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 activeโhere's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week.
Actors' Equity:
Bravo, @WydettaC ! You're an amazing union leader and we send you our gratitude and respect ๐๐พ
โ Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) February 3, 2022
via @AFLCIO
#BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/gPf90kCvn3
AFGE:
WFP and AFGE Y.O.U.N.G. are proud to introduce the first-ever episode of the AFGE Y.O.U.N.G. Podcast! New episodes will be released every 2 weeks on @Spotify, @Apple Podcasts, and @GooglePlay. #1u
โ AFGE (@AFGENational) February 2, 2022
Take a listen and let us know what you think: https://t.co/22tvJeEXQq pic.twitter.com/YYC5KRqh1t
AFSCME:
NEW TODAY: We joined nearly 160 advocacy groups calling on Congress to work with the Biden administration on passing the critical investments in the #BuildBackBetterAct.
โ AFSCME (@AFSCME) February 3, 2022
Alliance for Retired Americans:
Read our blog post to see why Medicare doesn't cover rapid at home COVID-19 tests: https://t.co/EZoXoCDZwx
โ Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) February 2, 2022
Amalgamated Transit Union:
#COVID19 #1u #OmicronVarient #Transit pic.twitter.com/xqCMslqd97
โ ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) February 3, 2022
American Federation of Musicians:
Itโs #GroundhogDay and again @nabtweets is arguing that recording artists should not be paid for their work. @nashmusicians @davepomeroy56TN will testify in front of Congress on behalf of musicians. #fairpay Watch live February 2 at 10 a.m. ET https://t.co/ePpapYmyit pic.twitter.com/no7iuVYPhi
โ AFM (@The_AFM) February 2, 2022
American Federation of Teachers:
#ICYMI: AFT President @rweingarten talks about the AFT partnership with NewsGuard, and the movement to teach children how to think, rather than what to think. pic.twitter.com/3QpODQgjYJ
โ AFT (@AFTunion) February 3, 2022
American Postal Workers Union:
Can you name a time when the USPS was tapped to perform an essential service during a national crisis? We'll start: distributing the smallpox vaccine in the 1800s https://t.co/RnrYcs8Eb4
โ APWU National (@APWUnational) February 3, 2022
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance:
Justice for 365 #NagaWorld hotel & casino workers wrongly fired in #Cambodia!
โ Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (@APALAnational) February 3, 2022
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Release 8 union leaders jailed while peacefully walking a picket line!
Please RT!@LRSUnion @IUFglobal @IndustriALL_GU @AFLCIOGlobal @APALAnational @cvoule @ShibaniMahtani @pakhead @hkbeech
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
We remember USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest 5569. Flight 1493 was a scheduled passenger flight from Syracuse to SFO via D.C., Columbus, and LA. Upon Landing at LAX, Flight 1493 accidentally collided with SkyWest Flight 5569, a Metroliner turboprop aircraft, on the runway. pic.twitter.com/VjoyeStpDm
โ AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) February 1, 2022
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers:
The @BCTGM Local 37 @RichProducts workers who make cakes for @BaskinRobbins, @ColdStone & retail outlets have been on strike since Nov. 3.
โ BCTGM International (@BCTGM) February 2, 2022
DO NOT BUY these cakes until their employer negotiates a fair contract so they can return to work!#RichProductsPoorWorkers #1u pic.twitter.com/95wejz9kmZ
Boilermakers:
Today we recognize brother Martin Williams, National Coordinator of State Legislative Affairs, M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fund. #BoilermakersUnion #BlackHistoryMonth #UnionProud pic.twitter.com/RM8GDhM76I
โ Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) February 2, 2022
Bricklayers:
Congrats to @imiweb Director Scott Conwell on receiving the TCAAโs 2021 Carl V. Cesery Award from @TileMagazine! Be sure to check out his most recent podcast appearance belowโฌ๏ธhttps://t.co/Pvfm4iECWg https://t.co/x2TlZbQA2D
โ Bricklayers Union (@IUBAC) February 1, 2022
California School Employees Association:
Thank you, @AsmVillapudua, for your strong support of our quarter million classified school employees across California! https://t.co/lRMUeUg5cg
โ CSEA (@CSEA_Now) January 31, 2022
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists:
Back Together Again! #CBTU22 #unions #blacklabor #BlackLivesMatter #1u pic.twitter.com/upBJuTuP3H
โ CBTU (@CBTU72) January 28, 2022
Communications Workers of America:
"In the process of organizing, I was able to talk to coworkers I donโt normally talk to in my everyday work...My union work made my life better because now I actually have more friends that I can talk to and go to for support.โ ๐ฅฐโ @eaworkers_union #1u https://t.co/w1T4AygqjP
โ CODE-CWA (@CODE_CWA) February 3, 2022
Department for Professional Employees:
Solidarity with @UnionAtCAP/@IFPTE members! https://t.co/3SN20HGGol
โ Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) February 3, 2022
Electrical Workers:
#IBEW Black history: The IBEW chartered Jacksonville, Fla., Local 100, in 1900 as the first local exclusively for Black workers. Its president was J.H. Mays of the Southern Bell Telephone Co. #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/LW7TACr965
โ IBEW (@IBEW) February 3, 2022
Fire Fighters:
February is American Heart Month. The #IAFF encourages our members to follow these tips to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. #IAFFSafetyTips pic.twitter.com/LIcyDUU1uL
โ IAFF (@IAFFNewsDesk) February 3, 2022
Heat and Frost Insulators:
We're looking for the next generation of Mechanical Insulators! If you are in the Dallas area, please consider joining our Local 21 Registered Apprenticeship Program. Learn more here: https://t.co/9NlY3ocn8z
โ Insulators Union ๐ฆ (@InsulatorsUnion) February 3, 2022
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:
IFPTE Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Create Independent Immigration Court https://t.co/e46lLiBrJz
โ IFPTE (@IFPTE) February 3, 2022
Ironworkers:
The Canadian government launched an advertising campaign to promote the skilled trades as a strong first-choice career path for youth and young adults. #skilledtrades https://t.co/vX7DP0mB3Z
โ Ironworkers. (@TheIronworkers) February 1, 2022
Jobs With Justice:
If someone says they're "not anti-union" but don't believe a union is "the right move," they're probably anti-union! #TheMoreYouKnow https://t.co/Vb8fzWWDW0
โ Jobs With Justice (@jwjnational) February 2, 2022
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
For too long, wealthy and powerful special interests have rigged the system to favor corporations instead of people. We need a Supreme Court justice who will not pick and choose whose rights they care about โ a justice who will put justice first. We need a #JusticeForAll. pic.twitter.com/ovKfmZbBZI
โ LCLAA (@LCLAA) February 2, 2022
Laborers:
Great news for workers! #Wagetheft needs to stop! Great work @workersdefense, @SSwldc #UnionStrong! https://t.co/HF1GZN7TKr
โ LIUNA (@LIUNA) February 3, 2022
Machinists:
Congratulations SINTTIA for winning your election at the General Motors factory in Mexico! #1u https://t.co/Xg6A6nQLBF
โ Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) February 3, 2022
Maritime Trades Department:
MARITIME LABOR BLASTS PROPOSED USVI RUNAWAY FLAGhttps://t.co/kaOTCAB50f
โ MaritimeTrades (@Maritime_Trades) February 1, 2022
Metal Trades Department:
In honor of Black History Month, we would like to pay homage to A. Philip Randolph, who led the first African American labor union with the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters. He aided in the March on Washington as director of Jobs and Freedom.#blackhistorymonth pic.twitter.com/8RJFEMF0i4
โ Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) February 2, 2022
Mine Workers:
President @CecilRoberts is back on the #UMWA picket line against Warrior Met Coal. Thank you President @sappelbaum from the @RWDSU for standing with UMWA miners fighting for a fair contract!
โ United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) February 2, 2022
Photo Credit: @brett_wallace pic.twitter.com/yjBjENqG51
Musical Artists:
AGMA launches contract summary webpage for AGMA Opera Soloists (Principal Artists): https://t.co/4BS8c83H7a pic.twitter.com/8j4Vnx07kr
โ AGMA (@AGMusicalArtist) February 2, 2022
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
Salt Lake Center (ZLC) Legislative Representative Tyler Ellis and National Legislative Committee Alternate Northwest Mountain Region Representative Caryn Morrison (ZLC) recently attended an event with Utah @RepChrisStewart. https://t.co/8seDgAUg6f pic.twitter.com/SpixcsWD9z
โ NATCA (@NATCA) February 3, 2022
National Association of Letter Carriers:
The February edition of The Postal Record is now available online! Keep up with the latest from your union and browse articles online or listen while youโre on the go.
โ Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) February 3, 2022
๐ Read: https://t.co/XlSp1lgYKi
๐ง Listen: https://t.co/Lz3yGpu596 pic.twitter.com/32eCTMJTsP
National Day Laborer Organizing Network:
A city that harasses, fines, and impounds the cars of immigrant day laborers trying to make a living. This your vision for #SanBernardino, @MayorJValdivia? Itโs time to reimburse the fines n stop harassing workers. Letโs talk long term solutions. #Dale #CaminataPorRespeto pic.twitter.com/N5FMVMbIb2
โ NDLON (@NDLON) January 29, 2022
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
Voting rights protect all other rights.
โ Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) February 3, 2022
We need the Senate to act like it.
National Federation of Federal Employees:
Tell Senate Leader Schumer - Confirm Biden FLRA Nominees NOW! - https://t.co/4t5La4Cj76
โ NFFE (@NFFE_Union) February 1, 2022
National Nurses United:
Throughout the pandemic nurses have struggled with increased rates of #WorkplaceViolence, lack of #SafeStaffing and protections, & fighting misinformation.
โ NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) February 3, 2022
โStaff is yelled at, hit, scratched. We hear about it on a day-to-day basis. It is unrelenting." ๐ https://t.co/EBOIGc7vSr
NWSL Players Association:
A statement from the Players Association: pic.twitter.com/7piQ0n9i0z
โ NWSLPA (@nwsl_players) February 1, 2022
NFL Players Association:
.@arikarmstead wanted to help his hometown of Sacramento; so he started a free football camp.
โ NFLPA (@NFLPA) February 2, 2022
Since then, our 5th Alan Page Community Award finalist has opened Armstead Academy, making a huge impact on kids--and his No. 1 fan in Hawaii. #CommunityMVP
๐: https://t.co/iS5jhSsEip pic.twitter.com/wtuEBx8aI3
North America's Building Trades Unions:
โI feel like it was an unknown calling that I just so happened to stumble upon."
โ The Building Trades (@NABTU) February 2, 2022
Meet Nathan Allred, a @smartunionworks apprentice paving his way forward in the #BuildingTrades ๐https://t.co/unK9j4ulK9
Office and Professional Employees:
โโโ @Nava_United just requested from their employer, @NavaPBC, voluntary recognition of their union with @techunion1010.
โ OPEIU โ #PassThePROAct โ (@OPEIU) February 3, 2022
Tech workers are increasingly organizing for and winning better conditions at work through the power of their unions. https://t.co/dcxVELEmYd pic.twitter.com/K6UqaVjG6a
Painters and Allied Trades:
"You're a part of something so big when you join our union's apprenticeship program. We may be just a local here in Tennessee, but we all stand together everywhere as one. It's a beautiful thing." pic.twitter.com/Jt5lxxssoY
โ IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) February 3, 2022
Plasterers and Cement Masons:
โ39% of families of construction workers are enrolled in one or more safety net program at a cost of almost $28 billion per year. ...Three times as many construction workers as all workers lack health insurance.โ This is the impact of the non-union sector. https://t.co/NaQ3mAylil
โ OPCMIA International (@opcmiaintl) February 3, 2022
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
And let us honor the service of all the Tuskegee Airmen, including Brigadier General Charles McGee who "slipped the surly bonds of earth" just last month. Lives well lived, changing aviation forever. @TAINational #BlackHistoryMonth #aviation #publicservice https://t.co/ynyMIX38Im
โ PASS (@PASSNational) February 1, 2022
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:
ICYMI: retail workers at @REIโs SoHo location are organizing the first union at any REI store! Give the workers a follow @reiunionsoho to stay updated on their fight! #REIunionhttps://t.co/Ctw2MjykJy
โ RWDSU (@RWDSU) February 3, 2022
Roofers and Waterproofers:
Ladder levelers reduce the risk of falls from extension ladders by improving stability. Learn more at: https://t.co/G70JFy6aAH #roofersafety365 pic.twitter.com/HQN5wNNzoM
โ Roofers Union (@roofersunion) January 31, 2022
SAG-AFTRA:
Last year, #sagaftramembers snuggled up on the couch for the @SAGawards in their finest haute couture. Check out how @mindykaling, @leslieodomjr and more tuned in to the #sagawards in style sans the silver carpet. #tbt https://t.co/KtZypLCCbT?
โ SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) February 3, 2022
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Seafarers:
U.S. Maritime Unions Slam Plans for a USVI Ship Registry https://t.co/IlooBzo39E #1u #maritime
โ Seafarers Union (@SeafarersUnion) February 3, 2022
Solidarity Center:
Union & civil society representatives in #Nepal met w/ Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapalitya to discuss voting rights of #migrantworkers. The chief commissioner expressed his commitment to work toward ensuring their rights. @GAATW_IS @mfasia_ @GCMigration @thisweekinnepal pic.twitter.com/SBsQfKzckD
โ Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) February 3, 2022
The NewsGuild-CWA:
Welcome -- officially -- to the family. We're proud to have you join our ranks. https://t.co/2OEK3ZgFvy
โ NewsGuild-CWA (@newsguild) February 3, 2022
Theatrical Stage Employees:
BREAKING: @IATSE798 files Unfair Labor Practice Charges against @TheAtlantaOpera, alleging the employer illegally retaliated against Hair and Makeup workers for attempting to form a union. pic.twitter.com/jk109s6hDo
โ IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) February 2, 2022
Transport Workers Union:
#BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/JqP7WbNaf3
โ TWU (@transportworker) February 3, 2022
Transportation Trades Department:
We support the TSA Security Threat Assessment Application ModernizationโฏAct, which would reduce the amount of โฐ and ๐ธ that transportation workers spend to maintain multiple @TSA security credentials as a requirement of their frontline jobs. https://t.co/Ab3kzZN268
โ Transportation Trades Department (@TTDAFLCIO) February 3, 2022
UAW:
UAW PRESIDENT RAY CURRY ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE NEED TO PASS REP. CINDY AXNEโS STRIKING WORKERS HEALTHCARE PROTECTION ACT
โ UAW (@UAW) February 3, 2022
Full statement https://t.co/V7I5aWZePE
Union Label and Service Trades Department:
Congrats NWSLPA - we're so proud of you and your historic first agreement. #1U #NWSLPA #Solidarity #UnionYes @nwsl_players
โ Union Label Dept. (@ULSTD_AFLCIO) February 2, 2022
Union Veterans Council:
Hey @sappelbaum we hear that @BAmazonUnion workers are fighting for their community and themselves in Brookwood AL!
โ Union Veterans Council๐ชโ Pass the #PROAct (@unionveterans) February 2, 2022
The @unionveterans stands ready to send in our support ๐ช for you and these brave workers! #1u https://t.co/vFmF722PS6
UNITE HERE:
๐ https://t.co/7vAQxzABGX pic.twitter.com/eO7wPHCpgU
โ UNITE HERE (@unitehere) February 3, 2022
United Food and Commercial Workers:
Six more weeks of winter? No matter what the groundhog predicts - without shadow of a doubt, a union at your workplace will guarantee that your voice will be heard!
โ UFCW (@UFCW) February 2, 2022
Learn more: https://t.co/CUsp1wr7dU#GroundhogDay #1u pic.twitter.com/c02NAwbfFQ
United Steelworkers:
Starbucks union push spreads to 54 stores in 19 states https://t.co/kIJCIETgul
โ United Steelworkers (@steelworkers) February 3, 2022
United Students Against Sweatshops:
Spend your Valentine's eve demanding that universities put students and workers over profit ๐๐Join us on Sunday 2/13 for campaign updates, guest speakers, and more as we kick off another semester of organizing! Register: https://t.co/KpRbTYaduH pic.twitter.com/d3W1bIFL1M
โ USAS (@USAS) January 25, 2022
Utility Workers:
Keith Holmes, president of the Gas Workers Employees Union Local 686, UWUA, warns that low-income residents and workers who depend on good, union jobs must not be swept to the side as Philadelphia considers what a just transition would look like. https://t.co/2OyUpyyTFL
โ UWUA National (@The_UWUA) February 3, 2022
Working America:
"Go speak to the working class and see how they feel," she said. "I will tell you, [the child tax credit] helped a lot. And now I'm in a predicament where I can't work because there is no child tax credit to help me with day care."https://t.co/dCygP8m5Uo
โ Working America | Pass the #PROAct (@WorkingAmerica) January 31, 2022
Writers Guild of America, East:
Check out WGA member @AlexEdelman's off-Broadway show JUST FOR US, which is now running at the @CherryLnTheatre through February 19. https://t.co/jqneBQP8Cj
โ Writers Guild of America, East / #PROAct (@WGAEast) February 2, 2022