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»

(SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA) – Workers employed at the Horseshoe Indianapolis Casino are on Strike as they demand recognition of Teamsters Local 135 as their Bargaining Representative. The 200 Dealers and Dual Rates were scheduled to vote in their Union Election on Friday, October 17th, but the then U.S. Government shutdown caused it to be delayed 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»

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»

Dina Morsi, who serves as the Executive Director at NorCal Construction Industry Compliance (NCIC) - a Non-Partisan Industry Watchdog, recently penned a Labor Perspective on Apprenticeship for the Capitol Weekly, which covers California Government and Politics. It read, in part: This Summer, California overtook Japan to become the fourth largest economy in more»

Madeleine Wright at CBS Philadelphia reports the Union representing thousands of SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) Workers have voted to authorize a Strike, raising the possibility of more transit disruptions across the Philadelphia region. The vote gives Union Leadership the power to call a walkout if contract negotiations with more»

Margie Mason at the Associated Press interviews Lisa Emery, a Respiratory Therapist who is deeply concerned about West Virginia Coal Miners suffering from Black Lung Disease. As Director of the New River Health Association Black Lung Clinic, Emery’s has seen Miners as young as 45 getting double lung transplants as disease rates soar among Miners more»

The Guardian reports Salt Lake City’s oldest and longest-running LGBTQ+ bar has closed, with Workers claiming the shuttering was a “stunt” to prevent Unionization. The SunTrapp, widely considered the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in Utah, was founded in 1973 and is one of the few safe havens for the community. It shut on October 31st after Workers more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Union-represented Workers employed at Kickstarter United (KSRU) have ended their 42-day Strike and declared victory over the Tech Company. The Kickstarter Workers - represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153, secured an escalating minimum salary floor tied to cost of living and strong more»

Unionized IT Workers employed at CAMBA, Incorporated are on Strike to demand fair wages, dignity and respect for the vital work they do. As the digital backbone of one of New York City’s largest non-profits, CAMBA’s IT Staff make it possible for thousands of low-income New Yorkers to access housing, education and legal support. Yet, more»

3,200 IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 837 Members in the St. Louis area have voted to ratify a new contract with Boeing, ending a Strike that began on August 4th (2025). The Workers will begin returning to work today (Sunday, November 16th). The Union said: “IAM Members stood strong and united for over more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports the Presidents of three of the Nation’s largest Unions - Becky Pringle of the National Education Association (NEA), Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and April Verrett of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - all blasted the legislation that ended the longest more»

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division (SMART-TD) has announced its Members have voted to approve a new contract agreement with railroads represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee. The deal covers Workers at BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern, CN and multiple Class II and Class more»

The 21,000 Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees-CWA (UPTE-CWA) and the University of California (UC) have reached a contract agreement and averted a Strike planned for next week that was to be joined by more than 60,000 supporters from two additional UC Unions - American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees more»

Tessa Solomon at ARTnews reports Workers employed at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) have announced plans to form a Union, joining a wave of organizing that has swept Cultural Institutions across the U.S. in recent years. According to a statement, DIA Staff are seeking to Unionize with American Federation of State, County & Municipal (AFSCME) more»

New Jersey Business Magazine reports the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Office of Apprenticeship has announced $2.5 million in available funding through the New Jersey Builder’s Utilization Initiative for Labor Diversity (NJBUILD) Women and Minorities in Construction Trades Grant Program to support the training of more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1342 President Jeff Richardson has been recognized and honored by his Union for his hard work representing the Buffalo Local’s 1,700 Active and Retired Members by his election as Second Vice Chair of the New York State Conference Board and on the Executive Board of the Northeast more»

Ray Schultz at MediaPost the Union representing Workers at The New York Daily News has negotiated a tentative contract with owner Alden Global Capital after a difficult three-year effort that included multiple rallies. The deal, described as landmark, includes what the Union calls life-changing salary minimums, wage increases and new benefits for more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Mary Sullivan has released the following statement following the conviction of Hasseem Jenkins in the killing of CSEA Member Maria Coto: “Nothing will ever make up for the tragic loss of Maria Coto, but we are grateful her loved ones and Co-Workers are finally seeing more»

Drew Hawkins at WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio reports Unionized Nurses employed at the University Medical Center (UMC) in New Orleans are on Strike. National Nurses United (NNU), which represents UMC Nurses, has been negotiating new Staff contracts with hospital administrators since March 2024. This is the fifth Strike in just over a year. Nurses are more»

Josué Perez at The Newark Advocate reports a former Sears Store at the Indian Mound Mall in Heath, Ohio will have a new tenant that the City says will transform the space into a “modern training center” for Electricians and workforce development in the area. The Newark Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee purchased the more»

(HOUSTON, TEXAS) – Workers at the House of Blues in Houston have voted to join International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 51. The Union Election results revealed an overwhelming 95% of votes cast in favor of Union representation, uniting a group of 42 Employees who work across lighting, sound, video, carpentry, props, stage more»

(PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA) – The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals today (Monday, November 10th) ordered The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to repeal more than five years of Worker Rights violations and to compensate the Workers who were impacted by those violations. The order, which enforces a September 2024 ruling from the National Labor Relations Board more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – As the holiday shopping season is now underway, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) President Stuart Appelbaum has issued the following statement urging Workers be treated with dignity and respect from in-store shopping to e-commerce warehousing, from farm to table and everything in between: The holiday season has more»

Ed Moltzen at The Long Island Business News reports New York’s move to let its State Public Sector Labor Board step in for a paralyzed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ignited a Constitutional fight that could redraw the boundaries of Labor Law authority in the United States. At issue is a law signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in September more»

Bloomberg Law Senior Reporter Ian Kullgren reports a sweeping slate of Bills released Monday (October 10th) by Republican U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana would fundamentally change the last eight decades of U.S. Labor Law. The bulk of the measures target the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Union Elections and decertifications, and Unfair Labor more»

On the eve of their Strike deadline, Weill Cornell Medicine Postdocs United-United Auto Workers (WCMPU-UAW) reached a tentative contract agreement with management, winning necessary guardrails around layoffs and a ratification bonus in the final session. The agreement includes new salary rates that will make Postdoc minimum salaries at Weill Cornell more»

The New York City Labor Movement is celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s victory and the clear message New Yorkers have sent about the kind of City they want to build together. The New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s endorsement reflected his commitment to working Families and a fairer economy for all through the creation of good Union jobs. more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Union Leaders are cheering wins By Pro-Worker candidates and a Pro-Worker cause - California’s Prop 50 - in the November 4th Election. However, several are looking beyond that to next year’s campaign and balloting. All said the results repudiated Republican President Donald Trump and his extremist MAGA agenda and corporate more»

Pat Maio at The Los Angeles Daily News reports in what would be considered the largest Strike in the University of California’s (UC) history, more than 86,000 Union-represented Nurses and Health Care Professionals within its Medical System has announced plans to authorize a two-day Strike (November 17th and 18th). The contract expiration (October more»

WABE/PBS-NPR reports Flight Attendants for Delta Air Lines picketed outside Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport last week in support of Unionizing. The Workers are looking to join the Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America. Improved health care is one of the benefits Delta’s Flight Attendants seek. more»

John McMahon at Burlington-Plattsburgh/WCAX-TV reports on a new Registered Apprenticeship Program in Vermont that gets participants right on the manufacturing floor with hands-on work headed to the skies and beyond. McMahon went to Vermont Aerospace Industries in Lyndonville to see how this year’s cohort is building their futures. It may look like more»

Suhauna Hussain at The Los Angeles Times reports Unionized Starbucks Baristas have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their leaders to call a Strike as soon as next week if the Coffee Giant doesn't make new proposals or they don't see real progress in contract talks. The authorization was approved by 92% of those who voted, Starbucks Workers United said. more»

International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) General President Jimmy Williams, Jr. has penned a Labor Perspective that was recently published in Labor Notes and republished by a number of other on-line publications, including Jacobin. Williams, a fourth-generation Union Glazier, says many Members are “disconnected” from their more»

Alyssa Chen at The Minnesota Reformer reports Doctors, Physicians’ Assistants and Nurse Practitioners employed at Allina Health Care Clinics across the Twin Cities Metro Area held a one-day strike on Wednesday (November 5th) to pressure the multi-state Health System into bargaining a fair contract and addressing safe staffing. Allina Doctors more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the 2025 election results: Last night, voters across the country sent a clear message: When candidates stand with Workers, they win. For too long, politicians have chased billionaire donors instead of listening to the Workers who teach our children and care more»

(ACROSS NEW YORK STATE) - According to an initial analysis of the 2025 General Election, at least 31 New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Members have been elected or re-elected to Public Office. These wins reflect the power of community-driven leadership and the commitment of Educators, School Staff and Public Service Professionals who understand more»

(WAYNE, NEW JERSEY) - Empire Technical Fabrication - a Commercial Scenic Shop servicing Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regional and Touring Productions, has voluntarily recognized International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 632 as the Collective Bargaining Representative for Shop Employees at its Wayne, New Jersey Facility. The more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP) President Fred Kowal - who heads the Nation's largest Higher Education Union and represents Faculty and Professional Staff at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Morrisville in rural Madison County, released the following statement after a shooting occurred on campus: “We are shocked and more»

(THE STATE OF NEVADA) - The Nevada Tech Hub - led by the University of Nevada at Reno, has allocated $15.5 million to 17 projects aimed at expanding Nevada’s role in the National Lithium Battery and Critical Materials Industry. The funding supports programs in workforce training, education, innovation and research designed to build a stronger, more more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—The National Lacrosse League Players’ Association (NLLPA) announced - which includes Players with the Champion Buffalo Bandits, it is formally affiliating with the National AFL-CIO, becoming the ninth Professional Sports Union in the AFL-CIO Sports Council. The NLLPA represents approximately 400 Professional Lacrosse Players more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) – Following a wave of successful Organizing Drives among Cultural Institutions in Los Angeles County, Workers employed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - the largest Art Museum in the Western United States, announced they are forming a Union, LACMA United, with American Federation of State, County & more»

Peter Spotts at Fender Bender reports on I-CAR’s national Registered Apprenticeship Program - the latest development for Collision Repair Industry workforce development, which is designed to train someone with no foundational knowledge to be a competent professional. The two-year structured program delivers a nationally-recognized credential from the more»

Mona Zhang at POLITICO reports New York Governor Kathy Hochul says the State has lost more than 6,500 clean energy jobs and $2.5 billion in investments as a result of Federal energy policies. Overall, nearly 159,000 jobs and $52 billion in investment have been lost or delayed, impacting more than 300 energy projects across 34 States, according to a new more»

(MINEOLA, NEW YORK) - More than 200 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Members and supporters recently took part in CSEA/Nassau County Local’s rally aimed against the Nassau County District Attorney’s unprecedented use of bots to perform case-input work. The State Employees Union, which represents Paralegals, Clerks and Support Staff, more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Deemed an essential service, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)-represented Mail Carriers are working - and are being paid, during the Federal Shutdown. But that’s not stopping the Union for doing all it can to support its fellow Brother and Sister Federal Employees who are not. “We are working, more»

The International Association of Machinists’ (IAM) Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, Maryland recently welcomed its largest-ever Women’s Leadership Class in IAM History. It was the final Women’s Leadership Class to take place under current IAM Women’s & Young Worker’s Director Julie Frietchen before she moves into her new more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler has issued the following statement marking one month since the Federal Government’s funding expired and a shutdown began: “For one month, President Trump and his allies have shut down the government and forced more than two million Federal Workers and contractors to miss more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - As the Federal Government shutdown continues, nearly a quarter of the Federal Workforce is furloughed. That means more than 600,000 Workers are not performing important Federal service jobs - and are not receiving a paycheck. Still, while some Federal Agencies are working in limited capacity, many Worker Protection Agencies have ceased more»