Haley Daugherty at The Trib Live in Tarentum, Pennsylvania reports the United Steelworkers (USW) and ATI have reached a tentative contract agreement, which the Union texted to its Membership Tuesday (April 15th) evening. ATI confirmed it was a six-year agreement. The former contract, which the USW and ATI continued to operate under, had expired on February more»

(HOUSTON, TEXAS) - Flight Dispatchers at Avelo Airlines have voted to join the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), increasing the Union’s footprint in representation of Flight Dispatchers across the country. “Our immediate next step is to win that all-important first contract that will significantly improve the quality of life for Avelo more»

(THE BRONX, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Home Health Care Nurses employed at CenterLight Health in the Bronx have finalized a new contract, which has averted an announced Strike. The agreement, achieved with the help of a mediator, maintains strong Union health benefits, includes improvements to staffing to increase more»

After 58 days, the Alamo Drafthouse Strike is over after a new contract was reached. All Unionized Workers previously laid off at the Sony-owned theater chain's Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn locations will be reinstated, according to United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2179. The Union reached a deal with management over layoffs that the UAW had claimed more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Labor Movement and its allies have announced the formation of Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network, a new project to connect Federal Workers whose rights have been violated by the Trump Administration with free legal support. The Legal Defense Network will mobilize and train thousands of lawyers to provide pro bono legal more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports Patriots will show up - once again, at Lexington Common in Massachusetts on Saturday (April 19th), just as they did 250 years ago to combat tyranny. But these Patriots will be peaceful, not armed and they’ll be facing the Trump Administration rather than British Redcoats, as their forbearers did there and more»

Molly Sweeney at WCIA reports Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have awarded more than $2 million to four Pre-Apprenticeship Programs in Central Illinois. The goal of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which began in 2021, is to increase diversity in Apprenticeship Programs, as more»

David DiMolfetta at Nextgov/FCW reports a user with a Russian IP address tried to log into National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Systems just minutes after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) moved to access and extract troves of sensitive data from inside the Agency, according to an extensive whistleblower disclosure. The more»

The National AFL-CIO and its affiliated Unions that represent Workers across Private and Public Sector Industries have sued the Trump Administration over its dismantling of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), including firing Mediators and Staff, and closing Field Offices across the country. The legal challenge was brought by the more»

Brandon Chew at People’s World reports United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain says while his Union supports some use of the tariffs in the auto and other industries - he opposes most of the Trump agenda for its harmfulness to Workers. He said the pain caused by Anti-Worker policies over the years was at least, in part, channeled into support more»

Ellen von zur Muehlen & Daniel Delgado at People’s World reports thousands of Academic Workers employed at California universities joined a nationwide day of action last week to protest the Trump Administration’s slashing of research and education funding. The cuts threaten deadly consequences for Working Class People. Hundreds of Members of more»

Tony Aiello at CBS New York reports 600 Beer Delivery Workers went on Strike Tuesday (April 15th) in a dispute with a major beer distributor serving New York City and the surrounding area. Their contract expired at midnight. Employees with the Laundry, Distribution, and Food Service Joint Board Workers United/SEIU, or LDFS Union, began their Strike at four more»

WHAM 13 ABC reports Graduate Workers at the University of Rochester held an informational picket on Tuesday (April 15th) to call attention to next week's Strike. They say the Strike is due to the University's refusal to allow a fair Union Election process for the Graduate Workers. The Strike will begin on Monday (April 21st). The group is looking to form a more»

Baristas, Shift Leads and Prep Cooks employed at Equator Coffees in Los Angeles, California – who were concerned about insufficient pay and scheduling and who also wanted a voice in the workplace, have Unionized with United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 770. “Our win is not only a contract, but a testimony on when you and your more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above, United Steelworkers (USW) Local 135 President Josh Hall (on the left) and USW District 4 Staff Representative Jim Briggs stand outside the Union Hall - located down the road from the Sumitomo Tire Plant in Tonawanda, just outside Buffalo. The two USW Officials sat down with WNYLaborToday.com to discuss more»

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is celebrating 16 more graduates of its Central Valley Training Center (CVTC) Pre-Apprenticeship Program, surpassing 250 program graduates since it first began in 2020. The CVTC is a 10-week Pre-Apprenticeship Program located in the city of Selma, California that introduces students to 10 different more»

Nathan Bomey at Axios reports that according to new estimates, United Auto Workers (UAW)-represented Workers are poised to stomach thousands of dollars in reduced payments because of President Donald Trump's auto tariffs. UAW Workers get annual profit-sharing checks based on the North American profits of their employers. That's particularly problematic more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Unions, Labor Advocate Groups and Community Organizations have sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul calling on New York State to increase funding at the Department of Labor in anticipation of Federal cuts that could threaten Workforce Development and Job Training Programs. A 19-member Coalition of Unions and Advocate Groups urged Hochul more»

Claire Kirch & Jim Milliot at Publishers Weekly reports United Auto Workers (AW) Local 2110 has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to allow Workers employed at Abrams Books in New York City to vote on whether to Unionize. Employees who would be eligible include Editors, Publicists, Marketers, Production Managers, Designers and Managing more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A majority of over 300 Technology Workers employed at The Washington Post have announced the formation of The Washington Post Tech Guild and are seeking voluntary recognition from the company. The Guild released the following statement: We are taking this step in order to build a more equitable, transparent and sustainable future for more»

Leah Feiger & Steven Levy at WIRED report Dr. Mehmet Oz, the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), spent much of his first all-Staff meeting on last week promoting the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the agency and praising Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again Initiative, sources tell more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - 125 Production Crew Members at the Juilliard School have achieved Union Representation from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Election. The results revealed near unanimous support for the Union, with over 95% of votes cast in favor. The group consists of Full-Time more»

(MOUNT MORRIS, NEW YORK) – As we turn the page to Spring, the Winter is nothing but a memory as New Yorkers welcome the warm change in weather for several months to come. But at American Rock Salt (ARS) in Livingston County where the United Steelworkers (USW) represent 250 Workers at the largest Rock Salt Mine in the country, the coming months will more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – It seems these days that the only time you hear about Registered Nurses in the news is when they are standing up for themselves during a contract fight at a local hospital or battling for measures that make their workplaces safer so they can take care of the needs of the patients that they are also standing up for. That’s more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) – Following a wave of successful organizing drives among Cultural Institutions throughout Los Angeles, Workers employed at two world-famous museums are coming together to form one Union. Workers at the Natural History Museum and La Brea Tar Pits are forming a Union through American Federation of State, County & Municipal more»

Contractor Magazine reports from Norwalk, Connecticut that HomeServe has announced the winners of its first ever Apprentice and Training Grant Program, an initiative designed to support workforce development in the Skilled Trades Industry. The grants, totaling $50,000, were awarded to the top 20 applicants, all of whom are contractor companies that are a more»

Nurses across California are applauding the vote taken by the State of California’s Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee to advance S.B. 632 - authored by Senator Jesse Arreguín and sponsored by California Nurses Association (CNA). If passed, the Bill would ensure Nurses and other Health Care Workers are automatically more»

Erich Wagner at Government Executive reports the Trump Administration has apparently ceased collecting Federal Workers’ Union Dues via voluntary payroll deduction at agencies targeted by a recent Executive Order seeking to strip Employees of their Collective Bargaining Rights without notice, leaving Labor Unions in financial upheaval. Last month, more»

Natascha Elena Uhlmann at LaborNotes reports 10 National Unions and dozens of Locals representing more than three million Members have issued a joint statement demanding the release of Immigrant Workers recently snatched by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The statement names: Farm Worker Union Leader Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, who was more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Public Service Workers are under assault and need their Elected Representatives in Washington, D.C. to step up and protect them. That’s why the National AFL-CIO, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the Service Employees International Union more»

(CLEVELAND, OHIO) -More than 50 Ramp Workers employed at Unifi Aviation in Cleveland have voted overwhelmingly to join the International Association of Machinists (IAM), following nearly a year of dedicated organizing efforts to address low wages and poor treatment by management. Ramp Workers at Unifi have faced many challenges, including excessive more»

Patrick Deaville at Lake Charles, Louisiana’s KPLC reports SOWELA Technical Community College has now received approval for Louisiana’s first-ever Aviation Maintenance Apprenticeship Program. SOWELA’s paid Apprenticeship Program with Citadel Completions will allow students to get their foot in the door for Aviation Maintenance Technician more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) President Melinda Person has issued statements on the New York State Education Department’s stand against a Federal Anti-Inclusion certification requirement involving President Donald Trump’s Executive Order to dismantle the U.S. Department Of Education, as well as the State more»

(THE BRONX, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association-represented (NYSNA) Home Health Care Nurses employed at non-profit CenterLight long-term home health care in the Bronx have delivered an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike Notice to management. Nurses voted overwhelmingly to authorize a Strike after CenterLight unlawfully refused to continue the more»

Dan La Botz at New Politics has penned an interesting and provocative Labor Perspective, one that is informative and may be hard for some Unions, their Leaders and their Members to read. In part, Botz writes: President Donald Trump has launched a vicious, multi-faceted attack on American Workers of all sorts and Workers are beginning to respond, but both more»

Jessica Kutz at 19th News has written an interesting story on the uphill battle to bring more Women into construction jobs now that Donald Trump is President. Kutz writes: For decades, Women have worked diligently to carve out a space in the Construction Workforce, where discrimination and sexual harassment have kept the predominantly male industry, well, more»

National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs: The strategic use of tariffs can be an effective tool to support our industries and protect jobs at home, but they must be accompanied by policies that invest in our manufacturing base and a strong commitment to promoting more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler says the Labor Movement is applauding the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives to reverse the Trump Administration’s Executive Order that aimed to strip Collective Bargaining Rights from hundreds of thousands of Federal Workers. The bipartisan Protect more»

(WESTERN NEW YORK) – Hundreds of Union-represented Nursing Home Workers employed at six long-term care facilities in Erie and Niagara Counties are picketing today (Monday, April 7th) and will again on Tuesday (April 8th) over unsafe staffing levels and a lack of progress in contract talks, 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) more»

Joe Davidson at The Washington Post reports now we may know why President Donald Trump has not reissued his three first-term, Anti-Union directives that sharply reduced the ability of Labor Leaders to represent Employees. Rather than hamstring Federal Labor Organizations, Trump wants to bust the Unions. In another move among many to vastly expand the power more»

Faculty Members at Nevada State University have voted to join the Nevada Faculty Alliance, an Affiliate of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The Academic Workers voted to organize with a landslide vote of 104-to-8. This is the fourth Chapter of the Nevada Faculty Alliance. Having prevailed more»

Katie Castellano at Madison WMTV reports Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, along with the State’s Department of Workforce Development, announced Wisconsin’s Apprenticeship Program has reached a new record for enrollment. More than 17,000 people are enrolled, which is a record high in the 112-year history of the program. The Badger State has more more»

Tobias Burns at The Hill reports on what President Donald Trump’s tariffs could mean for U.S. Workers, consumers and the American Economy. First off, Burns says it is likely prices will rise if the tariffs remain in place. Tariffs increase the costs of bringing goods to the market and some portion of that cost is likely to be passed on to consumers. more»

Crowds of protesters converged on Bryant Park in New York City on Saturday (April 5th) to call out President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's actions on government downsizing, the economy, immigration and human rights. The demonstration was just one of more than 1,200 Hands Off! events conducted by more than 150 groups - including Civil Rights more»

(ACROSS NEW YORK STATE) – Tens of thousands of Union Members came out in force across New York State over the weekend to participate in more than two dozen Hands Off! Demonstrations that were held Saturday (April 5th) to protest President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s attack on Federal Government programs and Democracy. more»

Nick Lentz at CBS News affiliate reports nearly 1,000 University of Minnesota Doctors have filed for Union recognition with the country's largest Physicians Union - the Committee of Interns and Residents, a Local of the Service Employees International Union (CIR/SEIU). The Union represents more than 37,000 Interns, Residents and Fellows in 10 States and more»

Lindsay Bjerregaard at Aviation Week Network reports United Airlines, like other carriers in the U.S., is bracing for an impending wave of Aviation Maintenance Technician retirements. This has necessitated major hiring pushes to replace retiring Workers, leading to an industry-wide trend toward what Boeing has labeled “juniority across the more»

Alice Speri at The Guardian reports Faculty at Harvard University are organizing amid anxiety that their University will capitulate to President Donald Trump, whose Administration could hold back on following through on billions of dollars in Federal contracts and grants to the school if it does not agree to his Anti-Semitism policies. Harvard President more»

C.J. Atkins at People’s World reports what we’re witnessing in real-time is a struggle within the ruling class over what the future of U.S. capitalism - in fact, world capitalism - should look like. Representing those sectors of capital feeling the heat of competition on the world market (especially from China’s rapidly advancing firms), more»

Support Staff at Queens Defenders have officially announced their intent to join a pre-existing Attorney and Social Worker Union after years of working without Union protection, partnering with the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys-United Auto Workers Local 2325 (ALAA-UAW). Despite playing a crucial role in the firm's success, Support Staff have more»