(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Teamsters Union is aggressively expanding a nationwide Strike for fair contracts at Republic Services, one of the Nation’s largest and wealthiest Waste Management Companies. More than 2,000 Teamsters are currently on Strike or actively honoring picket lines in major cities across the country. More Strike extensions are more»

Lisa Hornung at United Press International reports the City Workers' Strike in Philadelphia is set to end after the City and the Union reached a tentative agreement, Mayor Cherelle Parker announced early this morning (Wednesday, June 9th). The Workers, who are Members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council more»

General Electric (GE) Aerospace Workers employed in four States, who are represented by the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA), have voted to approve a historic contract. The new deal provides powerful provisions that reflect the value IUE-CWA Members bring to more»

Alicia Wallace at CNN reports there are at least 21,000 current students whose coursework and hands-on training were upended by the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement in late May to pause operations at Job Corps, a Residential Career Training Program for low-income and at-risk youth that was started 60 years ago under President Lyndon B. more»

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428 and 1442 - collectively representing more than 45,000 California Grocery Workers, have reached a tentative contract agreement providing higher wages, more money for pension contributions, additional health and welfare improvements, better staffing ratios and more. UFCW-represented more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – United Parcel Service (UPS) is expected to unveil an illegal plan later this month to buyout full-time Employees represented by the Teamsters, a corporate scheme that will directly violate the Union’s National Contract protecting 340,000 Delivery Workers. The multi-billion-dollar company’s Driver Voluntary Severance 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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

(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»

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»

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – In a historic breakthrough to transform the Rideshare Industry and to improve the lives of Drivers across the State, the Illinois Drivers Alliance - a Coalition powered by Drivers and anchored by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 and International Association of Machinists (IAM) Local 701 - announced it will more»

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham and Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto have released the following statement following the fatal assassination attack and wounding of Democratic Elected Representatives in their State: On behalf of Minnesota’s Labor Movement, we are heartbroken at the murder of House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her more»

Mark Gruenberg and Cameron Harrison at People’s World report dwarfing President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C. parade, at least five million people, including tens of thousands of Unionists, turned out for massive No Kings Day protests that were held nationwide over the weekend in response to what many deem as Trump’s drive to destroy more»

Erik Hayden at The Hollywood Reporter reports that after nearly a year on Strike against major Video Game Companies, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has worked out the details of a suspension agreement to allow its Performers to return to work for the major studios as its negotiating team readies the terms more»

Sid Garcia at KABC-TV reports Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeted Workers employed on produce farms in Ventura County earlier this week in one of the latest raids in Southern California. The raids come as the Federal Government ramps up local immigration enforcement. Video posted on-line showed ICE agents chasing after some of the Workers as more»

Verity Stevenson at CBC News reports that while much of the national attention on ICE raids and the protests against them have been focused on the City of Los Angeles, several other major rallies also occurred in Cities across the U.S. this week. On Monday, demonstrations - organized in part by Labor Unions, were held in at least 13 Cities, including: more»

Enduring almost three hours full of evasive answers, Democrats on the House Education and the Workforce Committee jumped on GOP President Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, about the President’s planned huge cuts in both money and people enforcing laws against wage theft. Chavez-DeRemer vowed to enforce Anti-Wage Theft Laws, more»

Columnist Anita Chabria at The Los Angeles Times reports: Unions in California are different from those in other places. More than any State in our troubled country, their ranks are filled with People of Color and Immigrants. While Unions have always been tied closely with the struggles of Civil Rights, that has become even more pronounced in the years more»

The Oregon House of Representatives has voted 33-to-23 to pass Senate Bill 916B, landmark legislation designed to extend Unemployment Benefit Eligibility to striking Workers. The Bill now goes back to the Oregon State Senate for a concurrence vote to approve amendments added in the House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards. Alma McCarty at more»

Graig Graziosi at The Independent reports Labor Leader David Huerta was detained while observing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids taking place in Los Angeles. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California says that its President, David Huerta, was injured during the ICE raids and is calling for his release, NBC4 Los Angeles more»

(PORTLAND, OREGON) - When a trio of Indonesian Factory Workers - who work for factories that produce Nike shoes, recently visited Nike’s Downtown Portland store, they recognized parts of shoes that they cut or stitched. Dedeh Nurhasanah examined a pair of Nike sneakers that cost more than her monthly salary of three million rupiah, or $184 (US). more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports Grocery Workers across the U.S., largely represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), are taking a stand against the Corporate Grocery Giants - Kroger and Albertsons, as coordinated negotiations gain more support and popularity among the Rank-and-File. Strike Authorization Votes are sweeping more»

More than 1,000 Teamsters have voted to authorize Strikes at the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). The Workers - who are Members of Teamsters Locals 63, 120, 166, 186, 222, 455, 492, 495, 630, 683 and 952, are employed at Dairy Processing and Distribution Centers in the States of California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico and Utah. “Our demands are more»

The Institute For Construction Employment Research (ICERES) has released a report titled: Union Membership in the Skilled Construction Trades, 2013-22. This report summarizes Union Membership Rates within America’s Skilled Construction Trades over a 10-year period from 2013 to 2022. This analysis fills an important information gap on Construction more»

In a first for the Video Game Industry, more than 300 Quality Assurance Workers employed at Microsoft subsidiary ZeniMax Media have reached a tentative contract agreement with the company. ZeniMax Workers United-Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Microsoft have been negotiating for a first contract for nearly two years. This is a monumental victory more»

Stacy Brown/Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent at The Seattle Medium reports that despite Federal reports suggesting a stable labor market, new data from the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) reveals a far grimmer reality for American Workers -particularly Black and Hispanic Americans. The Institute’s April report on more»

Katie Campione at Deadline reports the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the largest Union representing CBS Employees, has reached a new tentative contract agreement with the Network that it calls a “landmark” deal with “one of the most significant wage packages in the nearly ninety-year history of the more»

Josh Eidelson at Bloomberg reports a Union has been certified at a Whole Foods Market Store in Philadelphia, marking a U.S. first for the Amazon Grocery Chain. The Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board backed the Union, over-ruling objections from Whole Foods, which, like other parts of Amazon, has campaigned against Unionization among its more»

(HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT) – Three-thousand Members of International Association of Machinists (IAM) Union Local 1746 and Local 700 (District 26) have voted by 74% to ratify a new four-year contract with Engine-Maker Pratt & Whitney, officially ending the three-week Strike that began on Monday, May 5th. Members returned to work today (Wednesday, May more»

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – The Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA) has reached an historic, tentative contract agreement that will cover 28,000 Flight Attendants, the Union has announced. It’s been five years since United Flight Attendants have received a raise, with the value of their pay significantly more»

Danny Peterson at KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon reports Unionized City Workers have voted “overwhelmingly” to authorize a Strike amid ongoing negotiations. Should the City and the Union fail to reach a contract settlement, the Strike could happen as soon as June 9th, said the City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW), which represents 800 more»

Nick Mordowanec at Newsweek reports Labor Unions like the Teamsters "wholeheartedly support" efforts by the Federal Government to bring a more robust Manufacturing Industry to the U.S., but this will not dissuade Workers from organizing for respectable wages and benefits. The Trump Administration aspires to a Golden Age of manufacturing, which it has more»

National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA)-represented Employees on the hit podcast Snap Judgment negotiated something unique in their first contract, which was ratified in early April. Local 59051 Members, bargaining with Studio KQED in San Francisco, California, won several concessions, more»

Cameron Harrison and Dom Shannon at People’s World reports as the Trump Administration guts Worker protections, breaks Unions, undermines the Constitution and escalates its attacks on oppressed communities, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) is strategizing on how best to continue in its historic role as a bridge between the Labor and Civil more»

Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero at The Washington State Standard reports Labor advocates have scored a win after Governor Bob Ferguson signed a new Law to extend Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers in Washington. “Allowing striking Workers to access Unemployment Insurance Benefits creates a more level playing field for Workers to have the resources more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Visual Effects (VFX) Workers for Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Movie Franchise Avatar have voted overwhelmingly to approve their first Collective Bargaining Agreements since Unionizing in 2023, The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced. The agreements are viewed as a major step forward more»

(NEWARK, NEW JERSEY) - The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and NJ Transit have reached a tentative agreement, ending a strike that began Friday. Union Members will return to work and trains will begin running on their regular schedules Tuesday (May 20th). Terms of the agreement will be sent to the Union’s 450 members who work more»

American Federation of Musicians (AFM) International President Tino Gagliardi issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s attacks on AFM Members Bruce Springsteen (Local 47 in Los Angeles and Local 399 in Asbury Park, New Jersey), and Taylor Swift (Local 257 in Nashville, Tennessee): “The American Federation of more»

(NEWARK, NEW JERSEY) - After 15 hours of non-stop contract talks, no agreement on a wage increase was reached between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and New Jersey Transit Managers, who walked out of the talks. Their actions forced the BLET to initiate a Strike action despite the Transit Agency having the funds for a raise, more»

(LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA) - Empty containers unloaded from cargo ships are piling up in Long Beach, California. One-fifth of container cargo ship trips into its port for the month of April were cancelled. Stevedores - the people who load and unload the ships - along with Port Truckers and Warehouse Workers are all losing their jobs. Unions are pissed. more»

Seeking Alpha reports Starbucks Baristas employed at more than 50 stores across the U.S. have gone on Strike, triggered by the Coffee Chain Giant's new dress code policy, which requires Employees to wear solid black tops and blue, black or khaki bottoms. Many Baristas argue this policy imposes an unfair financial burden, as they are only provided with two more»

After more than a week on Strike, the University of Oregon Student Workers (UOSW) Union - an affiliate of the United Auto Workers (UAW)- have announced their Bargaining Team has reached a tentative contract agreement with administrators. If ratified, this agreement would be the first contract covering a wall-to-wall Undergraduate Student Worker Unit at a more»

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»

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»

(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»

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»