
Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week.
A. Philip Randolph Institute:
U.S. Circuit Court rules it is legal to refuse jobs to people with dreadlocks https://t.co/vqqN3xXRcb
— APRI National (DC) (@APRI_National) March 26, 2019
Actors' Equity Association:
Equity's "How to Hire Me" letter is a resource that is intended to pave the way for Equity members who live outside Equity's office cities to get hired by producers who may not have a lot of experience using Equity Contracts.https://t.co/jnsA3xVKyx pic.twitter.com/kQiaZs0Fce
— Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) March 28, 2019
AFGE:
It’s still March which means we’re still celebrating #AFGEWomen. AFGE Local 1793 President Karen Ford-Styer explains what #WomensHistoryMonth means to her. #1u pic.twitter.com/PEtfopIGmO
— AFGE (@AFGENational) March 27, 2019
AFSCME:
During #WomensHistoryMonth, we celebrate the proud and fearless sisters who drive change in our union. #1u #AFSCMEStrong pic.twitter.com/IVgMWNmwle
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) March 26, 2019
AFT:
The AFT has a long history of engaging in the political process, with the goals of bettering the lives of our members and strengthening our communities. Get involved in the #AFTvotes #Election2020 endorsement process now: https://t.co/mSHraSij0o pic.twitter.com/leAW4a5TAT
— AFT (@AFTunion) March 20, 2019
Air Line Pilots:
Thank you to Senator @PattyMurray for your support of U.S. aviation workers: “I am particularly opposed to the proposal that would require an arbitrary 2-year bar on any union representation election after a decertification vote.” @HELPCMTEDEMS @GOPHELP pic.twitter.com/H9BW0eTWM1
— ALPA (@WeAreALPA) March 28, 2019
Alliance for Retired Americans:
Wall Street bonuses have grown by 1,000% since 1985. Had the minimum wage grown at the same rate it would be $33 an hour. Higher pay now means a secure retirement later. We must #RaiseTheWage. https://t.co/QX39ZuRq1j #FightFor15 #1u pic.twitter.com/2Ej242MxWq
— Alliance Retirees (@ActiveRetirees) March 28, 2019
Amalgamated Transit Union:
Fix New York’s school bus crisis - Restore the Employee Protection Provisions (#EPP) to ensure experienced #schoolbus drivers and escorts are safely transporting students. https://t.co/FxH0ipKsrA #NYC #1u pic.twitter.com/SNnuUkN07C
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) March 28, 2019
American Federation of Musicians:
.@MusiciansChiSym "privileges' are hard won – every day, week, month & year of their professional lives (and long before and after)." Solidarity w/striking Chicago Symphony Musicians! #UnionMusicians #1u https://t.co/ddZ7q0AmnI
— AFM (@The_AFM) March 28, 2019
American Postal Workers Union:
Today we remember when, in 1970, postal workers took to the streets and won the right to collectively bargain for wages and benefits.
— APWU National (@APWUnational) March 25, 2019
More about the Great Mail Strike here: https://t.co/fAzpvSsMRh#1u pic.twitter.com/oniE46l33N
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance:
FACT: There are 68 mil ppl displaced around the world, including 25 million #refugees. @realDonaldTrump administration cut #refugees admissions to just 30,000 for FY19. And now the U.S. isn’t even on track to meet this goal. #WhereRtheRefugees #RefugeesWelcome pic.twitter.com/X3qMJUqiln
— APALA (@APALAnational) March 27, 2019
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
AFA Air Wisconsin Flight Attendants continue to fight for a fair contract. SAVE THE DATE for the next picket in Chicago on April 11th. Read more about their fight ⬇️ https://t.co/TvHlHO68cs
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) March 26, 2019
BCTGM:
New video tells the stories of White, Black, and Brown working families who have paid the price for Wall Street buying our democracy in the form of rent hikes, toxic mold, and layoffs. https://t.co/bmjwDFpHYT pic.twitter.com/Hl2b8bmczv
— BCTGM International (@BCTGM) March 18, 2019
Boilermakers:
Congrats to the 16 Canadian #Boilermakers who completed project management training in Toronto! https://t.co/fSClKk8i43 pic.twitter.com/NWLBqwM0AP
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) March 25, 2019
Coalition of Labor Union Women:
Call Now to Urge Your Representative to Vote YES on the Paycheck Fairness Act: 1-855-973-0824
— CLUW National (@CLUWNational) March 25, 2019
Here's our message: Women can’t wait any longer for fair pay. As your constituent, I urge you to vote YES on H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, to help close the gender pay gap. #WageGap
Communications Workers of America:
Listen to the kids. Join a union! #1u #WednesdayWisdom 👦👧 pic.twitter.com/R3wLNhpUUV
— CWA (@CWAUnion) March 27, 2019
Department for Professional Employees:
Another reason to join together in union. #1u https://t.co/DPOhIOdE2T
— Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) March 28, 2019
Electrical Workers:
— IBEW (@IBEW) March 25, 2019
Farm Labor Organizing Committee:
Listen to our Kentucky Organizer, Stephen, talk about our work in Kentucky!
— Farm Labor Organizing Committee (@SupportFLOC) March 28, 2019
‘Sustainability Now! | Stephen Bartlett | Farm Labor Oraganizing Committee | March 4, 2019’ on #SoundCloud #np https://t.co/7Lv4qfxTyR
Fire Fighters:
Send your mayor to #Fire Ops 101 #IAFFMayorsFireOps https://t.co/agEXlflUuY pic.twitter.com/2BA4i8Zcxd
— IAFF (@IAFFNewsDesk) March 28, 2019
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Union Insulators offer the most effective solutions for sound attenuation due their extensive job training and institutional knowledge and they continue educate their members on new techniques to ensure highest quality of work is being done. Learn more: https://t.co/PBCqNEvMqL
— Insulators Union (@InsulatorsUnion) March 27, 2019
International Labor Communications Association:
Meet us in Manhattan April 4 at the esteemed house of @RWDSU #1u https://t.co/z0GYgNmp2Z
— Labor Communications (@ILCAonline) March 26, 2019
Ironworkers:
Iron Workers Local 396 in St. Louis, MO topped out the $12.4 million Boys & Girls Clubs Teen Center of Excellence in Ferguson on Wednesday. https://t.co/xxg8TOmVQq
— Ironworkers. (@TheIronworkers) March 28, 2019
IUE-CWA
Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards
— IUE-CWA (@IUE_CWAUnion) March 22, 2019
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018)
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Jobs with Justice:
The data is pretty clear: Federal workplace health and safety protections aim to keep working people from harm on the job. Dismantling those protections puts people in harm's way. via @michellechen https://t.co/SKMag044IY
— Jobs With Justice (@jwjnational) March 28, 2019
Laborers:
Legislation to fund #waterinfrastructure improvements in Indiana is headed to @GovHolcomb desk #InfrastructureNow https://t.co/Ksj84Gh5Qa
— LIUNA (@LIUNA) March 28, 2019
LCLAA:
Thank you to our amazing panelist today on Capitol Hill who discussed and answered questions on sexual harassment of farm worker women. #NFAW19 @SAFistas pic.twitter.com/Kh1rNjkbes
— LCLAA (@LCLAA) March 27, 2019
Longshoremen:
Dockworkers around Europe (Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, England, Spain, France, Greece, Slovenia, Belgium) support our brothers and sisters from “La Compagnia Unica de lavoratori portuale di Napoli” #LashingisDockersWork #Proud2beDocker pic.twitter.com/2gzoP7oh17
— IDC/dockworkers (@IDC_Dockers) March 20, 2019
Machinists:
IAM Puppy Madness is down to the #FinalFour! Want to make sure your favorite pup wins? Every dollar you donate to @GuideDogsGDA counts for a vote.
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) March 28, 2019
🗳️https://t.co/tjlWwaHGj9 pic.twitter.com/MJIjpRg0ni
Metal Trades:
“All the NAFTA renegotiation efforts in the world will not create U.S. jobs, raise U.S. wages or reduce the U.S. trade deficit if the new rules do not include clear, strong and effective labor rules that require Mexico to abandon its low wage policy,”... https://t.co/0ppO6o50DN
— Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) March 26, 2019
Mine Workers:
Remembering the importance of health and safety in the workplace, fighting for workers rights and union solidarity.https://t.co/XhK7mxcoWw
— United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) March 20, 2019
Musical Artists:
Today, AGMA pauses in remembrance of the souls lost to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire on this day in 1911.
— AGMA (@AGMusicalArtist) March 25, 2019
May their collective memory - and sacrifice - serve as an ardent reminder that the labor movement can never rest in fighting for a safer workplace for all. pic.twitter.com/C5x04Mk2FA
NABTU:
This generation of women in the #BuildingTrades is changing expectations for girls across North America 👏
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) March 27, 2019
“Young girls tend to not know this is an option. Sometimes, it’s hard to do something and be something if you don’t see someone doing it first.”https://t.co/PHvyIAYRMH
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
As longtime OSHA Committee Chair Mike Odryna retires after a 35-year career in the FAA, Los Angeles Center member Karena Marinas will take on the role of leading the committee in making sure NATCA members are safe in the workplace and well-represented. https://t.co/e7DuknNUmr pic.twitter.com/uyeWfPyjap
— NATCA (@NATCA) March 28, 2019
National Association of Letter Carriers:
Are you aware of a NALC brother or sister who has come to the aid of a local customer(s) while on their route and is a community hero? If so fill this form out -> https://t.co/1LtiE0DQni and nominate them to be a NALC Hero!#NALC #CarriersCare #Community #NALCHero #2019Heroes pic.twitter.com/9hubaUOweA
— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) March 26, 2019
National Day Laborer Organizing Network:
Día trabajado, día pagado #NoPayNoWay #EndWagetheft https://t.co/0ispISNNGK
— NDLON (@NDLON) March 14, 2019
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
#TBT to when Executive Director of @mataharijustice Monique Nguyen organized a domestic workers’ convention in Boston to “dream and brainstorm” about how to change the lives of domestic workers. #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/FLRcY7706m
— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) March 28, 2019
National Nurses United:
Press Release: Illinois RNs Applaud Lawmakers as They Move Gold-Standard Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Legislation to Full Assembly
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) March 28, 2019
"This bill gives #nurses the tools they need to provide the highest quality of care." Mattie Newsom, RN https://t.co/F6QSYsyDyI #UnionStrong pic.twitter.com/IxXDXY8NhR
National Taxi Workers Alliance:
NY State Senator Salazar says she supports our call to exempt yellow taxis from the congestion surcharge & says: “We need to examine what the actual impact would be on yellow cab drivers.” Thank you for your solidarity @JuliaCarmel__ ! https://t.co/7RgJaCVD2V via @motherboard
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) March 26, 2019
News Guild:
Congratulations! The NewsGuild family stands with you! Solidarity. https://t.co/iDWvBDqdnY
— NewsGuild (@news_guild) March 28, 2019
NFL Players Association:
👏👏👏 to @JordyRNelson -- a consummate professional and union player rep who balled out during his career https://t.co/KaBtwCmuu1
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) March 27, 2019
Office and Professional Employees:
If we want to get “tough on crime,” why not start with the most pervasive form of theft in the U.S.? #WageTheft disproportionately impacts those who cannot afford to have part of their paycheck stolen by the person who signs their checks. https://t.co/vMnY8RsvB7 #1u #UnionStrong
— OPEIU (@opeiu) March 28, 2019
Painters and Allied Trades:
Just last month, surrounded by the members of several Illinois unions, IL Governor JB Pritzker signs executive orders designed to strengthen working families and support organized labor on January 15, 2019. pic.twitter.com/XlpoGC5sMt
— GoIUPAT✊🏽 (@GoIUPAT) March 27, 2019
Plasterers and Cement Masons:
Unions raise living standards! A recent study of workers found that men represented by unions earned a median annual wage of $64,000, compared to $34,000 for their non-union counterparts. For women, it’s $40,000 union vs. $26,000 non-union. #1u https://t.co/MkKYDNNra3
— OPCMIA International (@opcmiaintl) March 28, 2019
Pride At Work:
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on House Resolution 124 that states the House's strong opposition to Trump's #TransMilitaryBan
— Pride at Work (@PrideatWork) March 27, 2019
Contact your representative NOW via @TransEquality to ensure they vote "yes" on H. Res. 124: https://t.co/lH1wk8E908
Printing, Publishing and Media Workers:
Have you visited our website lately? The new edition of the Sector News is online. https://t.co/egK6Z1xNw8 https://t.co/egK6Z1xNw8
— CWA Printing Sector (@CWAPrintingSect) March 20, 2019
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
Spot on, @transportworker! The aviation safety inspectors @FAANews that PASS represents are dedicated public servants whose ONLY business is aviation safety. Agency needs to invest in the inspector workforce, not outsource it, to protect flying public! #FAASafety https://t.co/2QGG6i7fJ4
— PASS (@PASSNational) March 27, 2019
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers:
This isn't generosity. It's surrender.
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) March 27, 2019
Huge props to @fightfor15 and the fast food workers who kept up the pressure and made this happen.
Next up: No union-busting either. #1u https://t.co/Vf8B6d1KY5
SAG-AFTRA:
Thank you @SenatorLeyva for introducing SB564, which creates a civil cause of action for victims of #Deepfakes porn & other sex-related digital doubling. Image-based sexual abuse violates union contracts & human decency: https://t.co/7NDq8YOIx8 #ProtectMyImage #SB564 pic.twitter.com/ANMFoB02KI
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) March 28, 2019
School Administrators:
Union actors are fighting for a fair wage and health care. It's time we join together and stand our ground. AFSA stands with our sisters and brothers at @SAG/AFTRA. #StrikeBBH pic.twitter.com/CZV8Fg5MrT
— AFSA Leadership (@AFSAUnion) March 22, 2019
Seafarers:
Dare we say it? Amen!!! And thank you! https://t.co/S3CiaPSnLs
— Seafarers Union (@SeafarersUnion) March 27, 2019
Solidarity Center:
#Migrantworkers in Arab Gulf countries often are pushed into irregular status by a system that ties them to their employer. Amnesty--repatriating them back to their origin country or to a new employer--is supposed to be a fix. It isn't working.https://t.co/mKxCEJBCMJ
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) March 28, 2019
Theatrical Stage Employees:
All people are equal & all people deserve respect & fair treatment. On March 20th, 2019, International President @matthewloeb established the IATSE Pride Committee, which is tasked with coordinating activities that support LGBTQ+ workers in the entertainment industry. #IATSEPride pic.twitter.com/SuIOZvNy1k
— IATSE (@IATSE) March 28, 2019
Transport Workers:
TWU IL/IN State Conference Chair Brendon Remezas, @TWU512 member George Volkl, Nestor Agudo and Stephen Kamykowski testify at the Chicago City Council for the expansion of @DivvyBikes in the city. Keep bike share public! #bikechi @chicagoaflcio @activetrans pic.twitter.com/rrwNtEITTq
— TWU (@transportworker) March 28, 2019
Transportation Trades Department:
Public safety and good jobs are not negotiable. As driverless vehicles become more ubiquitous, we’re calling on Congress and the Administration to protect both with this 8-point plan: https://t.co/jNY7iAAkB2
— Transp. Trades Dept. (@TTDAFLCIO) March 28, 2019
UAW:
Read what UAW President Gary Jones has to say about the power of collective bargaining in this week's Labor Voices: https://t.co/zngtrZvVND
— UAW (@UAW) March 27, 2019
UFCW:
Both consumers and the grocery business rely on #SNAP: "The grocery industry is strongly opposed to cuts to the SNAP program. Their businesses rely on these benefits being redeemed at their stores. It would be a major blow were any cuts to occur." https://t.co/uLIV6uxtTL @UFCW400 pic.twitter.com/FNafd5n5nG
— UFCW (@UFCW) March 28, 2019
Union Label and Service Trades:
Two members of Congress are pushing for answers about the National Labor Relations Board’s plans to contract out its unionized staff’s duties https://t.co/tGwwdusS9R https://t.co/edxoNIX7kZ https://t.co/edxoNIX7kZ
— Union Label Dept. (@ULSTD_AFLCIO) March 26, 2019
Union Veterans Council:
The Union Veterans @unionveterans we are working to build a veterans program for all veterans.
— Union Veterans Council (@unionveterans) March 28, 2019
That is why we are proud to partner with @PrideatWork to announce our sponsorship of the @LGBTMilPartners 2019 Gala. AFL-CIO https://t.co/f4CvglFwym
UNITE HERE:
The are lots of ways to be a Muslim. There are lots of ways to be a woman. Here's celebrating everyone who does both and brings that strength and integrity to the struggle for our collective liberation. #MuslimWomensDay #1u pic.twitter.com/hGD38Vw7B2
— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) March 28, 2019
United Steelworkers:
RT if you <3 what Local 105 out of Bettendorf, Iowa, representing over 1,900 brothers & sisters at Arconic have done to show their solidarity during contract negotiations! #USWUnity pic.twitter.com/oQRKPtekZm
— United Steelworkers (@steelworkers) March 28, 2019
Utility Workers:
Utility Worker Spotlight! Meet UWUA Local 601 President, Noel Christmas: pic.twitter.com/0xP1w5DPJg
— UWUA National (@The_UWUA) March 28, 2019
Working America:
Since 1985, Wall St bonuses have increased 1000%, compared to a 116% increase for minimum wage workers.
— Working America (@WorkingAmerica) March 26, 2019
If earnings for minimum wage workers grew like Wall St bonuses, the minimum wage today would be over $33 an hour.#RaiseTheWage #1u https://t.co/GqkrDXwgwY
Writers Guild of America, East:
Read our full statement here: https://t.co/QOu2RRWUfk #HB481 #HB481isBadForBusiness pic.twitter.com/FAkt8oMYDQ
— Writers Guild of America, East (@WGAEast) March 27, 2019