New groups of United Parcel Service (UPS) Administrative and Specialist Employees have been certified for Teamsters representation throughout the country as recent organizing efforts have brought dozens of new Members into the Union across 10 States. The latest wave of organizing stems from a Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA) secured by the Teamsters under the more»

(DAYTON, OHIO) - More than 70 Nurses and Medics employed at CareFlight servicing Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). The Workers - who provide critical care to severely injured or ill patients in need of immediate treatment via air or ground transportation, were looking to improve working conditions, more»

Catie Cheshire at Westword reports Workers employed at the Summit Music Hall and the Marquis Theater in Denver, two popular venues operated by Live Nation Entertainment, have voted to Unionize in a National Labor Relations Board-held Election. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 7 will represent the 30 Stage and more»

(VENTURA, CALIFORNIA) – Workers at Frito-Lay in Ventura have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 186 and beat back an aggressive Vote No Campaign being pushed by their Anti-Union employer. The 67 new Teamsters work as Route Service Sales Representatives, Route Service Sales Associates, Merchandisers and in the warehouse. “I voted to more»

A super-majority of in-house Visuals Effects (VFX) Workers at Apple Studios have signed Authorization Cards to Unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). While Apple Studios management was asked to voluntarily recognize the VFX Workers’ Union, IATSE filed for an official National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) more»

Michael Powers at People’s World reports Workers employed at Bruegger’s Bagels in Iowa City and Coralville, Iowa have filed papers with the National Labor Relations Board to be represented by Bruegger’s Workers United. People’s World interviewed Juniper Hollis, a representative of the Workers in the Iowa City location, to talk about more»

(BOSCAWEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE) – Workers at the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 633 in Manchester. The 35 new Teamsters work as Sheriff’s Deputies and Communications Specialists. “Congratulations to the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office on their successful Organizing more»

(TULSA, OKLAHOMA) – Workers employed at PepsiCo in Tulsa have voted by 95% to join Teamsters Local 886 in Oklahoma City. The group of 63 Drivers seek improvements to pay, health care and retirement benefits, as well as working conditions. “This has been a long time coming,” said Eric Paden, a PepsiCo Driver and new Teamster who served on more»

(DAYTON, OHIO) – More than 70 Nurses and Medics employed at CareFlight, which services Miami Valley Hospital, have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). The Workers provide critical care to severely injured or ill patients in need of immediate treatment via air or ground transportation. Those Workers were looking to improve working more»

(POTOMAC, MARYLAND) – Workers employed at the Glenstone Museum, a private contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland, have joined Teamsters Local 639. The group of 89 Workers includes all hourly Guides, Café Workers, Registration, Grounds, Engineering and Maintenance, Community Engagement and Housekeeping Staff. “I was proud to vote more»

Molly Higgins and Logan Culwell-Block at Playbill report Production Workers employed at Off-Broadway's Public Theater have officially voted to Unionize and are joining the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Of the company's Workers, 70% voted, with 178 for and 11 against. The decision follows a growing trend of Off-Broadway more»

(VALLEY VIEW, OHIO) – Drivers and Warehouse Workers employed at Airgas in Valley View have voted overwhelmingly to become Teamsters. These Workers follow in the footsteps of more than 50 Airgas Workers in Oakwood, Ohio who are already represented by Teamsters Local 507. “We organized because of the poor management decisions at our facility and more»

(EASTVALE, CALIFORNIA) – Thirty-four Workers employed at Shred-It in Eastvale, California have voted to join Teamsters Local 1932. Shred-It Drivers, Dispatchers, Mechanics and Warehouse Workers organized with the Teamsters “to gain a voice at work, negotiate fair wages and improve benefits,” Union Officials said. “We’re ready more»

Savannah Hawley-Bates at KCUR 89.3/NPR In Kansas City, Missouri reports Social Work Staff employed at the Rose Brooks Center in Kansas City have voted to become the first Unionized Domestic Violence Shelter in the State of Missouri. More than two-thirds of eligible Workers at one of Kansas City’s largest and oldest shelters Unionized with the Laborers more»

(SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA) - Workers at Better Buzz Coffee’s Hillcrest location in San Diego have voted to join United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 135. Better Buzz is one of the largest local coffee chains in San Diego County, with locations in Southern California and more new branches opening in Arizona. The new Bargaining Unit includes more»

Pharmacy Professionals employed at two CVS stores in Rhode Island have voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, an initiative of International Association of Machinists (IAM) Healthcare and an affiliate of the IAM. These victories mark the second and third election wins by Pharmacists organizing with the Union in just four weeks and the first stores in the Nation more»

Four-hundred AT&T Mobility In-Home Experts (IHX) in South Texas have voted to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA) under the terms of the Voluntary Recognition and Neutrality Agreement with AT&T Mobility. In-Home Experts are Sales Representatives who manage their own portfolio of customers and provide service demonstrations, answer more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - On June 6th, Staff at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City will vote on whether to Unionize with United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110. The American Folk Art Museum, located on Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side, has existed for more than years. The wall-to-wall Unit includes Curators, Retail Staff, Educators, IT, more»

TheStand.org reports On-Site Workers at Fungi Perfecti, which produces gourmet and medicinal mushrooms marketed as Host Defense Mushrooms, have announced their intention to form a Union with Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 252. But rather than recognizing and respecting their Workers’ right to join together free more»

Members of the Wesleyan Graduate Labor Union (WesGLU) - which is part of Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153 - recently rallied to demand the college cancel its contract with the Union-Busting Law Firm Littler Mendelson. Back in late April, Workers delivered a letter to Wesleyan President Michael Roth stating that 76% of more»

Meghana Veldhuis at The Daily Princetonian reports Postdoctoral Researchers at Princeton University in New Jersey have won their Union. The Princeton University Postdocs and Scholars (PUPS) X (Twitter) account posted the results that led to Unionizing with the United Auto Workers (UAW). According to PUPS, 484 Postdocs voted in favor of unionizing while 89 more»

(THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA) – Eighty-four Drivers and Warehouse Associates employed at a Nabis Warehouse in California have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 630. “We are dedicated to ensuring stability in the rapidly growing Cannabis Industry,” said Lou Villalvazo, who serves as Secretary-Treasurer at Teamsters Local 630 in Los more»

After years of organizing, Workers employed at Natural Grocers in Norman, Oklahoma have voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1000. The Staff has been working toward this victory since 2021, enduring hours-long captive audience meetings from notorious Union-Busting Consultant Firm the Crossroads Group and retaliation against more»

(VERO BEACH, FLORIDA) - Full-time Stage Technicians at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, Florida voted to affiliate with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 500 after participating in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Election. The eight Crew Members in the Unit - who are responsible for carpentry, lighting, wardrobe, more»

The Salt Lake Tribune reports Flight Attendants employed at Utah-based Breeze Airways have voted “overwhelmingly” to join the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) - after one of the fastest campaigns to file for a Union Election AFA Officials say they have ever seen. A Union spokesperson said 76.3% of Breeze Flight Attendants voted in favor more»

McKenna Schueler at Orlando Weekly reports a super-majority of H&M Retail Workers at the company’s Melbourne Square Mall Store have voted in favor of Unionization. The Swedish Fast-Fashion Retailer has 15 locations Unionized with the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) in New York, but in Florida - which has 21 H&M store locations - more»

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – Cannabis Workers employed at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs in River North have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777. “We are thrilled to welcome another Cresco location to (the) Teamsters,” Local 777 President Jim Glimco said. “Dispensary Workers are seeing their counterparts at other more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter report Workers who play characters like Goofy and Mickey Mouse and cheer and dance at parades at Disneyland have taken a step forward in their push to Unionize with Actors’ Equity. The group, which is seeking to represent 1,700 Employees, filed a petition for a Union Election with the National Labor Relations more»

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) - John G. Shedd Aquarium Employees have announced they are forming their Union, Shedd Workers United, with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31. The announcement came in a public letter signed by 60 Workers. When certified, Shedd Workers United/AFSCME will represent 300 Employees across the more»

With Union approval ratings, especially among young Workers, at their highest levels in decades, National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA) has been scoring big Organizing wins. In the last month, Workers at Television Station KDVR in Denver, Colo., WLNE Television Station in Rhode Island, and more»

(BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO) – Workers employed at Colorado’s Boulder County have filed for a Union Election after legislation granting some County Workers the right to collectively bargain went into effect in 2023. The Boulder County Employees Union (BCEU) is organizing with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and are hoping to address more»

(SUMNER, WASHINGTON) – More than 150 Costco Drivers in Sumner, Washington have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 174, becoming the first-ever group of Workers at a Costco Distribution Center to organize with the Teamsters. The Workers are seeking strong representation to address years of workplace concerns under the backing of a Teamsters more»

(MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN) - Workers at Marquette University have gone public with their intention to join United Campus Workers of Wisconsin, a wall-to-wall Union that includes Undergraduate and Graduate Student Workers, Adjunct and Non-Tenure Track Faculty and other University Staff. Part of the Communications Workers of America’s (CWA’s) more»

(FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA) – More than 100 Public Sector Workers in the City of Fountain Valley have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 911. This Worker-led victory is comprised of three Bargaining Units: The Fountain Valley Professional and Technical Unit; The Fountain Valley General Employees Unit; and the Fountain Valley Municipal more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The International Association Of Machinists (IAM) has announced a remarkable achievement in its ongoing efforts to champion the cause of Workers across the Nation - a recent report, drawing on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analyzed by Bloomberg Law, has spotlighted the IAM for its significant growth in Union more»

Reuters reports Workers at Apple’s store in Short Hills, New Jersey have filed for Union Representation with the Communications Workers of America, a Staff Member who is part of the Organizing Committee amid a push for Unionization across sectors in Corporate America. In June 2022, a store near Baltimore, Maryland had become the first Apple location more»

Katie Campione at Deadline reports 160 Workers from DreamWorks Animation (DWA) Television and Feature Productions have Unionized and will be represented by the Animation Guild (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 839) and the Motion Picture Editors Guild (IATSE Local 700). According to The Guild, this marks the largest Unit more»

Olivera Perkins at Signal Cleveland reports Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (CRCC) Employees have voted to Unionize with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 1199 West Virginia/Kentucky/Ohio. The Workers decided to Unionize because they believed CRCC leadership had not adequately responded to many of their concerns, including People of Color more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Approximately 150 Qantas Airways Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) employed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). Qantas AMEs reached out to the IAM in late 2023 to explore the idea of forming a Union and then more»

(DENVER, COLORADO) - Thirteen Hair, Makeup, Wardrobe and Stage Workers for the touring production of the musical Hairspray have won voluntary recognition of their Union and are set to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees’ (IATSE) Associated Crafts and Technicians (ACT) Local - which covers Touring Theatrical Workers. The crew more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – About 40 Workers employed at Evergreen Health in Downtown Buffalo have filed to Unionize with the Rochester Regional Joint Board of Workers United. The Union filing follows Workers at the Pride Center, an affiliate of Evergreen, who voted unanimously to join Workers United earlier this month. Evergreen Health is a non-profit more»

(KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN) - More than 260 Residents and Fellow Physicians at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) have successfully Unionized by an overwhelming 152-to-12 vote. Union Representatives said the voting certified the Resident & Fellow Alliance (RFA) - which is affiliated with American Federation of more»

(HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA) - Workers at the Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood in Universal City, California, have officially voted to Unionize with the International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE). Union Representatives said 37 Employees voted in favor of joining the Hollywood Crew Union and six voted against. Ushers, Cooks, more»

(ATLANTA, GEORGIA) – Drivers employed at United Natural Foods, Incorporated (UNFI) in Atlanta have voted by an overwhelmingly margin - 95%, to join the Teamsters. The organizing victory marks the end of a months-long campaign by UNFI Workers to Unionize and is the second Teamsters organizing victory at the company in less than two months. The more»

(MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT) – Roughly 300 Support Staff and Technical Employees at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury, Vermont, have voted to form a Union with the Porter Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (PFNHP), an affiliate of the Vermont American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The Workers, including those who work in roles that include more»

Just under 300 Workers employed at the MGM Springfield, Massachusetts Casino have voted to join New England Joint Board UNITE HERE Local 301 in a Union Election that was overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. The results from 247 Poker and Table Game Employees out of 282 eligible Workers in the Bargaining Unit considerably expands the number of more»

(HARLEM, NEW YORK) - The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) has announced the Dancers of Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) have won their Union and that the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) Organization is partnering with the AGMA in furthering a mutual effort to protect Artists and improve their working lives. Just over one month after coming forward with more»

(ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA) - On-Air Employees at WJET-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania - including Anchors, Reporters, Meteorologists and others - have voted overwhelmingly to form a Union with Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). “We believe our Union will strengthen WJET-TV as a station and make it a better source more»

Some 600 Quality Assurance (QA) Workers employed at Activision Publishing, the Video Game-Maker that’s owned by Microsoft, are forming a Union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) - and say the historic neutrality agreements forged first by the CWA and the National AFL-CIO with the Technology Giant helped their organizing efforts. In QA, more»

Rebecca Tauber at The Denverite reports low pay and high Employee turnover are two of the key reasons Workers employed at the Colorado Coalition For The Homeless are working with other Coalition Staff to gather support for a Union. Organizers at the Coalition have formally announced their intent to form a Union with Service Employees International Union more»