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National Labor News
- In A ‘Landmark Move’ For Organized Labor, The National Football Leage Dallas Cowboys ‘Have Recognized Their Cheerleaders' Union’
- State Workers Take Part In A One-Day Strike Across California, ‘Accusing’ The Newsom Administration Has ‘Failed To Bargain Over Fair Pay, Affordable Health Care & Telework That Works For The People Who Keep California Running’
- UNITE HERE-Represented Hotel Workers Are On Strike, Which Is ‘Expanding Over Pay, Benefits & Workloads’
- Nurse Strikes ‘Have Quadrupled Since 2017 - Here's Why It Keeps Growing…’
- Incumbent United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain ‘Claims Re-Election With Two-Thirds Of The Vote’
- The State Of California ‘Looks To Block SEIU Public Worker Strike, Asks Labor Agency To Halt Walkout’
Labor News From Washington, D.C.
- From The Economic Policy Institute: ‘It’s A Direct Result Of Union Power’ - Unions ‘Promote Secure Retirements & Healthier Communities’
- Union Members ‘Map A Fighting Strategy From Shop Floor To Ballot Box’
- Unions ‘Castigate Trump For Raid On Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s Home’
- The VA ‘Allows Union Contract To Expire For Most Employees’
- National AFL-CIO: “Sh*t’s Too Expensive And Working People Are Fired Up To Get Out The Vote”
- New American Civil Liberties Union/National AFL-CIO Report ‘Shows Deportations Lower Wages & Raise Costs For Working People’
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- “They ‘Came Together Because They Wanted To Build A Better Future’” - Non-Union Workers Employed At Niagara Industrial Mechanical Workers In Niagara Falls ‘Go Union,’ Vote To Join SMART Local 71
- “We Are Not Criminals, We Are Good Citizens Trying To Live A Life In Peace” - United University Professions ‘Demands The Release’ Of A SUNY Brockport Employee ‘Who Is Legally Authorized To Work In The U.S., But Was Seized By ICE’
- LABOR NEWS UPDATE: By A Final Vote Of 141-To-79, Workers Employed At Whiting Door In The Erie County Town Of Akron Vote ‘Yes’ In A Union Decertification Election ‘To Keep The United Steelworkers As Their Bargaining Representative’
- ‘With Some Under the Illusion They Could Bargain For Better Wages Themselves,’ Workers Employed At Whiting Door In Erie County ‘Will Participate In A Roll Of The Dice’ Union Decertification Election This Week
- Forging Solidarity: The Buffalo Labor History Project 'Examines The Buffalo Roots Of The Biggest Labor Protest In U.S. History' - The September 1981 Solidarity Day Rally In Washington, D.C.
- A Photo Tour Of The 2026 Western New York Construction Career Days Event
New York City Labor News
- 14 Building Workers In Brooklyn To Receive $419,000 For Prevailing Wage Violations
- Unionized Plaza Hotel Workers In New York City ‘Face A Four-Year Closure Due To Facade Repairs, But Are Promised Jobs After Lengthy Hiatus’
- Actors' Equity Association ‘Supports Bill To Limit Pedicabs Near Broadway, Off-Broadway Theatres’
- New York City’s Labor Unions ‘Come Together To Launch An Election Protection Labor Coalition’ In “Our Voice. Our Vote. Our Democracy.”
- As Artificial Intelligence ‘Threatens’ Workers, Union Leaders & Whistleblowers Testify At A Hearing As New York City ‘Moves Towards Regulation & Protections’
- New York University Postdoctoral Researchers ‘Overwhelmingly Vote To Go Union,’ Join The United Auto Workers
New York State Labor News
- NYSNA Members At UVMH-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Ratify ‘New Contract That Maintains Health Benefits, Delivers Fair Wages To Help Recruit & Retain Nurses For Safe Staffing & Improves Protections From Workplace Violence, AI & Layoffs’
- ‘Young’ Tradespeople ‘Will Shape New York State’s Future’
- NYSNA Hosts Virtual Town Hall On Northwell Health/Putnam Hospital Nurses’ ‘Fight For Safe Staffing’ - Union ‘Addresses Concerns As The Hospital Seeks Prestigious Nursing Recognition While Fighting Against A Fair Contract With Safe Staffing Standards’
- The Transport Workers Union’s Organizing Wins At The New York City Ferry ‘Roll On As Tech Supervisors Join The TWU’
- The Hudson Valley Building Trades Sign A Labor Usage Agreement With Central Hudson Gas & Electric ‘That Will Put Local Union Workers On The Job With The Utility’s Major Construction Projects’
- As Consumers ‘Get Ready To Kick Off’ The 2026 Holiday Shopping Season, The RWDSU ‘Reminds’ Shoppers: ‘Remember To Treat Those Workers Who Work To Make Your Holidays Bright With Dignity, Safety & Respect’
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
- ‘Elsbeth’ Production Assistants File To Join LIUNA
- Cooperative Development Institute Union In Northampton, Massachusetts ‘Wins Voluntary Recognition’
- Nearly 60 Workers At The Baltimore Animal Shelter ‘Go Union’ With AFSCME
- Obama Foundation And Presidential Center Staff Launch Union Organizing Effort
- Dungeons & Dragons & Studio X Teams ‘Form The Latest Wizards Of The Coast Unions’ With The CWA
- Detroit Historical Society Workers ‘Go Union’ With AFSCME
Apprenticeship & Training News
- The Pathways To Apprenticeship Program In Syracuse, New York Had Area Teens ‘Building Huts While Learning The Construction Trades’ Over The Summer
- Wisconsin Indian Tribe ‘Partners With Nicolet College To Create Broadband Apprenticeship Program’
- Governor Newsom ‘Supports Nearly 700,000 Earn & Learn Opportunities, Announces 49,000 New Apprenticeships For Californians’
- State Of Alabama’s Skilled Trades ‘Workforce Growth Outpacing Southeast, Most Of The Nation’
- Tennessee Tech Receives More $400,000-Plus Grant To Expand Metal Casting Workforce Training
- The U.S. Navy ‘Needs More Ships’ & The Workers ‘Who Are Building Them Are Winning Bigger Paychecks’
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