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National Labor News
- SAG-AFTRA Members ‘Overwhelmingly Approve’ 2026 TV/Theatrical Tentative Contract Agreement That Features ‘Significant & Meaningful Gains For A Variety Of Member Categories While Protecting & Celebrating Human Performance’
- In Los Angeles, UNITE HERE Local 11-Represented SoFi Stadium Workers ‘Authorize Strike Ahead Of World Cup Opener’
- San Diego REI Workers Win Union Election, ‘Become The Largest Unionized Store In The U.S.’ - ‘Comes Days After Historic Worker-Led Boycott Turns Away Thousands Of REI Customers Across 30 States’
- Unite HERE ‘Uses World Cup As Leverage Versus ICE & For Strike Votes’
- UAW Strike At Axel Plant In Michigan ‘Threatens General Motors Truck Production’ - GM ‘Has Two Weeks Before A Strike Could Hit Silverado & Sierra Production’
- The Printing Packaging & Production Workers Union Merges With The IAM
Labor News From Washington, D.C.
- The National AFL-CIO ‘Lays Out Its Most Ambitious Union Organizing Targets - Ever’
- The National AFL-CIO ‘Condemns’ President Trump’s Executive Order To ‘Replace Federal Workers With Political Loyalists’
- Liz Shuler & Fred Redmond Re-Elected As President & Secretary-Treasurer Of The National AFL-CIO - Under Shuler-Redmond’s Leadership, The AFL-CIO ‘Grew The Federation To 65 Unions & 15 Million Workers In Their First Full Term’
- "With You” - The National AFL-CIO’s 30 Constitutional Convention Kicks Off Today In Minneapolis, Minnesota - “Our Solidarity Is Critical. Our Labor Built America And Our Unions Have Kept It Strong And Will Continue Pushing It Forward.”
- Writers Guild ‘Blasts’ CBS News For Pelley Firing & 'Cruel' Layoffs
- Trump ‘Formalizes Move Of Career Federal Workers Into At Will' Roles - AFGE Says: “This Is A Blatant Attempt To Corrupt The Federal Government By Eliminating Employees’ Due Process Rights So They Can Be Fired For Political Reasons”
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- ‘From Catching Symptoms Early & Savings Lives’ To ‘Producing Amazing Health Care Cost Savings,’ Union Health Care/Wellness Centers Across The Country ‘Are Having An Extremely Positive Impact On Membership’
- “We Will Continue To Stand Strong And Speak Out Against All Types Of Racism And Gun Violence” - UUP Joins The Community On The Fourth Anniversary Of The ‘Racially-Motivated & Horrific Mass Shooting’ At A Tops Grocery Store On Buffalo’s East Side
- “In A Profession Where We Give Ourselves To Caring For Others, Nurses Should Have The Ability To Care For Our Loved Ones When We Need To” - NYSNA-Represented Erie County Medical Center Nurses In Buffalo ‘Continue Their Fight For Paid Family Leave’
- Stamp Out Hunger 2026: NALC Branch 3 President Shares ‘Personal’ Story Of What The Letter Carriers’ Annual Food Drive ‘Means To Those In Need Across’ Western New York
- 35th Annual Niagara-Orleans Labor Council’s Workers’ Memorial Event Highlighted By Debut Of An ‘Emotional & Heart-Breaking Documentary That Focuses On The Direct Impact On-The-Job Deaths Of Loved Ones Have On Their Families’
- ‘In Stark Contrast’ To What The Trump Administration ‘Is Doing,’ United University Professions ‘Has & Is Embracing’ DEI ‘While Looking To Grow The Statewide Union’s Leadership & Membership In The Months To Come’
New York City Labor News
- Union Leaders To Be Included In A New Construction Safety Committee That’s Being Created By New York City Mayor Mamdani
- New York City Fast Food, Retail Workers To Receive $1.8 Million From Settlements For Violations Of The City’s Fair Workweek Law
- NYSNA Nurses Hold Candlelight Vigil Outside NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital ‘To Speak Out Against The Rise in Workplace Violence & To Demand A Fair Contract that Protects Both Nurses & Patients’
- Condé Workers ‘Reinstated After Illegal Terminations And Suspensions As Management ‘Settles With The NewsGuild Of New York’
- NYCOSH’s 2026 ‘Deadly Skyline’ Report ‘Reveals High Numbers Of Construction Fatalities Across The State’ & ‘Outlines Actionable Recommendations To Help Prevent Future Injuries & Deaths While Creating Safer Job Sites Throughout New York’
- “Students Deserve To Be Educated On The History Of Organized Workers In Our Country; It’s Important To Champion Awareness For Workers' ‘Collective Power’” - The NYC Council Passes A Resolution To Mark The Month Of May As Labor History Month
New York State Labor News
- “It’s An Affront To Workers’ Rights And Catholic Values On Every Level” - St. John’s University ‘Raises The Stakes In Its Fight Against Its Faculty Union’
- United University Professions & New York State Reach Agreement On A Five-Year Tentative Contract That Includes Annual Wage Increases & Makes ‘Common Sense Changes’ To Health Insurance To Help Control Premiums, And More
- Amazon Lawsuit ‘Details Federal Labor Board’s Dysfunction’ In New York
- New York State United Teachers On New York State’s 2026-27 Enacted Budget: ‘This Budget Proves What’s Possible When Educators, Public School Allies & Communities Stand Together & Fight For What Students And Working Families Deserve’
- After Nearly Three Months Since Their Last Contract Expired, Unionized New York Times Staff ‘Rallies To Demand A New Contract”
- The NYS Labor Movement’s Fight To Fix Tier 6 ‘Results In Victory:’ Deal ‘Will Increase Pensions For More Than 830,000 Public Employees Statewide, Among Other Gains’
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
- Administrative & Clerical State Workers In Nevada ‘Go Union,’ Join AFSCME
- Starbucks Workers United Celebrates ‘700th’ Union Election Victory
- Seattle Hospitalists Vote To Join The American Federation Of Teachers, Make State History - ‘Hospitalists Become 1st Providence Physicians In Washington To Unionize’
- Staff At Comic Book Publisher Dark Horse Media ‘Go Union,’ Petition To Join The CWA
- Nearly 700 Mid-Continent Public Library Workers ‘Go Union,’ Vote To Form CWA’s ‘Largest’ Library Unit
- More Than 400 West Coast Workers Employed At Planned Parenthood’s Largest Health Care Affiliate With More Than 25 Clinics That Serve 300,000-Plus Patients ‘Go Union’ With SEIU
Apprenticeship & Training News
- Wake Tech Launches North Carolina's ‘First’ Community College Dental Assisting Apprenticeship
- ‘Is A College Degree Still Worth It?’ - Why The Skilled Trades Are Winning The Job Market’
- Nearly Half Of America Has Quietly Considered The Trades, So What’s Stopping Them?
- Gulf Copper Apprenticeship Program ‘Offers Inside Look’ At Southeast Texas Shipyard Jobs
- Baltimore-Based Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 486 To Convert A Shuttered Sports Arena Into A $30 Million Union Training Center
- Marlborough, Massachusetts Students ‘Get A Closer Look’ At A State-Funded Highway Construction Training Program
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