(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Unionized Journalists employed at POLITICO and E&E News (The PEN Guild) have secured a major victory in their arbitration case against POLITICO management over the company’s unilateral introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that bypassed negotiated safeguards and undermined core journalistic standards. In a more»

Peter Fousek and Cameron Harrison at People’s World report the struggle over who controls the roof over a Worker’s head erupted into open confrontation on the steps of New Haven, Connecticut’s City Hall, as a newly formed Public Tenants Union at Sunset Ridge Apartments faced down a landlord-backed “counter-demonstration.” The more»

Hilal Bahcetepe at The Chief in New York City reports Workers employed at the Al Gore-backed Technology Refurbisher and Seller Back Market announced their Union - Back Market United, ahead of the e-Commerce Company’s busiest week of the year. “E-Commerce Businesses typically don’t Unionize, so this is impressive for them to do especially more»

Dr. Lawrence Wittner, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is Professor of History Emeritus at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany and the Author of Confronting the Bomb (Stanford University Press). The following, in part, was published in the On-Line Publication, The Z Network: Although President Donald Trump has claimed that “every policy” more»

Every day, roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers reach retirement age in America and many of them are skilled Tradespeople who’ve spent decades perfecting their crafts. Electricians who can troubleshoot complex industrial systems, Plumbers who understand aging infrastructure, Welders who work on critical infrastructure - they’re all walking out the door, more»

Across the United States, a quiet but serious problem is unfolding for Blue Collar Workers. While many people are focused on how Artificial Intelligence might replace office jobs, the Workers who build, repair, transport and manufacture the country’s goods are facing growing difficulties right now. Even with repeated promises to revive key industries, more»

Tracey Lamm at The Hawk Eye reports for the past nine years, skilled Trade Apprenticeship Programs have joined with the Iowa Army National Guard and IowaWorks to introduce high school students to the world of work, available in a different sort of classroom. Nearly 300 students from across Southeast Iowa recently convened at the Iowa Army National Guard more»

Steve Kennedy at Talking Points Memo reports that for nine decades, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has stood as the Federal Government’s primary guardian of Workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively. Created in the depths of the Great Depression, the NLRB was designed to be a buffer between Workers and the concentrated more»

Fred Lambert at Electrek reports the Boring Company, Elon Musk’s Tunneling Startup, is reportedly facing significant issues with its new project in Nashville, Tennessee. A key subcontractor has walked off the job, alleging the company failed to pay for work completed on the Music City Loop, claiming they received only 5% of what they are owed. Shane more»

Starbucks will pay around $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City Workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, City Officials announced Monday (December 1st). Starbucks will also pay $3.4 million in civil penalties under the agreement with the City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Starbucks more»

(KINGSTON, NEW YORK) – Members of the Ulster County Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) have ratified a new four-year contract bargaining with Ulster County, covering the period from January 1st, 2025 through December 31st, 2028. The contract is scheduled to go before the Ulster County Legislature for approval on Wednesday (December 3rd). The more»

Workers employed at the iconic Salt Lake City LGBTQ+ bar The SunTrapp have formally Unionized with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7765 and been voluntarily recognized by their employer. Natalie Jankowski, Lead Bartender and Organizing Worker, said: “We organized out of love for The SunTrapp and the community it represents. This victory more»

The Trump Administration will cut the pay of all Farmworkers by reducing the minimum wages paid to Workers filling seasonal agricultural jobs in the H-2A Visa Program. By lowering wage rates implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimates more than 350,000 H-2A Farmworkers could see their annual wages cut more»

Food Service Workers, Members of UNITE HERE Local 17, at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have ratified a new contract that averted a potential Strike during the busy Thanksgiving travel week. “It is an historic agreement that includes the HIGHEST wage increases ever won at the Airport,” the Union said in a statement. HMSHost operates more»

Chris Marr at Bloomberg reports Amazon has won a Court order temporarily blocking enforcement of New York State’s statute attempting to claim jurisdiction over Private Sector Union disputes, which the retailer argues is pre-empted by Federal Labor Law. The State Law likely runs afoul of the National Labor Relations Act and should be enjoined while the more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the launch of New York's new Promote Opportunity with Electric Readiness for Underdeveloped Properties (POWER UP) Program, which will offer grants for electrical and transmission infrastructure at industrial sites for key sectors like semiconductors, agribusiness and cleantech. Through the program, more»

Larry Urish at The Orange County Register reports California’s Santiago Canyon College (SCC) offers a comprehensive array of courses and Apprenticeship Programs in everything from environmental management, cosmetology and biotechnology to water conservation, real estate appraisal and an impressive range of carpentry specialties. As part of SCC’s more»

Yejin Song and Daniela Castillo at EdSource report Rebecca Gross will never forget standing in solidarity with fellow Graduate Student Union Workers during United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4811’s Strike at the University of California (UC) at Santa Cruz in spring 2024. What Gross remembers most is the moment her friend - a fellow UCSC Student - was more»

Dom Shannon at People’s World reports the “right” to a Union is a hollow promise if the bosses can simply run out the clock. This is the lesson being taught to the 11,000 Unionized Starbucks Workers who, years after their historic votes to organize a Union, are still struggling for a first contract. This corporate stonewalling, led first more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) - the largest Airline Union in North America, representing Airline Workers at every major U.S. Airline, has announced it will file an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB), the Federal Agency that conducts Union Elections in the Airline and Railroad more»

The share of searches for Apprenticeship Opportunities has steadily increased since 2020, more than doubling in the past five years and rising 35% in 2025 alone, according to a report from the Indeed Hiring Lab. The number of Apprenticeships has grown in recent years, particularly in fields such as Mechanics, Electrical and Manufacturing, alongside greater more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – The Trump Administration’s assault on “life-and-death” programs like SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) spurred the New York State AFL-CIO to take action and institute an effort called Labor Feeds NY: A Week of Action Against Hunger. Between the rising costs of groceries and the disruption of more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports from Washington, D.C.: Catering to its corporate controllers and its own radical deregulatory zeal, the Donald Trump Regime has crafted plans to increase Workers’ - and their families’ - exposure to hazardous chemicals. The National AFL-CIO is urging Federal Lawmakers to stop that dangerous crusade. more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports from Shepherdsville, Kentucky that another crack in the Amazon Empire has been exposed. This time, in a breakthrough for Workers around the world trying to organize the notoriously Anti-Union monopoly, Amazon CDL Drivers at the SDF9 Warehouse here have become the first company Tractor-Trailer Drivers more»

Resident Assistants (RAs) and Resident First-Year Mentors (RFMs) at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus have announced a majority of them have signed Union Authorization Cards to join Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 153. Student Workers have requested voluntary recognition from University Administrators, citing recent instances more»

Gary LaBarbera, the President of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, and Doug Lipari, the Executive Director of the New York City Office of Talent and Workforce Development, have Co-Authored a Labor Perspective that was published in The New York Daily News, Headlined: Investing Billions In Union Construction Careers. They more»

Ski Patrollers employed at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to join Communications Workers of America Local 7781/United Mountain Workers. This is the latest push by First Responders at Mountain Resorts for a fair contract that ensures fair wages for the essential work they perform. In addition to more»

The Times of India reports that for generations, the safest post-high school advice in the United States was simple: Go to college and the rest will fall into place. But rising tuition, heavy debt, an uneven job market and growing economic uncertainty have shaken that assumption. A new national report - the Laborstrong Apprenticeship Perceptions Index 2025 more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Grace Bogdanove (pictured above, on the right) - 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East Vice President for WNY Nursing Homes, has been elected the new President of the Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, becoming only the second Woman to head the Buffalo Labor Council. Bogdanove more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The National AFL-CIO has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the independence of Federal Agencies and protect Workers’ ability to seek legal justice when their rights on the job are violated. Representing 64 Unions and 15 million Workers, the Nationwide Labor Federation filed an amicus Brief in Trump v. Slaughter, more»

Pat Maio at The Orange County Register reports Members of the California Nurses Association (CNA) have ratified a four-year agreement for nearly 24,000 Registered Nurses (RNs) employed at the University of California (UC), which features an 18.5% minimum increase in wages over the life of the four-year contract across the University’s 19 Medical more»

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) is responding to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule to exclude nursing from Professional Degree Programs: The Trump Department of Education's proposed rule to exclude nursing from "professional degree" programs could not come at a worse time. This proposal will limit access and make advanced more»

Workers from one of the largest Library Systems in Ohio, the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML), are seeking to Unionize with the Ohio Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). They haven’t filed the paperwork yet, as Organizers are trying to talk with all of the Library’s 630 eligible Workers first. The more»

Vermont Business Magazine reports Vermont State University (VTSU) has announced its Plumbing and Electrical Registered Apprenticeship Programs have grown by 40% since 2021. Enrollment for the current academic year is at a record high of more than 914 Apprentices - 90% of whom are Vermont residents. VTSU President Dave Bergh said: “Skilled Workers are more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Construction Industry Registered Apprenticeship Programs, a success story for both Workers and employers, are being threatened by the chaotic and unpredictable actions of the Trump Administration, LIUNA General President Brent Booker says. Booker, the leader of the largest Union of Construction Laborers, recently told a U.S. Senate more»

Cameron Harrison at People’s World reports from Glendale, Kentucky: In the battle between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the forces of Corporate Greed and Union-Busting, BlueOval SK (BOSK) has been forced to withdraw all its objections to the Union Election held this past August. This capitulation by the Trans-National Joint Venture removes the more»

The UnLocal Union - organized with the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-United Auto Workers (ALAA-UAW) 2325, in New York City have won their National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Union Election - unanimously. The Workers’ victory was a long time in coming, first demanding voluntary recognition back on September 3rd. But management refused to more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - American Federation Of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten has issued the following statement responding to the announcement revealing President Donald Trump’s plan to move multiple parts of the U.S. Department of Education to other federal departments: This move is neither streamlining nor reform - it’s an abdication more»

Greta Cross at USA TODAY reports thousands of Unionized Starbucks Workers remain on Strike across the country as the Coffee Chain debuted a new holiday beverage earlier this week. Strikers are on day seven (on Thursday, November 20th) of their nationwide Red Cup Rebellion. Starbucks Workers United, which represents Employees at about 550 of the chain's more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: The new Leadership Team at SMART (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation) Local 46 has brought about a number of positive results in a very short period of time for their Rochester Building Trades Union since their Union’s election was held in June. WNYLaborToday.com recently sat down with four Members of the more»

Production Assistants and Assistants on Netflix's The Four Seasons are looking to Unionize with Production Assistants United/Laborers (LIUNA) Local 724, the Hollywood Laborers’ Group. The Union received a super-majority of signed Union Authorization Cards from Crew Members on the show in October and has filed for an election with the National Labor more»

AVIATIONPROS reports Jet MX, Incorporated has received recognition from Arizona’s Department of Economic Security (DES) for its Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) Apprenticeship Program. Jet MX is based at the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport and operates as a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 145-certified Aviation MRO (Maintenance, Repair and more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - On November 12th, President Donald Trump signed legislation that officially ended the longest Government shutdown in history and the subsequent Continuing Resolution (CR) not only funds operations through January 30th, it also blocks the Trump Administration from carrying out mass reductions-in-force through the end of the CR. As such, more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler is commending those House Members who have added their names to a discharge petition that will now force a vote on legislation to restore the Collective Bargaining Rights of hundreds of thousands of Federal Workers targeted by Republican President Donald Trump. Shuler said: “The Labor more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110 has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a Union Election for nearly a thousand full-time and part-time Professional and Non-Professional Staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Workers cite long-term pay inequities, lack of job protection and ever-increasing workloads as more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - State University Of New York (SUNY) Students are invited to apply for annual scholarships of $3,000 offered by United University Professions (UUP), the Union that represents Academic and Professional Faculty employed at SUNY. The deadline to apply for the UUP College Scholarship Fund Undergraduate Scholarship application is March 1st, more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports U.S. Senate Labor Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (Republican-Louisiana) has unveiled a GOP package of Labor Law reforms that is a corporate lobbyist’s dream - and the opposite of Organized Labor’s Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The batch of measures Cassidy stitched together omits the one more»

Dana Thiede & Raya Quttaineh at KARE-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota report Union Leaders representing more than 200 Food Workers at MSP International Airport said they will Strike during one of the busiest travel periods of the year unless the company they work for steps up. HMSHost operates multiple well-known brands at MSP, like Shake Shack and more»

NewsGuild of New York-represented Workers at Condé Nast rallied last week outside of CN HQ at World Trade Center to demand a full reversal of recent illegal firings and suspensions of the Fired Four, Condé Workers who were taking part in a legally protected Union action. “By retaliating against Journalists for peaceful and protected more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Last week (on Thursday, November 13th), New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses continued a second week of action to demand New York City Private Hospitals invest in safe patient care - rather than executive pay and risky speculations on Artificial Intelligence (AI). CEOs at Montefiore, Mount Sinai and more»