
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.
Actors' Equity Association:
The National Equal Employment Opportunity Committee invites you to make a nomination for the 2019 LeNoire Award.
— Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) June 13, 2019
Visit https://t.co/wY7Mw5oQ3X for complete details and access to the nomination form.
All submissions are due by June 30, 2019. pic.twitter.com/4j5qwt8L5P
AFGE:
“There is no way private doctors and hospitals understand the special needs of veterans." -- a Vietnam veteran and @VFPNational member #SaveOurVA https://t.co/0LlpMWcpKh
— AFGE (@AFGENational) June 13, 2019
AFSCME:
Where can you find an AFSCME member? The answer is everywhere our communities need us. More than 1 million AFSCME members bring their passion for public service to the work they do every day. We’re the union that never quits. #1u #NeverQuit pic.twitter.com/Za160Y7aPg
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) June 3, 2019
AFT:
Public employees in Alaska are bracing themselves for a wave of pink slips, and the University of Alaska is beginning to plan for at least a $5 million cut in funding: This budget crisis is real #FundOurFuture https://t.co/rQBI4P1Jpz pic.twitter.com/WtVGKomxD5
— AFT (@AFTunion) June 13, 2019
Air Line Pilots:
ALPA's 65th Air Safety Forum will discuss the latest advances in aviation safety and security. Join us! Register here: https://t.co/LXKinf78lN #ASF2019 #trainedforlife pic.twitter.com/4xEQpUzCKZ
— ALPA (@WeAreALPA) June 11, 2019
Alliance for Retired Americans:
New research shows that elder abuse cases severe enough to require medical attention are often under-reported by health care workers: https://t.co/9yaz4fNJTU pic.twitter.com/XquZ80iMJb
— Alliance Retirees (@ActiveRetirees) June 12, 2019
Amalgamated Transit Union:
#Winnipeg Transit union brings in international president to help contract negotiations https://t.co/z7xmDrtoFJ #labour #transit #publictransit
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) June 12, 2019
American Federation of Musicians:
Musicians are standing in solidarity with #BAMUnion ✊🏿✊✊🏾#ABetterBAM #1u https://t.co/LChVfHE50z
— AFM (@The_AFM) June 12, 2019
American Postal Workers Union:
“A workplace free of harassment is beneficial to everyone. The environment in the postal workplace, however, can be difficult if not miserable.” -DIR Zimmerman#APWUnited https://t.co/Q3Fnzkw9M9
— APWU National (@APWUnational) June 6, 2019
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance:
"This proposed #PublicCharge rule would bar law-abiding immigrants from accessing benefits we are all entitled to.
— APALA (@APALAnational) June 12, 2019
In NYC - this rule could impact half a million immigrant families and their US citizen children." - @RepGraceMeng pic.twitter.com/K7jfel86tP
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
Many Air Wisconsin Flight Attendants have to choose between paying rent or paying for groceries. First year Flight Attendant salaries at Air Wisconsin can be as low as $15K a year and all Flight Attendants wages are working from 2007 wage rates. The message is clear: #ContractNow pic.twitter.com/YnH1Bsudr8
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) June 12, 2019
BCTGM:
I stand with thousands of airline food workers organizing strike votes to show the airlines they'll be ready to strike when released by the Gov't. #1Job should be enough in the airline industry! #airportstrikealert #unitehere pic.twitter.com/8CwSPWQMWd https://t.co/qG8zHRYy6N
— BCTGM International (@BCTGM) June 10, 2019
Boilermakers:
Congratulations, Bank of Labor, for receiving the @UnionSportsmen Diamond Life Corporate Achievement Award! https://t.co/9IAbgXeRIJ
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) June 7, 2019
Bricklayers:
A true story about why #ApprenticeshipWorks. “This career and the relationships I’ve built have molded me into a man, taught me patience, and have impacted me so much. It’s a brotherhood.” - BAC Local 1 MN/ND #bricklayer Andre McHenry #SkilledTrade #1u #buildfortomorrow https://t.co/VJvf6ZgiP1
— Bricklayers Union (@IUBAC) June 12, 2019
California School Employees Association:
Congratulations Anne Thatcher the CSEA 2019 RISE Award Winner. Thank you for all you have done to enrich the lives of your students and families. pic.twitter.com/TpuMo98vcs
— CSEA (@CSEA_Now) June 12, 2019
Coalition of Labor Union Women:
Nationwide, there are more than 5,000 outdoor statues of people of all sorts. But estimates show fewer than 400 of them (or 8%) are of women. https://t.co/NJQRFyK0UM
— CLUW National (@CLUWNational) May 26, 2019
Communications Workers of America:
Thank you @SenBobCasey, @RepMcKinley, and @RepMarkPocan for cosponsoring the U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act and standing up to corporations who are shipping jobs overseas.https://t.co/FfejGLHlIv
— CWA (@CWAUnion) June 12, 2019
Department for Professional Employees:
"Only 21% of workers have ever taken parental leave offered by their employer." #paidleave #1u https://t.co/lyoA3DUk2J
— Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) June 12, 2019
Electrical Workers:
Good news for retirement security. Butch Lewis Act passed by the @EdLaborCmte https://t.co/rbaHnFTE8O
— IBEW (@IBEW) June 12, 2019
Farm Labor Organizing Committee:
What is social justice? We are going to be talking about that tonight with our @FLOCHomies. Staff members Chibuzo and Jacovy talk about their civil rights icons...Jesus and Malcolm X. Click to see the video: https://t.co/2SpnnnDtxp …
— Farm Labor Organizing Committee (@SupportFLOC) June 11, 2019
Fire Fighters:
#Firefighters are dying of cancers at alarming rate due to toxins found in flame retardants in household furniture says @chris_parsons74 #IAFF pic.twitter.com/Ny56nnPtFf
— IAFF (@IAFFNewsDesk) June 13, 2019
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Interested in a career as a firestopping expert? Begin with a registered apprenticeship program to gain all of the skills and knowledge needed to take on any job. To learn more about the job and opportunities, visit here: https://t.co/w4fQgT2dxT
— Insulators Union (@InsulatorsUnion) June 13, 2019
International Labor Communications Association:
Announcing our 2019 convention! #1u https://t.co/t7jJTuETuk
— Labor Communications (@ILCAonline) June 4, 2019
Ironworkers:
Ironworker Paul Pursley spent 10 weeks at “Ground Zero” following attack. His major complaint in the years following concerned his inability to get affordable treatment. #september11 #911https://t.co/ZaOp9CFjVP
— Ironworkers. (@TheIronworkers) June 13, 2019
IUE-CWA:
— IUE-CWA (@IUE_CWAUnion) June 12, 2019
Jobs with Justice:
#GigEconomy companies are so desperate to avoid paying benefits and treating rideshare drivers like employees, they *swear* they'll raise wages if California doesn't reclassify #Uber and #Lyft drivers as employees. https://t.co/cpJMJKI0n0
— Jobs With Justice (@jwjnational) June 13, 2019
Laborers:
#Union members are SAFER on the job and are empowered with the ability to speak out about workplace hazards. #SafetyFirst https://t.co/3832DqyQN4
— LIUNA (@LIUNA) June 12, 2019
LCLAA:
On this World Against Child Labor Day: There are an estimated 218 million kids, between the ages of 5 and 17 who go to work every day. Children are meant to dream, not work! #ChildLabourDay https://t.co/u37le5Uusi
— LCLAA (@LCLAA) June 12, 2019
Machinists:
UNION-BUSTING BOEING: A year after voting to join the IAM, flight-line employees at @Boeing's S.C. campus describe a workplace filled with paranoia and punishment. #BeBetterBoeing https://t.co/epjeehUbQH
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) June 8, 2019
Metal Trades:
The House Committee on Education and Labor just passed the Butch Lewis Act, which would secure the pensions of hundreds of thousands of workers and retirees. But this is just the first step. Call your member of Congress and tell them to get behind it. https://t.co/S8RoHB2g1Z
— Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) June 12, 2019
Mine Workers:
Today marks William Davis Miners' Memorial Day. This day of remembrance is observed every June 11 in coal mining communities in Canada to recognize all miners killed in the coal mines.
— United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) June 11, 2019
Int' Secretary-Treasurer @LeviAllenUMWA is shown here placing a wreath on the memorial site. pic.twitter.com/NV2aWw2l0g
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
NATCA recently hosted a Advanced Legislative Activism Training (ALAT) class, which is taught in the nation’s capital so that participants can learn from legislative subject matter experts. Register for NATCA Academy training courses: https://t.co/aagVHUE7zh pic.twitter.com/hhGlOPj85b
— NATCA (@NATCA) June 13, 2019
National Association of Letter Carriers:
Great article about #VoteByMail and the status of increased voter access! https://t.co/ReFMAXRLfk
— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) June 11, 2019
National Day Laborer Organizing Network:
“There is nothing temporary about our families.” - @TPS_Alliance Coordinator Jose Palma#TPSJustice #ResidencyNow pic.twitter.com/aoUmJcUWED
— NDLON (@NDLON) March 6, 2019
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
“Domestic workers are the invisible scaffolding holding up our economy.”
— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) June 12, 2019
Read more to find out why, and how, NDWA Labs, led by @palaknshah, is using tech to achieve equity. https://t.co/B8MfeEPXm3
National Nurses United:
From coast to coast #nurses are fighting to protect patients and win #SafeStaffing.
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) June 12, 2019
NNU stands in strong solidarity with @nynurses RNs who rallied today for funding and quality patient care at New York City hospitals. Our struggle is one! 💪 #1u https://t.co/sEx6OJhO6I
National Taxi Workers Alliance:
As Uber sues over NYC vehicle cap, drivers say rule keeps them afloat https://t.co/57xDx9QwPC
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) June 12, 2019
News Guild:
56 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act, moms, women and people of color still earn less. Moms want and deserve equal pay! #MomsEqualPay pic.twitter.com/Jg8xKLdgzH
— NewsGuild (@news_guild) June 10, 2019
NFL Players Association:
Despite threats from management, Sam McCullum led a pregame handshake demonstration for the union, building solidarity for the 1982 strike & support for a proposal that ultimately gave players a bigger piece of the pie. #CountdownToKickoff #NFL100 pic.twitter.com/hIValjEd0U
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) June 13, 2019
North America's Building Trades Unions:
Just a few reasons we CANNOT wait any longer for an infrastructure bill:
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) June 10, 2019
➡ Creates jobs
➡ Keeps Americans safe
➡ Saves your money
➡ Reduces time wasted in traffic
https://t.co/KIiqQz3oIW
Office and Professional Employees:
In a historic vote, delegates to the 28th #OPEIUconvention just voted to adopt a resolution affirming our union’s support for #MedicareForAll.
— OPEIU (@opeiu) June 12, 2019
In the wealthiest nation on the face of the planet, healthcare can and should be a right — not a privilege. #1u #M4A pic.twitter.com/ENJtj7uJYZ
Painters and Allied Trades:
In passing The American Dream and Promise Act, the House recognized that law-abiding, tax-paying, hard-working immigrants deserve a shot at achieving the American Dream.
— GoIUPAT✊🏽 (@GoIUPAT) June 5, 2019
We call on the Senate to get this bill to the president’s desk for his signature. https://t.co/eBzNvtR4kM pic.twitter.com/Gi87tMMIJX
Plasterers and Cement Masons:
“Research finds under-investment costs the U.S. 900,000 jobs, & every $1 billion invested in transportation infrastructure creates more than 21,000 jobs. Further, every single dollar invested in infrastructure more than triples itself in economic impact.” https://t.co/m7KET2tZwP
— OPCMIA International (@opcmiaintl) June 12, 2019
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
Thank you @RepChrisPappas for meeting w PASS members Michael Yanis & Ken Barrett, both dedicated employees at Federal Aviation Admin. PASS appreciates your strong support on federal worker issues & adequate funding for FAA. @PASSRegion1 @passng3 #publicservice #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/HJif4RQWrI
— PASS (@PASSNational) June 12, 2019
Professional and Technical Engineers:
We know you that quality healthcare comes from #VA workers that have a voice on the job! We need to FUND the VA instead of attacking the people taking care of our veterans! #SaveOurVA #1u https://t.co/GLYpujWsMb
— IFPTE (@IFPTE) June 6, 2019
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers:
Great to see the workers at a storied New York institution working together to form a union. https://t.co/LICarRIkpr
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) June 13, 2019
Roofers and Waterproofers:
Need help selecting and using personal fall arrest systems? Check out this guide! https://t.co/8F7sLQkswL #roofersafety365 pic.twitter.com/1B6J5AWJgL
— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) June 12, 2019
SAG-AFTRA:
Does @MPAA @TheESA think it is ok for filmmakers to depict actors in #deepfake porn and digitized sex scenes without permission? They should support #5959A #5605A in the #MeToo era #ProtectMyImage Sex abuse is not free speech! https://t.co/DWjUj3jJRP
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) June 12, 2019
School Administrators:
Parents: The biggest challenge is getting kids out the door on time. https://t.co/rtT0rJrSbp
— AFSA Leadership (@AFSAUnion) June 11, 2019
Seafarers:
#TBT We were so happy to have @SeafarersUnion #PortEverglades members helping us with our Shoebox Christmas efforts on the #DayoftheSeafarer 2015! #IAmOnBoard pic.twitter.com/4udjsolzry
— Seafarers' House (@Seafarers_House) June 13, 2019
Solidarity Center:
Workers & their unions are at #ILC2019 to push for @ILO global standard to #StopGBVatWork! @IFJGlobal @AFLCIOGlobal @AFTIntlAffairs @CAREActionNow @LaborProject @equaltimes @ILOACTRAV @mcwalker64 @GLJhub @16DaysCampaign #ILOendGBV @ILRF @SolidarityCntr https://t.co/YjPAHFTHKF
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) June 13, 2019
Theatrical Stage Employees:
Solidarity with the workers at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The IATSE stands with workers in the Arts.@BAM_union @UAW2110 #Solidarity pic.twitter.com/fBZezJBOXU
— IATSE (@IATSE) June 13, 2019
Transport Workers:
"If our jet mechanics raise a safety concern, it is because there is a safety concern with the plane and a safe ride for passengers." Maybe Parker and Isom want unsafe planes in the sky? @AmericanAir @TheChiefLeader https://t.co/CLuwpvDNLn
— TWU (@transportworker) June 11, 2019
Transportation Trades Department:
We stand in solidarity with the airline food workers in 21 cities taking strike votes to show the airlines they’ll be ready to strike when released by the Government. Because #1job should be enough –– and airline food workers won't quit until it is. #AirportStrikeAlert pic.twitter.com/aR8OQJAnGy
— Transp. Trades Dept. (@TTDAFLCIO) June 11, 2019
UAW:
UAW, Mercy Health Reach Tentative Agreement https://t.co/JZ1gE0gXnM
— UAW (@UAW) June 12, 2019
UFCW:
We're proud to support #PRIDEmonth every June -- and year round! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Union contracts can provide stable protection for LGBT workers during uncertain times, and UFCW supports legislation that protects your rights at work: https://t.co/IHCHxwlz2Qhttps://t.co/cPCjcOuKsU pic.twitter.com/3xrkLvEjSX
— UFCW (@UFCW) June 13, 2019
Union Label and Service Trades:
The POWER of Unions... https://t.co/X5DOMP6lQc
— Union Label Dept. (@ULSTD_AFLCIO) June 4, 2019
Union Veterans Council:
All American workers have earned the freedom to Organize, especially if you are a veteran.
— Union Veterans Council (@unionveterans) June 3, 2019
We stand side by side with the workers exercising their freedom to form a union at the Chattanooga VW plant. STAY STRONG, UNION YES! #1u #Freedom #UnionYes pic.twitter.com/gwfbi8asD9
UNITE HERE:
The US airline industry is booming.
— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) June 13, 2019
Revenue from fees & increased passenger numbers contribute to annual record profits.
As profits soar, 20k airline food workers refuse to con't to accept lousy wages & substandard healthcare.#1Job #AirportStrikeAlert 🐍
📸 @UniteHereLocal8 pic.twitter.com/nq3XQoAP46
United Steelworkers:
Racist laws took the vote away from prisoners. After serving time, one man is fighting to give it back to them. https://t.co/8w7AxvZLHm via @MotherJones #USWVotes
— United Steelworkers (@steelworkers) June 13, 2019
Utility Workers:
Jon Stewart's powerful testimony before Congress yesterday speaks to the importance of renewing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. This clip is worth a watch. https://t.co/GFKZLwrsUK #Renew911VCF @Renew911Health
— UWUA National (@The_UWUA) June 12, 2019
Working America:
"Medicaid expansion alone — opposed by the Trump administration and Republican state officials, leaving more than 1 million people in non-expansion states without coverage — might actually do a better job than a work requirement."https://t.co/pW3MYU0lL3
— Working America (@WorkingAmerica) June 12, 2019
Writers Guild of America, East:
"The WGA East and various New York City agencies have unveiled the 10 writers selected to take part in the second “Made in NY Writers Room” program designed to open doors to writers from backgrounds that are underrepresented in mainstream entertainment." https://t.co/IWhkBhZiKu
— Writers Guild of America, East (@WGAEast) June 13, 2019