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National Labor News
- Florida's ‘Plan To Replace Migrant Workers With Children Falls Apart’
- Actors’ Equity Association ‘Issues Strike Threat’ At The Second City In Chicago
- NLRB Officer ‘Sides With’ The United Food & Commercial Workers’ In A Union Election Certification Fight Against Whole Foods In Philadelphia
- 3,000 IAM-Represented Workers Strike At Jet Engine Maker Pratt & Whitney In Connecticut As Negotiations Over Wages, Retirement Benefits & Job Security Break Down
- 22,000 Entertainment Workers Have Unionized In The Two Years Since Writers Guild Strike
- Public Sector Union Referendum ‘Clears Thresholds For Ballot Vote In Utah’ - Coalition Of Unions ‘Gather Enough Signatures For A Referendum To Overturn’ State Legislation ‘Restricting Collective Bargaining Rights For Public Sector Workers’
Labor News From Washington, D.C.
- AFT President Randi Weingarten: Higher Education ‘Is Under Attack’ - “The Free Pursuit And Availability Of Knowledge Empowers Americans & Strengthens Our Economy And Democracy, That’s Why We All Must Take A Stand Against This War On Knowledge”
- Labor Perspective: The United Steelworkers ‘Lead’ The Unionization Mobilization Drive As American Unions ‘Face Growing Vulnerability’
- National AFL-CIO President Shuler ‘Challenges Trump Refusal To Follow Constitution’
- Another Result Of Electing An Anti-Union President: The American Federation Of Government Employees Says The Downsizing Of Its Staff, Which Comes After Trump's Executive Order, ‘Threatens The Very Survival Of The Union’
- ‘As More Cuts Loom, Mass Resignations At The U.S. Department Of Labor Threaten Workers’
- Union Workers Say “It’s A Direct Attack On The Working Class,” ‘Turn on Trump Tariffs’
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- The Buffalo AFL-CIO Labor Council/Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation’s 2025 Workers Memorial Ceremony: “We Are Living In Perilous Times And We Must Stand Up In The Workplace Because When One Steps Up - Others Will Too.”
- Stamp Out Hunger 2025: “The Community ‘Is Labor’ And Labor ‘Is’ The Community.” - NALC Branch 3 Letter Carriers ‘Are Ready’ For Saturday’s Collection Of Non-Perishable Food Items, Annual Drive Helps Feed Americans ‘Who Need Help’
- The 2025 Niagara-Orleans Labor Council’s Workers’ Memorial Ceremony: ‘Strides Made In Improving’ NYS Workers’ Comp ‘Celebrated’ While Remembering & Honoring Those ‘Who Went To Work In The Morning, But Failed To Come Home At Night’
- 1199 SEIU-Represented Schoellkopf Health Center Nursing Home Workers In Niagara Falls ‘Overwhelmingly Ratify’ New Three-Year Contract That Features Nearly 28% Wage Increases, Pension Improvements & Newly-Added Childcare Benefits
- IBEW Local 2104’s Trevor Ganshaw & UAW Local 686’s Nicole Printup Recognized At The Annual United Way Of Greater Niagara’s Awards Breakfast, Honored For What They & Their Unions Are Doing ‘To Give Back’ To The Niagara County Community
- The United Steelworkers & ATI Reach A Tentative, Six-Year Contract Agreement That Impacts 1,000 Workers Employed At Several ATI Operations - Including One In Lockport, New York
New York City Labor News
- New Leadership At 1199 SEIU, The Nation’s Largest Health Care Union
- ‘Why Are There Huge Inflatable Rats In NYC?’ - Named “Scabby” By Protesters, The Rat ‘Represents A Decades-Long Hunger For Labor Justice In The City & Beyond’
- Fallen Construction Workers Remembered At The Annual Hard Hat Mass Held At St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Labor & Advocates In New York City Commemorate Workers Memorial Day
- New York State’s Cannabis Labor Peace Agreements ‘Target Of First Of Its Kind’ Federal Lawsuit
- New York City Department Of Buildings Launching New Task Force To Identify Risky Job Sites
New York State Labor News
- Capital Region Legislators ‘Call For Accountability At Albany Med’ - State Legislators Send Letter To The New York State Department Of Health During Nurses’ Week To ‘Demand Action To Support Safe Staffing & Nurses’
- 1199 SEIU Files ULP Charge Alleging RCA Healthcare Management At Absolut Care Allegany & Absolut Care Aurora Park ‘Is Bargaining In Bad Faith’
- The United Farm Workers Protest Outside An Immigration And Customs Enforcement Facility In Western New York After ICE Detains 14 Migrants Workers The Union Says It Represents
- The 2025 NYCOSH Deadly Skyline Report: Construction Deaths ‘Surge As Safety Oversight Shrinks’
- "We Are The Many, They Are The Few" - Thousands Rally In New York City May Day March
- Volunteer Member Organizers Play Key Role In CSEA Seneca Falls Union Victory
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
- More Than 130 Real Alloy Recycling Workers In Kentucky ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters
- Showbox Market & Showbox SoDo Stage Crew ‘Go Union,” Join IATSE Local 15
- RWJBarnabas Clinicians In New Jersey ‘Go Union,’ Vote to Join AAUP
- Republic Services Sanitation Workers In Las Vegas ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters
- Road Crew For The Musical - Chicago, ‘Win Voluntary’ Recognition
- Chicago LRS Sanitation Mechanics ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters
Apprenticeship & Training News
- In Partnership With The ATU, The Milwaukee County Transit System Launches Two Bus Apprenticeship Programs, The ‘First Such Training Programs In The State’ That Officials Say ‘Will Help Groom Future Bus Mechanics & Operators’
- Google Funding Electrician Training ‘As AI Power Crunch Intensifies’
- The State Of Iowa Awards $3.4 Million In New Grants ‘To Support Registered Apprenticeship Programs’
- Apprenticeships ‘Have Almost Doubled In Five Years’ In The State Of Utah
- The Boilermakers & Laborers Are Among Several Recipients Of Grants Totaling $1 Million That Were Announced By Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs To ‘Expand’ Trade Apprenticeship Programs Across The State
- New Grant Program Supports New Jersey Workforce Training Center Construction
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