The International Association of Machinists (IAM) and its allies in Organized Labor took part in a rally held earlier this week in St. Louis to support IAM District 837 Members who’ve been on Strike at Boeing Defense for nearly two months now. About 3,200 Boeing Machinists are demanding better pay and retirement benefits. This week, Union more»

Earlier this week, Laborers Local 1010 LECET testified before the New York City Council Committee on Park and Recreation to call out City Parks troubling procurement practices. Griffin’s Landscaping and Dragonetti Brothers now control more than half of all active street tree planting contracts. Both companies have histories of misconduct that should more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP) President Fred Kowal - who heads the Nation's largest Higher Education Union, with more than 42,000 Academic and Professional Faculty and Retirees, has released the following statement regarding the recent and all-too-real threats to freedom of speech and academic freedom: “UUP condemns in the more»

The Illinois Pork Producers Association has announced a new Livestock Apprenticeship Program that has recently been registered with the U.S. Department of Labor with the help of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Apprenticeship opportunity will prepare career seekers to succeed in the role of Swine Animal Care Technician. more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement after the Federal Government’s funding expired and a shutdown began: The Federal Government is shutting down right now because President Trump and his Administration chose chaos and pain over responsible governing. Now, countless jobs, the essential Government more»

Following the company’s announcement Starbucks will close hundreds of stores and cut an additional 900 corporate support positions, Starbucks Workers United has secured critical wins for impacted Union-represented Baristas through effects bargaining. Michelle Eisen, Starbucks Workers United spokesperson and a 15-year Veteran Barista, said: more»

Dawn Chmielewski at Reuters reports Broadway Actors are preparing to walk off the stage in a strike that would shut down 32 stage productions as theater attendance approaches its peak season, according to Actors' Equity - which represents 900 current Broadway Performers and Stage Managers. The Union has yet to reach agreement on a new contract with the more»

The Amazon Labor Union/International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 1 is denouncing Amazon’s misleading announcement of a $1 billion “investment” in Fulfillment Center and Transportation Employees. The Union says the move is a carefully crafted Public Relations (PR) Campaign designed to distract from the company’s ongoing more»

Monica Walker helps bring justice to people who have survived child abuse and sexual assault. As a Legal Assistant in the State of Delaware’s Special Victims Unit, she deals with some of the toughest cases. The Delaware Department of Justice (DDOJ) has nearly 200 White-Collar Professionals like Walker who support the State’s Attorneys. more»

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s threats of a mass firing of Federal Employees in the event of a government shutdown. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, more»

(NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORK) - Nurses employed at Northwell Health/Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ) have filed a petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to vote to join the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the largest Union and Professional Association Of Registered Nurses (RNs) in New York State. The Northwell/LIJ Nurses, who more»

Isabela Lisco at KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona reports on an Apprenticeship Program that is sparking student interest there. The Tucson Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Program is helping young adults jumpstart their careers. According to U.S. Census data, more than 8% of youth in Southern Arizona are disconnected - which means they aren’t in more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - For 151 organizations from coast to coast, including the Nation’s two largest Unions, the repression of Washington, D.C., by the Trump Regime is the proverbial “canary in the coal mine” for the fate of the rest of the country under Right-Wing hegemony. And they want Congressional Leaders to stop such a pending Trump more»

Nurses represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) recently conducted informational pickets to speak out against recent layoffs, wage theft, the implementation of untested technologies, and Kaiser’s Permanente’s prioritization of its finances over patient care. The CNA/NNU represents nearly 25,000 Nurses more»

Chris Wade at The Center Square reports tens of thousands of Private Security Officers in New York City could be eligible for raises, increased benefits and paid vacations under a proposal named after a Midtown mass shooting victim. There are more than 80,000 Private Security Officers licensed in New York who make an average of about $40,000 a year. The more»

New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses who are employed at St Anthony’s Community Hospital in Warwick have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract that includes immediate wage increases - up to 29% over the life of the contract. The agreement also features increases in education differential, a certification bonuses and a new more»

(SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA) – Kaman’s Art Shoppes Employees - who create caricatures, letter brush art and body art for guests at the San Diego Zoo, have voted overwhelmingly to join International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 122. Th Union victory marks the first successful organizing win for Kaman’s Art Shoppes, which more»

(LAKE VIEW, NEW YORK) – While it might not be at a Buffalo Bills game in Orchard Park (where Unionized Construction Workers are building a new NFL Stadium for the home team), ask Jim “Smoker” Smolinski where he would rather be, than right here, right now when it comes to the first week of October and he’ll answer: The annual Western more»

Cheryl Kelley is a former Senior Government Official with experience across five Cabinet Agencies, including serving as Director of Planning, Management and Budget. She is also an Adjunct Fellow at the Pell Center at Salve Regina University and the Author of An Informed Citizenry: How the Modern Federal Government Operates. WNYLaborToday.com recently met more»

A California Judge has approved a $233 million settlement in a Class Action Lawsuit against Disneyland for failing to pay a living wage to Union Members at the Resort and Theme Park. In 2018, Anaheim voters passed Measure L, which required companies in the City’s Resort Area that receive tax rebates to pay their Staff a $15 minimum wage. UNITE HERE more»

Alyssa Borelli at The Commercial Integrator reports CTI, Commercial Integrator’s 2025 Integrator of the Year, has launched a ground-breaking Department of Labor-Registered Apprenticeship for Audiovisual Technicians (Avs), aimed at developing skilled professionals without the need for a college degree. Announcing the initiative on LinkedIn, CTI CEO and more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The American Federation of Government Employees Council of Prison Locals, representing more than 30,000 Federal Correctional Workers across the country, is strongly condemning the Trump Administration’s reckless move to strip away its legally negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) through the use of recent Executive more»

Erich Wagner at Government Executive reports attorneys for the Nation’s largest Federal Employee Union warns the August decision to allow President Trump’s Executive Orders stripping two-thirds of the Federal Workforce of their Collective Bargaining Rights would leave a “gaping hole” in the First Amendment if left in place. In a more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Amazon Teamsters rallied at New York City Hall last week in support of the Delivery Protection Act, a ground-breaking Bill introduced by Council Member Tiffany Cabán (Democrat-22nd District) that would protect Workers and communities near last-mile delivery facilities in New York City. The legislation would ban Amazon’s more»

Union Leadership and Members of the Alphabet Workers Union-Communications Workers of America (AWU-CWA) Local 9009 gathered outside the New York City Google Offices on Washington Street last week to speak out against the Trump administration’s recent H-1B proclamation - and to call on Google to use its immense power and platform to stand up for its more»

Just days after Signal Ohio Staff staged a powerful walkout, leadership at the non-profit newsroom voluntarily recognized Northeast Ohio NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 34001 as the Bargaining Representative for Workers at its Akron, Columbus and Cleveland sites. Newsroom Staff announced their intention to form the Signal Ohio News more»

In response to reports that the Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget has told Government Agencies to prepare for permanent reductions in force if a Government shutdown occurs on October 1st, National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement: America’s Federal Workers - the hard-working people across the more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports students and Faculty on University of California (UC) Campuses say it’s not the same anymore. Security Officers are everywhere, stopping people to question them about where they are headed and what’s in their bags. President Donald Trump’s attacks on free speech and academic freedom, they say, more»

Ivin Thomas at Finance Buzz reports four-year degrees aren't the only path to six-figure potential. Trade jobs are surging in demand across the U.S., offering paychecks that rival those of conventional White-Collar careers. Employers are scrambling to fill positions in fields such as electrical work, construction management and aviation because there are more»

After two uncharacteristic years of decline in 2022 and 2023, the pay for Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the 350 largest firms in the U.S. increased in 2024. As of the latest data available, realized compensation - which captures what CEOs took home in pay after any stock-based compensation was sold - averaged nearly $23 million in 2024 at the 350 more»

(HONOLULU, HAWAII) – More Than 2,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers in Hawaii represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 and Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP) have voted to authorize a Strike, Union Officials announced. Local 5 Members voted 97% yes to authorizing a strike and HNHP members from three Bargaining Units voted 89% - giving Union more»

(WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK) - Workers employed at the Westchester County Airport in White Plains have voted to join the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), the largest Airport Workers Union in the country. Union Officials said the reason why Ramp and Senior Ramp Agents at the county-owned airport made a decision to Unionize was because they have been more»

Natalie Kucko at WROC-TV reports Rochester Police are investigating a string of robberies against Mail Carriers. In the last few weeks, Police have reported five incidents involving assault and theft toward United States Postal Service (USPS) Workers. Currently, there are no suspects in custody and Police have not identified a possible connection to any of more»

(FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA) - Registered Nurses (RNs) employed at HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach, Florida have voted decisively in favor of joining National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), the largest Union of RNs in the United States. More than 65% of Nurses voted in favor of Unionizing, more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Joe Vertalino (pictured above), a 38-year United Steelworkers (USW) Member, is the USW District 4’s new Sub-District Director, succeeding Jim Briggs - who had served in the position for the past nine years. Vertalino, who officially started on January 1st, told WNYLaborToday.com his goal as Sub-District Director more»

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) reports that over the past three decades, stagnant weekly wages of Public School Teachers have fallen further and further behind those of college graduates who chose other careers, resulting in an ever-increasing Teacher pay gap that hit a record high in 2024. Key Findings: Over the last decade, inflation-adjusted weekly more»

(TROY, NEW YORK) - Women are transforming the Labor Movement, but as the New York State AFL-CIO Women’s Committee learned at its annual meeting, that’s always been the case. Women’s Committee Members met at the New York State United Teachers’ (NYSUT) Latham Headquarters in September before taking a pilgrimage to Troy to tour the more»

Owen Chase at AOL reports college used to be the default next step after high school, but that narrative’s shifting fast. In order to avoid flattening wages and student debt climbing, they are considering Trade Schools and Skilled Apprenticeships as a way to save the day. These paths go straight to hands-on careers that actually pay well. Some of more»

Chloe Rogers at People’s World reports your retirement savings are supposed to be the safest money you’ll ever have - not a roll of the dice. The whole point of a 401k and other retirement plans is to let you gradually build wealth that brings economic security in your Golden Years - but private equity firms are itching to lure retirement savers more»

Women make up only 4% of Construction Workers on job sites who work with tools. And now, some are worried Trump’s tariffs on building supplies will slow down commercial building construction. But in Chicago over this past weekend, more than 5,000 Unionized Construction Workers from all over the U.S. and Canada gathered in Chicago, all of them Women. more»

Karen Juanita Carrillo at The New York Amsterdam News reports the Trump Administration has agreed to get involved in contract negotiations between five Unions that represent Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Workers and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), temporarily averting a potential Strike. A planned work stoppage by 3,700 LIRR Employees, which more»

Jonathan Stempel at Reuters reports Amazon has sued the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to block it from enforcing a new law the On-Line Retailer considers an attempt to illegally regulate Private Sector Labor Relations. In a complaint filed in Federal Court in Brooklyn, Amazon accused New York of engineering an "unconstitutional more»

Variety reports Production Workers employed at Netflix Animation, Animation Artists at SpindleHorse and Production Workers at Ted have made the move to Unionize with Animation Guild/International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 839. These campaigns underscore the significant momentum for Labor Organizing across the Animation Industry, more»

Union Press Associates reports two big Government Worker Unions - the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), are cheering a Federal Judge’s ruling that Republican President Donald Trump and his Office of Personnel Management (OPM) illegally terminated 25,000 more»

Leo Gerard - former International President of the United Steelworkers Union (USW), died at the age of 78 on Sunday (September 21st). Gerard worked with the USW for more than 50 years. He served as a USW Staff Representative, District Director, National Director of Canada and Secretary-Treasurer before his election as International President in 2001. He more»

(LEESBURG, VIRGINA) - SkillsUSA has selected Charles Goede of Waterford, Connecticut as the official U.S. competitor for Plumbing and Heating for the 2026 WorldSkills Competition. This prestigious international skills competition, often referred to as the Olympics of Skilled Trades, will be held September 22nd through September 27th, 2026 in Shanghai, more»

National AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD) President Greg Regan and Secretary-Treasurer Shari Semelsberger issued the following statement to commemorate Rail Safety Week (which ran last week): “As America’s largest Transportation Labor Federation, representing the totality of Rail Labor and a voice for hundreds of thousands of more»

Randy Furst at LaborNotes reports 1,400 Teamster-represented Service Workers at the University of Minnesota have won a resounding victory in a five-day walkout that showcased their militancy and underscored the power of solidarity. “This is what happens when people stick together,” said Steve Tesfagiorgis, a Shop Steward and Strike Captain for more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures have recognized both the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) for the purpose of collective bargaining for Writers at their public television programs. Writers on future seasons of Alma’s Way, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Carl the Collector will now have a Union. Writers at both more»

Johan Sheridan at The Hill reports The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a lawsuit against New York State and its Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in Federal Court, accusing the State of passing an illegal new State Law to regulate Private Sector Labor Relations that are already under Federal authority. The lawsuit claims the new law, more»