(DEKALB, ILLINOIS) - A group of 40 Drivers and Warehouse Workers employed at K&M Tire in Dekalb, Illinois have voted to Unionize with Teamsters Local 330. K&M Workers reached out to Local 330 in August about forming a Union to win fair wages and better health care, Teamster Officials said. Local 330 and the International Union’s Organizing more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - In-house Visual Effects (VFX) Workers at Walt Disney Pictures have unanimously voted in favor of Unionizing with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in an election held by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Union announced. This significant milestone marks the second time a Unit of solely more»

(MARQUETTE, WISCONSIN) - Graduate Student Workers, Staff, participating Faculty and Undergraduate Workers at Marquette University have announced their decision to officially organize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) as Members of United Campus Workers of Wisconsin. The Workers are fighting for improved working conditions, including issues more»

Alexandra Anderson at PoweratWork.us reports Graduate Student Workers at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts have ended nearly eight years of organizing by voting to be represented by the Graduate Employees of Northeastern University-United Auto Workers (GENU-UAW). The Organizing Campaign was born of and fueled by demands for fairer working more»

(GARY, INDIANA) – Bus Operators and Dispatchers at First Student in Ventura have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777 in Lyons, Illinois. The 52 Workers provide student transportation for Gary Public Schools. “Congratulations to these hard-working Men and Women for forming their Union with the Teamsters,” Local 777 President more»

Workers employed at MissionWired, one of the largest and most prominent Digital Direct Marketing Firms in progressive politics, has won voluntary recognition for their Union. An Independent Mediator confirmed that a majority of Workers had signed cards authorizing Union Representation. The union, MissionWired United-Communications Workers of America more»

(SEATTLE, WASHINGTON) - Employees AT Verity Credit Union in Seattle have announced they are forming a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) as part of the Committee for Better Banks Project. The Workers are frustrated by pay inequities and limited opportunities for advancement at the Credit Union and are concerned about possible limits on more»

David Hill at People’s World reports Staff at the Pickerington Public Library are organizing to form a Union. If successful, they would become the third Library System in Central Ohio to Unionize through the Ohio Federation of Teachers. Another group of workers, at the Fairfield County Library, are organized through the American Federation of State, more»

Jordan Moreau at Variety reports that in a historic move, Marvel Studios’ Visual Effects Workers have unanimously voted in favor of Unionizing with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in an election held by the National Labor Relations Board. This marks the first time a unit of solely VFX Workers has Unionized with IATSE. more»

Members of the United Campus Workers (UCW)-Communications Workers of America (CWA) at the University of Louisville and Virginia Tech “extended Labor Day” with rallies earlier this week to build support for their efforts to win fair compensation and a Democratic Voice on the job. In Louisville, Workers highlighted their “Cardinal Workers more»

(MODESTO, CALIFORNIA) – Fixed Collections Workers at American Red Cross Facilities in Modesto and Turlock, California have both voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 386. “We are thrilled to welcome Red Cross Workers from Modesto and Turlock to the Teamsters,” said Jeff Berdion, Teamsters Local 386 Secretary-Treasurer. “With two more»

(NEW YORK CTIY) - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has announced the chartering of a new National Local: The Production Workers Guild (PWG) Local 111, which will become the first-ever IATSE Local Union specifically created to represent Freelance Production Department Workers. For now, this ground-breaking Local Union will more»

(ELKRIDGE, MARYLAND) - Workers employed at Ryder Transportation Solutions have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 355. The 15 newly-Unionized Drivers, who distribute Hill’s pet food to retailers along the East Coast, stood strong, overcoming a well-funded Anti-Union Campaign by their employer. “We wanted to have a ‘voice at more»

(VENTURA, CALIFORNIA) – Bus Operators employed at First Student in Ventura, California have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 186. The 79 Workers, who provide student transportation for the Ventura County Department of Education, are now covered under the First Student National Master Agreement - the largest Collective Bargaining Agreement more»

(LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) - Workers employed at Meow Wolf Omega Mart in Las Vegas, Nevada have announced they are joining the Meow Wolf Workers Collective (MWWC)-Communications Workers of America (CWA). The Workers are also demanding recognition from their employer. In the past three years, 450 Artists and Workers employed at Meow Wolf locations in Santa Fe, more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Visual Effects (VFX) Crews employed at Walt Disney Pictures have filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for an election to Unionize, with the backing of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). This marks only the second time in history VFX Professionals have joined together to demand the more»

Brett Johnson at ROI-NJ.com interviews Todd Vachon, an Assistant Professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations and Director of LEARN - the Labor Education Action Research Network, who tells him at a wave of Union activity in the State of New Jersey is hard to miss. Vachon cites as examples: Vachon’s own Faculty Union at Rutgers more»

Brian Welk at IndieWire reports “Real Housewives” Star Bethenny Frankel just got a powerful new ally in her push for Reality TV Performers to Unionize: the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). In an official statement, SAG-AFTRA said: “We stand ready to assist Bethenny Frankel, Bryan more»

Press Associates Union News Service reports some 4,800 Research Fellows at the National Institutes of Health - Researchers and Post-Docs in a wide range of scientific fields - will vote soon on whether to Unionize with the United Auto Workers. If the NIH Fellows United Union wins, the Workers would join tens of thousands of other Unionized Post-Doctoral more»

(PORTLAND, OREGON) – Workers employed at the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO) in Portland have formed a Union with the Communications Workers of America - the Fair Housing Workers of Oregon (FHWO-CWA). The Workers have requested voluntary Union recognition from management. However, FHCO management has yet to respond, the Union said. Mel more»

(FORT JOHNSON, NEW YORK) - Workers employed at Amentum in Fort Johnson, New York have voted overwhelmingly to join the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Union with only one no vote among the group. The Workers service the UH-72 Lakota’s for the U.S. Army and are tasked with keeping these helicopters serviced and fully operational. The more»

Lizzy Ravitch at The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on GET-UP, a group of University Of Pennsylvania Doctoral, Masters and Undergraduate Student Workers aiming to Unionize. GET-UP Organizers say more than 1,900 Student Workers have signed Union Authorization Cards so far and the total proposed Membership would be more than 4,000. If they’re more»

Customer Service Workers employed at a call center for Rove Pest Control have announced the formation of their Union after a majority of the Workers signed union authorization cards in favor of joining Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7250. The Workers recently held a rally and delivered a letter demanding the company voluntarily recognize more»

(COLUMBUS, OHIO) - Respiratory Therapists at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center have voted overwhelmingly to Unionize, 101-to-19, joining with the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to fight for better pay and working conditions. The win brings the number of new AFT organizing victories this year to more»

(FORT MYERS, FLORIDA) - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has announced 30 Swissport Workers in Fort Myers, Florida have voted overwhelmingly for Union Representation with the IAM. The Swissport Workers cited substandard pay, benefits and working conditions as the reason that they sought IAM representation, Union more»

(MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON) – Sno-Isle Libraries was the only Library System in Western Washington where Workers lacked a voice on the job, but now - that’s no longer the case as the Workers at Sno-Isle Libraries formed a Union through American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 2. Sno-Isle Libraries Employees more»

In a historic victory for Workers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reaffirmed that Alphabet and its subcontractor, Cognizant, are joint employers - which means both companies must bargain with YouTube Music Workers who have organized to join the Alphabet Workers Union (CWA Local 9009). Alphabet is the parent company of Google. The NLRB more»

(WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA) - Workers at Grindr, comprising Members of the LGBTQIA+ Community and strong allies, have announced the formation of Grindr United with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). A super-majority of the approximately 100 eligible Members signed Union Representation Cards at the company behind the leading LGBTQIA+ Dating App. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Freelance Workers employed in Production Departments for TV commercials across the United States are set to win voluntary recognition of their Union after a neutral third party confirmed a majority of the Workers signed cards indicating they wish to Unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). The more»

Thomas Clouse at The Spokesman-Review reports a majority of Seasonal and Full-Time Workers employed by Yellowstone National Park have voted to Unionize, according to the National Federation of Federal Employees. Yellowstone’s Workforce can vary from as many as 380 in the Summer to less than 100 in the Winter. The Union said the effort was driven by more»

(TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA) — Rail Workers employed by the Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad (FG&A) have voted to Unionize with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference. “The BLET is committed to getting these new Members a solid contract,” BLET First Vice President and Rail Conference more»

(BABBITT, MINNESOTA) – Four hundred Workers employed at Cleveland Cliffs’ Northshore Mining - who mine taconite in Babbitt, Minnesota and make iron ore pellets in Silver Bay, Minnesota, as well as transport products and tailings, have chosen to Unionize with the United Steelworkers (USW). USW District 11 Director Emil Ramirez, who District more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Workers employed at President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington D.C. have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), becoming the first Washington D.C. Museum Staff to join the UAW. President Lincoln’s Cottage is a historic site and museum in Washington where Abraham Lincoln lived for more than a quarter of his more»

(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) - Delta Air Lines Workers and their allies in the Labor Movement rallied at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to demand the company stop its Anti-Union propaganda campaign amid an Organizing Drive where as many as 45,000 people employed at the carrier are actively seeking to join Unions. Mechanics and related Workers more»

(CLEVELAND, OHIO)- Sports Broadcast Technicians responsible for the live televised coverage of the National Basketball Association’s Cleveland Cavaliers and Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians airing on Bally Sports Ohio & Great Lakes have voted in favor of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) representation. more»

(CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA) – Equipment Systems Technicians employed at the American Red Cross facility in Charlotte have voted to join Teamsters Local 71. The Workers will join more than 1,800 other Red Cross Workers who are represented by the Teamsters and who will immediately be covered by a National Master Agreement between the Teamsters and the more»

Nicole Carpenter at Polygon reports Sega of America Workers have voted “yes” to officially form a Union. One hundred seventeen votes were counted by the National Labor Relations Board - 91 for the Union and 26 votes against. The Workers will now be represented by the Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega. The Unit will include more than 200 more»

The Tower Climbers Union (TCU)/Communications Workers of America (CWA) has reached a new milestone with the launch of their new Local, CWA Local 9424. The Local also has a National Charter for all Tower Hands. The launch follows a series of powerful actions by TCU/CWA Members who’ve been actively mobilizing to fight for improved safety standards and more»

(COLUMBUS, OHIO) - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has successfully filed a representation petition at the State Employment Relations Board (SERB) in Columbus, Ohio for 980 Patient Care Associates (PCAs) and Psychiatric Care Technicians (PCTs) employed at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center. The more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Parking Ambassadors employed at the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino in Maryland have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 639. “Congratulations to the MGM National Harbor Hotel and Casino Workers on their successful organizing victory,” said Bill Davis, President of Teamsters Local 639 in Washington, D.C. more»

(DENVER, COLORADO) – They came to the 2023 Organizing Summit in Colorado with the same goal: to expand their Union. A total of 225 Volunteer Member Organizers gathered this month in The Mile High City to sign up new American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employee (AFSCME) Members and learn the latest organizing techniques. And they more»

(LANDER, WYOMING) – Earlier this year, Employers of Frontier Ambulance voted 22-to-2 to form a new Union with United Steelworkers (USW) in Lander, Wyoming, after a brief, hard-fought Union Campaign. It took nearly four months for Wyoming State AFL-CIO’s Executive Director Tammy Johnson to find a Union to try to organize them. When Will more»

Jake Moore at Willamette Week reports more than 700 formerly unrepresented City Employees have voted to form the City of Portland (Oregon) Professional Workers Union. The newly-formed Union represents Financial Analysts, Multimedia Specialists, Hearings Officers and others from nearly every bureau in the City, and is now the second-largest Independent more»

(PHOENIX, ARIZONA) - The Actors, Stage Managers, Bartenders and Servers of Phoenix’s Drunk Shakespeare have become the second company of the theatrical franchise to Unionize as Drunk Shakespeare United. Following just weeks after their fellow Workers in Chicago, they too have organized with Actors’ Equity Association, the National Labor Union more»

(CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA) – Workers in the Manufacturing Distribution Unit at the American Red Cross facility in Charlotte have unanimously voted to join Teamsters Local 71. “I voted to join the Teamsters so I could have a voice and feel more secure with my job,” said Patricia Adams, a Manufacturing Distribution Technician employed at more»

Curtis Brodner at 1010 WINS reports Projectionists at an Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn, the movie theater chain known for serving food and drinks during screenings, have filed a petition for a Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board. But two days after the petition was filed - and one day after the NLRB sent official notice to the company, more»

(PHOENIX, ARIZONA) - Organizing is often described as a marathon. It takes time to build relationships and establish trust. For Phoenix International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 640, that long effort has come to fruition and the Local's rolls are swelling. "This is the culmination of a lot of things that we've been trying for a long more»

(LAWRENCE, KANSAS) – Kansas Holistic Public Defenders has voluntarily recognized Teamsters Local 696 as the exclusive Bargaining Agent for their Public Defenders, Client Advocates and Social Workers, the Union announced. Kansas Holistic Defenders work to prevent unnecessary and wrongful incarceration, while addressing the root causes of involvement more»

Holly McDede at KQED.com reports Graduate Workers at Stanford University have voted to form a Union. If their campaign succeeds, thousands of Graduate Students who provide teaching and research duties could represent one of the Nation’s largest Bargaining Units among Graduate Workers at a Private University. The vote comes months after Academic more»

Demand for Union Representation has surged in recent years with the COVID-19 Pandemic certainly playing a key role in exposing disparities and accelerating the push by White Collar Workers and other Workers to organize. Labor shortages gave workers a rare leg up, which Workers are using to seek higher pay and better benefits from employers. Stagnant more»