven convenience stores throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region and are now preparing for first contract negotiations. Genesis Logistics, a subsidiary of DHL Supply Chain, waged a ruthless Anti-Union more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above, a collage of photos taken earlier this week at the Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council/Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation’s 2025 Workers Memorial Ceremony that was held at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park, just south of Buffalo. Unionists, Elected Officials and Friends of Labor more»

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten recently penned a Labor Perspective that appear in Education International: President Donald Trump has declared war on America’s colleges and universities, demanding they bow to his demands on what they can teach and whom they can admit or hire. Trump’s illegal and autocratic actions more»

Lisa Rozner at CBS News/New York reports New York City Public Schools are moving closer to meeting a State mandate to have smaller class sizes. Mayor Eric Adams recently joined Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos to announce the City will hire nearly 4,000 Teachers for the next school year. Sixty-percent of City Schools - around 750 - will get support more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - A coalition of New York State Legislators representing the Capital Region - including Assemblymember Gabriella Romero, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, Assemblymember Phil Steck and Assemblyman Scott Bendett, have penned a letter to the State Department of Health (NYSDOH) calling for greater accountability at Albany Medical Center more»

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has announced $2.5 million in funding to support expanding Registered Apprenticeship Programs across New York State. Registered Apprenticeships are a proven pathway to high-paying, in-demand careers and are vital to businesses in search of a talented workforce trained to their specific needs. The grants more»

John P. Ruehl, an Australian-American Journalist living in Washington, D.C. who is a Contributing Editor to Strategic Policy, wrote this Labor Perspective that was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. In part, he wrote: In March 2025, hundreds of Workers at the JSW Steel facility in Ohio became the latest to Unionize more»

Khaleda Rahman at Newsweek reports a Bill that would have loosened Child Labor Laws in Florida has died in the State Senate. The proposal came as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, touted using teenagers as a replacement for the labor of Migrants who are in the country illegally. President Donald Trump has pledged to deport millions of people in more»

The Staff of IfNotNow, a movement of American Jews working to end U.S. support for Israel’s system of apartheid, have officially Unionized with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union. In a strong show of solidarity and shared values, IfNotNow’s management has voluntarily recognized the Union. This milestone reflects a mutual commitment to more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: This Saturday (May 10th) National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 3 Members will be participating in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and will be picking up non-perishable food placed near mailboxes across Western New York. Pictured above, NALC Branch 3 Buffalo/Western New York Food Drive Co-Chairman more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports as Republican President Donald Trump again verbally trashes the U.S. Constitution, both National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and the public - in a new poll by the Pew Research Center, are calling him out for what he is - a serious threat to Democracy. Shuler says Trump is an “autocrat” and the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The National Council of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union representing more than 51,000 Professional Performers and Stage Managers working in live theatre across the country, has voted unanimously to authorize a Strike for its Members employed at The Second City in Chicago - at the discretion of their Lead Negotiator. Equity and more»

Maya Kaufman at Politico reports George Gresham was toppled by his former Lieutenants in a contentious race to lead the Nation’s largest Health Care Union. Gresham, who became President of 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers East in 2007, lost his re-election bid by a resounding margin to challenger Yvonne more»

(WESTERN NEW YORK) – As Strike Authorization votes conclude this week at more than 20 long-term care facilities across Western New York, 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge against the owner and operator of Absolut Care of Aurora Park and Absolut Care of Allegany - alleging they are more»

The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) has launched two Apprenticeship Programs in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU). Wisconsin’s Coach/Bus Mechanic and Bus Operator Registered Apprenticeship Programs are the first Transit Apprenticeship Programs in the State. MCTS is more»

Ryan J. Foley at The Associated Press reports American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National President Everett Kelley says his Union’s ongoing Staff downsizing will devastate the services it provides Members and threatens the Union’s survival. Kelley, who heads the Nation’s largest Union for Federal Workers, said an Executive more»

Charles R. Davis at Salon reports a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) report has dealt a setback to Union-Busting efforts by Amazon, a Regional Hearing Officer rejecting the company's arguments that Workers employed at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia should not be afforded the right to collectively bargain. In January, a majority of Employees at Whole more»

(MORGANTOWN, KENTUCKY) – More than 130 Real Alloy Workers employed in Louisville, Kentucky have voted to join Teamsters Local 89. “We’re very happy to have this new group of Workers join our Union,” said Avral Thompson, who serves as Teamsters Central Region International Vice President and President of Local 89. “We’re more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: The 34th Annual Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s Workers’ Memorial Ceremony was held over the weekend at Reservoir Park in the Niagara County Town of Lewiston, where dozens of Unionists, Elected Officials and Friends of Labor gathered to honor those who’ve gone to work in the morning - more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports on the “catastrophic” exodus of thousands of U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Employees, which threatens “all of the core aspects of working life,” insiders have warned, amid fears the Trump Administration will further slash the agency’s operations. The USDOL has already lost about 20% of more»

3,000 International Association of Machinists (IAM)-represented Workers employed at Jet Engine Maker Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut have gone on Strike as negotiations over wages, retirement benefits and job security broke down. Workers - represented by Locals 700 and 1746, are on the picket line in East Hartford and Middletown after 77% of nearly 2,100 more»

Paige Ablon at Washington Square News (New York University’s Independent Student Newspaper) has an interesting Labor News Story that begins: If you’ve walked on Prince Street or strolled down Fifth Avenue recently, you may have come across a giant inflatable rat. With bloodshot red eyes, claws stretched outwards and scars covering its more»

Howard B. Owens at The Batavian reports the United Farm Workers (UFW) Union and protesters came with signs and bullhorns to the Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Facility in Batavia/Genesee County in a hastily organized demonstration to raise their voices against ICE. The protest was called, said Gabrilla Szpunt - an Organization more»

Laila Kearney at Reuters reports from New York that Google will fund the training of tens of thousands of new Electricians as Big Tech wades deeper into the country's Power Industry on its hunt for the massive amounts of electricity needed for its AI (Artificial Intelligence) expansion. Google's funding, which includes a $10 million grant for Electrical more»

Hugh Cameron at Newsweek reports a Union representing West Coast Dock Workers has decried President Donald Trump's tariffs as a "direct attack on the Working Class" and said the duties have already begun to damage critical sectors of the U.S. economy. There is growing dissent among the Trade Sectors likely to feel the impacts of Trump’s drastic more»

In late April, Bernie Sanders and AOC held a gigantic rally in Los Angeles, attended by over 36,000 people. At the head of the rally was a group called Production Assistants United. For decades, Production Assistants (PAs) were traditionally not well Unionize, but according to a Payday Report analysis, Production Assistants are among at least 22,000 Workers more»

Last week, hundreds of New York City Building and Construction Trades Workers gathered in hard hats for the 15th annual Memorial Mass and Procession at St. Patrick's Cathedral honoring all their fellow Workers who tragically died on the job over the past year. Fourteen chairs were positioned above the pulpit steps, each displaying a white hard hat with the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) has released its annual Construction Fatality Report, revealing a significant increase in Worker deaths across New York State and continued racial disparities in workplace fatalities. The report found that in New York City, the Worker Fatality Rate increased slightly from more»

(SEATTLE, WASHINGTON) - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 15 has announced the historic Seattle music venue - The Showbox, and Showbox SoDo are now Union Houses. And, after more than two years of organizing and bargaining, the venues first contract has been ratified and went into effect on April 14th. Representing all more»

(DES MOINES, IOWA) – The State of Iowa has announced new grant awards for Registered Apprenticeship (RA) sponsors whose programs are building the workforce pipeline across the State. A total of $3.4 million in grants are being distributed to both existing RA programs and programs created in new occupations that are based in high-demand fields. Grant more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports Organized Labor and its allies turned out the troops en masse in 600 marches nationwide in what was the largest U.S. celebration of May Day, the International Workers’ Holiday, in years. The message was the need to resist and turn back the Trump Administration’s attacks on Workers, Immigrants and more»

Utah’s Lieutenant Governor confirmed this week that a coalition of Unions have gathered enough signatures for a referendum to overturn State Legislation restricting Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Sector Workers. Unions across the State banded together to fight H.B. 267, which was authored by out-of-state Anti-Worker Think Tanks. This Bill was more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Elie William, a 45-year Electrician’s Assistant working on a renovation project at the Waldorf Astoria, was the first Worker to die in New York City this year, falling 40 feet through a drywall ceiling from a suspended catwalk on January 2nd. Labor Advocates, Elected Officials and Workers gathered earlier this week near the Park more»

On Thursday (May 1st), International Workers’ Day, Working People around the globe took action to stand up to the billionaires who are threatening our rights and freedoms. Here at home, MAGA/Republican President Donald Trump and Billionaire Elon Musk have slashed thousands of Union jobs, ripped up Union contracts, illegally targeted Workers from more»

150 Clinicians employed at RWJBarnabas Health have voted to join the American Association of University Professors-Biomedical Health Sciences of New Jersey (AAUP-BHSNJ). RWJBarnabas is a network of independent Health Care Providers in New Jersey, and after a 2018 agreement forged with Rutgers University, it became the largest Academic Health System in the more»

(NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK) – 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU)-represented Nursing Home Workers employed at the Schoellkopf Health Center in Niagara Falls have overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract today in a near unanimous vote, averting a planned informational picket. Both Union Members and management came to a tentative more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The first 100 days of Trump’s second term have been chaotic. President Donald Trump, along with Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have engaged in a near-daily onslaught of actions to dismantle the Federal Government and eliminate services and benefits that Working Families rely upon. Some of more»

After nearly a year of bargaining, University of Oregon (UO) Student Workers-United Auto Workers (UAW) Members went on Strike earlier this week after administrators failed to offer a fair contract during weekend negotiations. The Unit was formed in 2023 and represents 4,000 students who work as Resident Assistants, Dining Hall Staff, Memorial Union more»

Britt Johnson at KSL NewsRadio 102.7FM in Salt Lake City reports there are currently more than 4,800 Apprentices and over 290 Registered Programs in the State of Utah. According to the Department of Workforce Services Commissioner of Apprenticeship Programs Scott Romney, the number of Apprenticeships has almost doubled over the past five years. And, more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Trump Administration attacked the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on April 1st, cutting more than 90% of the agency’s workforce, including me. NIOSH is the backbone of Worker safety. It’s the small agency you’ve never heard of that has probably saved your life. The agency conducts more»

More than 50,000 Los Angeles County Workers represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 are winding up a two-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike that began on Monday (April 29th), citing 44 alleged Labor Law violations during this contract bargaining cycle. It's the first time all of its 55,000 Members are on Strike, the Union more»

Brendan Lyons at The Albany Times Union reports the operators of a retail cannabis store in New York City have filed a Federal lawsuit against the New York State Cannabis Control Board and Office of Cannabis Management challenging the constitutionality of a requirement in the law that legalized marijuana for all licensees to have Labor Peace Agreements. The more»

(SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK) — After a hard-fought, public pressure Organizing Campaign, 32 Workers from the Town of Seneca Falls have won voluntary Union recognition from the Town Board. The Workers will now be represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). This Union victory was due in part to a record-breaking number of CSEA’s more»

(LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) – A group of 44 Sanitation Workers employed at the Republic Services Polymer Center in Las Vegas has voted to join Teamsters Local 631. These new Teamsters process plastic materials like water bottles, jugs, and containers and convert them into recyclable materials. “Republic Workers nationwide are seeing that the only way more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports Congressional Democrats have warned that cuts to the U.S.’s top Labor Watchdog - the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), threaten to render the organization “basically ineffectual” and will be “catastrophic” for Workers’ Rights. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency more»

Michael Luciano at Mediaite reports Conservative New York Times Columnist David Brooks – in a blistering piece, is calling for a mass uprising to oppose President Donald Trump, going so far as to quote The Communist Manifesto. Brooks wrote modern civilization is buttressed by several pillars, including “Constitutions to restrain power, more»

Roxanne De La Rosa at KTAR.com in Phoenix reports Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has announced a $1 million in funding that will go toward expanding Trade Apprenticeship Programs across the State. The funding is in partnership with the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) and the BuildItAZ Apprenticeship Initiative, which is an effort to create a more»