Warren Tennyson at KSNV-TV in Las Vegas reports 25 Southern Nevada teenagers are a step closer to careers in the Skilled Trades after completing this year’s Heavy Metal Summer Experience, a week-long, hands-on Training Program for youth age 15 to 19. The program, now in its third year, selected 25 students from a total of 119 applicants. Over five more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler has released the following statement regarding what must be done by Organized Labor prior to the November Mid-Term Election: We have less than 130 days - that’s how long we have until Election Day to launch the biggest, most organized electoral campaign that our movement has ever more»

Stuart Chirls at FreightWaves reports a walkout by Workers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) over wages and benefits is marking the first Strike in decades against a major California Sugar Producer. The ILWU Strike at C&H Sugar in Crockett led by Warehouse Local 6 is reportedly over health care, retiree benefits, sick more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The owner of Luxury Clothing Brand Salon 1884 was indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for allegedly forcing Employees to work long hours while stealing up to $54,000 of wages. Andrea Marshal, 44, has been charged with one count of grand larceny, one count of scheming to defraud, one count of effect of failure to secure more»

(MALONE, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at the University of Vermont (UVM)-Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new four-year contract. This victory comes after months at the bargaining table and a late-night bargaining session on June 17th when Nurses reached a more»

Editorial Staff at Ocean State Media (OSM) - Rhode Island’s joint NPR and PBS organization, have decisively voted to form a Union with Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). Hosts, Reporters and Producers at the News Outlet delivered a petition to management last month declaring their intent to organize. more»

Eloise Jones at Tech Times reports Fortune Magazine just republished its deep-dive on AI (Artificial Intelligence) infrastructure labor and the updated numbers hit harder than the original: the U.S. needs hundreds of thousands of Electricians, Plumbers and Construction Workers to build the data centers that make AI run - and it does not have them. Nvidia more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump Administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections: Today’s decision is a devastating blow to Working Families and the stability of our economy. We stand proudly with more»

(BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA) - Workers employed at the Big Red Liquors Store on West 17th in Bloomington, Indiana have joined United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 700, marking the first Big Red Liquors Unit to join the UFCW. The Workers - who stock the shelves, back fill the coolers, run registers and clean the store, joined the UFCW over more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - In another Donald Trump regime slam at Workers, a proposed U.S. Labor Department (DOL) “Joint Employer” rule could cost at least 595,000 more Workers, already exploited by low pay, no benefits and bad conditions, at least $3.7 billion - yearly, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) says. The yearly loss to individual Workers more»

Stefan Milovanovic at Geek Spin reports more than 1,000 Workers at General Motors’ (GM) flagship Detroit Assembly Plant were idled, many of them indefinitely, as the company installed 50 robots. The United Auto Workers (UAW) is calling the move exactly what it appears to be: automation is displacing people. The robots in question, known as more»

Nobody grows up dreaming of spending their career fixing boilers or pulling wire through conduit, but a lot of people are leaving serious money on the table by overlooking those jobs - money that could be used to grow your wealth instead of servicing student loan debt. A persistent shortage of Skilled Trade Workers has pushed wages in some of the least more»

Anyone who’s spent time in a hospital knows that the heart of a patient’s Care Team is the Nurse, who shows up at any hour to adjust an IV, answer panicked questions or simply sit at the bedside while a patient tries to make sense of what’s happening to their body. That proximity - physical, emotional, and constant, turns into something more»

UNITE HERE Local 274 Members are on Strike at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown - the largest Union Hotel in the City. Hospitality Workers are demanding wages and benefits in line with the new city-wide standard, which five other Union Hotels have already secured, including: A $30-per-hour wage For Non-Tipped Employees by 2028; A decrease from a 16-room to more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The death of Deniz, a carriage horse that collapsed and died in Central Park, has reignited debate over New York City's Horse-Carriage Industry. But for the Carriage Drivers represented by Transit Workers Union (TWU) Local 100, the days following the horse's death have also brought a wave of threats, harassment and anti-Immigrant attacks more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Thousands of Health Care Workers rallied near City Hall in Foley Square, urging the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York to reach a new contract covering 86,000 Service Employees International (SEIU) Union Local 1199 members who are employed at Hospitals and Nursing Homes across New York. The Workers - Registered Nurses, more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - An overwhelming majority of Workers employed at the Catapult Book Group have voted to join United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110 via a Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board. The Catapult Workers Collective, which encompasses around 20 Staffers spanning Editorial, Design, Marketing, Publicity, Production, Operations and more»

University Training Programs are helping build Nevada’s next generation of Agricultural Professionals and Farm Operators. While some Students are basking at the beach this Summer, others, such as University of Nevada, Reno Student Wyatt Diaz, are choosing to toil in the soil. Diaz is working at the University’s Desert Farming Initiative as part more»

(SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA) - James Early, a California Public Worker and a Member of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000, had a blunt message for Federal Lawmakers, all Republicans, who just approved $70 billion more for President Donald Trump’s violent ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Agents: We’ll remember in more»

(ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA) – The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the Minnesota AFL-CIO are slamming a grand jury indictment of 15 Minnesotans for opposing President Donald Trump’s “Operation Metro Surge” that targeted Immigrants in the Twin Cities. Daniel Rosen, Trump’s U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, told reporters the 15, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – An overwhelming majority of eligible Staff at Schneps Media Network of hyperlocal news outlets spanning New York City and Long Island have announced the creation of a Union to secure competitive wages, sustainable working conditions and strengthen the news organization’s mission of providing objective local Journalism in the more»

(CARMEL, NEW YORK) - Approximately 200 New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at Northwell/ Putnam Hospital are fighting for a fair contract that delivers safe staffing for quality patient care. Safe staffing is a priority for Putnam Nurses who often work short-staffed, NYSNA said. For example, in December 2025, Nurses more»

(JACKSON, MISSOURI) – Drivers employed at CPC Logistics in Missouri have voted to join Teamsters Local 600. The 49 Workers distribute cargo for Proctor & Gamble and other companies throughout the Midwest. “CPC Workers overcame a vicious Anti-Union Campaign by uniting for better wages, benefits and job security,” Local 600 President more»

Rayleigh Deaton at The South Bend Tribune reports that at 57 years old, Traci Nagy is going back to school. Nagy is in her first year of the Teacher Apprentice Program at South Bend Schools, which allows participants to earn their teaching degree on-line while working in a South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC) classroom. In Nagy's case, she more»

(RANSOMVILLE, NEW YORK) – The Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s 2026 Labor’s Night at the Races fundraiser that’s held annually to support the United Way of Greater Niagara at Ransomville Speedway raised nearly $24,000. Labor Representatives said more than 900 tickets were sold for the event and the dollars raised more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Leadership at the National AFL-CIO Sports Council released the following statement on the Protect Sports Act (PCSA): We are the AFL-CIO Sports Council, representing Athlete Workers across Professional Sports in the United States and Canada. We came together to build power across Professional Sports and fight for the rights of the more»

(PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND) – The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and UFCW Local 328, which represents Grocery Workers across the State of Rhode Island, is celebrating the Rhode Island Legislature’s passage of S. 2342/H. 7290, which mandates a staffing ratio of one Grocery Worker for every three self-checkout more»

(MADISON, WISCONSIN) - Nurses employed at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison have voted for Union Representation in what was the largest National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Representation Election in Wisconsin in at least a quarter century. According to a vote tally from Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Wisconsin, 511 St. Mary's Nurses voted yes more»

During the recently-held 30th National AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis, Minneapolis - Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland led a presentation titled AI Should Work for Us for Union Delegates. Following its opener, which more»

Luke Ramseth at The Detroit News reports United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain is calling Artificial Intelligence (AI) and humanoid robots a "profound threat" that imperil more than just jobs. "We need to be clear about this: We are in a fight for humanity," the labor leader told UAW members gathered at the UAW's Quadrennial Constitutional more»

Claudia Irizarry Aponte at The City Reporter reports that for more than a year, Esly Paredes shared regular dispatches of her life as a Delivery Driver for Amazon to her small following on TikTok - dishing on her preferred lunch spots and fashion scores among hundreds of videos of herself hauling packages and killing time between shifts. In one post in late more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) have filed a legal challenge to stop a scheme by Success Academy Charter Schools and the State University of New York’s Charter School Committee that attempts to circumvent the State’s Charter Cap. The petition, filed in New York more»

(VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS) -USA Truck has launched a new Military Apprenticeship Program, an initiative designed to provide robust civilian career pathways for personnel transitioning out of active-duty military service. The comprehensive, two-year career track specifically targets high-demand roles for Professional Drivers and Diesel Technicians. Through this more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has announced its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is making $10.5 million in grant funding available to help States provide Mine Safety Training for the Nation’s Miners. Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling said: “Through our ongoing commitment to safety more»

Mark Gruenberg at People’s World reports intense pressure from the Trump Administration and the consolidation of Mass Media ownership into “four or five” newspaper chains - as some owners, in pursuit of profits and permissions, play along with President Donald Trump, poses a big threat to independent news in the U.S., NewsGuild President more»

Amir Khafagy at Documented reports New Yorkers continue to struggle with an affordability crisis and the City’s Municipal Workers are no exception. Now, one Union is calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to finally release a report that could give better insight into pay disparity among City Workers. Since 2019, the Mayor’s Office has been legally more»

Austyn Gaffney and Anna Watts at Documented report: Lazaro, a 67-year-old Dairy Worker in New York, has hopped between 20 different farms in the 12 years he’s been in the United States. But his work on a Dairy Farm in Western New York this Fall was the worst he’s experienced, he said. Eighteen people shared one house. He was paid the legal more»

(CHATTANOOGA, TENNESEE) - Workers employed at Schnellecke Logistics voted 2-to-1 in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Election to form a Union with the United Auto Workers (UAW). The final vote count was 183-to-91. Schnellecke Logistics Workers provide all materials handling for the Volkswagen Assembly Plant in Chattanooga. “Today history was more»

(BERKELEY, ILLINOIS) - Rowan University and Finishing Trades Institute of District Council (DC) 14 Chicago (FTICHI) have formalized a new academic partnership during a ceremonial signing ceremony at FTICHI’s Training Center in Berkeley, Illinois that creates a new educational pathway for Union Apprentices to earn a college degree in Construction more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) reports that so far - this year, at least 13 States have introduced bills weakening Child Labor Protections, and four have enacted them. Meanwhile, only three States have introduced Bills to strengthen standards in 2026, compared with 15 in 2025. Industry-backed attacks on Child Labor Standards more»

(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) – Last week’s 30th National AFL‑CIO Constitutional Convention was a step towards strengthening Organized Labor’s fight back against the Anti-Worker Trump regime and building Working-Class unity. Convention Delegates re-elected President Liz Shuler and Secretary‑Treasurer Fred Redmond, welcomed the Service more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Workers employed at a local Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Advocacy Organization - the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF), have demanded voluntary recognition of their Union: CACF Workers United (CACF WU). The organization is led by Co-Executive Directors, Anita Gundanna and Vanessa Leung. CACF’s more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - With 80% of eligible Members on cards and 70% signing a voluntary recognition letter, a super-majority of New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) Employees have announced the launch of their effort to form a Union - NYIC United with Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153. For the first time in the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Workers employed at A+E Factual Studios, the Non-Fiction Television Production Arm of A&E Global Media, have voted overwhelmingly to Unionize with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Election. With the NLRB reporting 84% yes votes, the WGAE will officially represent these Freelance more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National The AFL-CIO has sued the Trump Administration over a new U.S. Department of Labor rule that violates Federal law in an effort to drain Union resources away from organizing and representing Workers. The rule adds excessive, burdensome financial reporting requirements on Unions in violation of the Administrative more»

Ashley Soebroto at The Houston Chronicle reports Houston City College has received $17 million - its largest investment ever, to support career and technical education and get more high school students from across the region into Apprenticeships. Officials said the Gulf Coast TradeUp Careers initiative was designed to provide more support to students more»

(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) - The National AFL-CIO has set a target of 22,500 people by July 3rd, eight times that number by Labor Day, and even more after that, to pound the pavements for Pro-Worker candidates and issues this Fall. The Labor Federation’s Convention Delegates, meeting in Minneapolis, approved the mobilization plan President Liz Shuler more»

Dave Jamieson at The Huffington Post reports 20 Republicans joined House Democrats to pass a Bill aimed at making it easier for workers to secure Union contracts, a rare showing of bipartisan support in Washington, D.C. for rebuilding Organized Labor. The Faster Labor Contracts Act would require employers to start bargaining with a new Union within 10 days. more»

(DETROIT, MICHIGAN) - After walking out on Strike at midnight on June 1st, United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2093 Members employed at American Axle/Dauch Corporation have reached a tentative contract agreement with the company that secures the Workers’ top-line demand of $30 per hour by 2030 - a more than 36% increase to the top wage rate over four more»

(NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK) – Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union/United Food & Commercial Workers (RWDSU/UFCW) Local 1102-represented Food Service Workers employed at Chartwells Compass Group at Iona University in New Rochelle New York, and Union Leadership, have taken a lead in labor negotiations by ratifying a contract with Artificial more»