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
— APRI National (DC) (@APRI_National) February 3, 2022
Actors' Equity Association
As Equity members return to work, it is important to contact a business rep if you have any concerns around COVID safety or workplace discrimination/harassment so staff can address these issues promptly.
— Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) February 11, 2022
Find your rep here - https://t.co/xZ1VzSIshC pic.twitter.com/ML222QoNgv
AFGE
This is the latest win for federal workers' rights→https://t.co/NIqzcAX4Ao
— AFGE (@AFGENational) February 10, 2022
AFSCME
As we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth we share AFSCME’s rich history of standing up for racial justice—from the Memphis sanitation workers strike 54 years ago, to affirming that Black Lives Matter today. United, we are #AFSCMEStrong! #BlackHistoryMonth2022https://t.co/SZE1WLm2Aj
— AFSCME Council 31 (@afscme31) February 11, 2022
Alliance for Retired Americans
The Post Office has provided support during this difficult pandemic.
— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) February 10, 2022
You can thank postal workers by adding your name here: https://t.co/kHUUOtNrME
Amalgamated Transit Union
#OmicronVarient #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/vYRVm2Rp2p
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) February 11, 2022
American Federation of Teachers
Off-ramping masks should be based on science, not politics. Watch & share @rweingarten's conversation with @CNN about masking in schools and what comes next. pic.twitter.com/UOmK5rQjl6
— AFT (@AFTunion) February 11, 2022
American Postal Workers Union
BREAKING NEWS: The House has passed The Postal Service Reform Act, which eliminates the mandate requiring the USPS to pre-fund its retirement accounts 75 years in advance. We are launching a campaign to make sure it passes the Senate. Join us: https://t.co/4PGZrVBpO4
— APWU National (@APWUnational) February 8, 2022
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Throughout the pandemic, service sector workers have risked their health and safety to continue showing up to work—while many of their employers have continued to change or cancel their shifts at the last minute. Working people deserve more! We need #SchedulesThatWork. pic.twitter.com/qWSj1txq7S
— Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (@APALAnational) February 10, 2022
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
AFA celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth. Today, we're highlighting Doris from Mesa AFA! Remember, you can always share pictures from the line at [email protected]. Fly safe! #1u pic.twitter.com/RY8OQPzUZm
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) February 11, 2022
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers
#HersheyUnionYes #UnionBustingIsDisgusting https://t.co/Ej2fwAbmPT
— BCTGM International (@BCTGM) February 9, 2022
Boilermakers
Today we recognize #Boilermakers L-693 sister Erica Stewart, IR-ISO; National Coordinator of Women in the Trades Initiatives; M.O.R.E Work Investment Fund. #BoilermakersUnion #BlackHistoryMonth #UnionProud #WomenInTrades pic.twitter.com/lfUn4cnAhV
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) February 11, 2022
Bricklayers
.@BGAlliance sent a letter to @POTUS, @SenSchumer, and @SpeakerPelosi urging them to stand with workers and find a path forward for the #BuildBackBetter budget reconciliation bill. https://t.co/YqdqMqNJdY #ForAmericaByAmerica @SenateDems pic.twitter.com/hXZzqXDqWu
— Bricklayers Union (@IUBAC) February 10, 2022
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackLabor #BlacksinUnion #BHM #1u pic.twitter.com/Ymtpv7Im5b
— CBTU (@CBTU72) February 1, 2022
Communications Workers of America
Thank you @SenatorBaldwin and the SEC for fighting for accountability and making it harder for hedge funds to destroy good jobs. https://t.co/jnG4BtEiKe
— CWA (@CWAUnion) February 11, 2022
Department for Professional Employees
"The problem is the concentration of market power by a tiny handful of Big Tech companies. Facebook & Google – & to a lesser extent, at least for now, Twitter & Amazon – have the market power to completely dominate the digital advertising market" @WGAEast https://t.co/1rYYy2N6IC
— Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) February 10, 2022
Electrical Workers
. @USDOT's Electric Vehicle guidance prioritizes safety, workers https://t.co/8jb3KBbIXU
— IBEW (@IBEW) February 10, 2022
Fire Fighters
Teach children that hot things can burn. Install anti-scald devices on tub faucets and shower heads. #IAFFsafetytips #burnawarenessweek #NBAW pic.twitter.com/6cKxcYa9P6
— IAFF (@IAFFNewsDesk) February 11, 2022
Heat and Frost Insulators
“Being an insulator has changed my life for the better. It has become something that I will never regret, and I love it.” To hear more about what Natalie and others have to say, watch this video: https://t.co/OAo1IvGmvO
— Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) February 11, 2022
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
IFPTE Extends Solidarity to Capitol Hill Staff, Endorses House Resolution to Grant Them Union Rights #1u https://t.co/LNZfaN8hRl
— IFPTE (@IFPTE) February 9, 2022
Ironworkers
At Iron Workers Local 5, President Joe Biden signed the executive order aimed at strengthening jobs in construction by expanding the federal government’s use of PLAs. pic.twitter.com/0lb3rAWN2j
— Ironworkers. (@TheIronworkers) February 4, 2022
Jobs With Justice
Oh look, another big retailer is trying to stop workers from forming a union. 🙄 https://t.co/LWEVnEloGk
— Jobs With Justice (@jwjnational) February 10, 2022
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
Want to know the basics to when it comes to traveling with Advance Parole in 2022? Here's a Guide from @informed_imm to Show you the Steps: https://t.co/IPQAPPCHPa pic.twitter.com/InNQbkiMqS
— LCLAA (@LCLAA) February 10, 2022
Laborers
On the @RickSmithShow, @LIUNAMinnesota talks about effort to stop rampant #wagetheft affecting one in four Minnesota construction workers. Enough is enough.https://t.co/nTIpy3ckEM
— LIUNA (@LIUNA) February 11, 2022
Machinists
Florida State Council of Machinists focused on the importance of staying engaged in the legislative process. https://t.co/WsPRi1wY6K
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) February 11, 2022
Metal Trades Department
The pandemic has shown the vast inequalities in jobs. Employees want to have good quality healthcare and sick leave, as well as to be a respected voice. Find a picket line near you and donate to a strike fund below.https://t.co/BKb2L43rCV
— Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) February 10, 2022
Mine Workers
UMWA members are back in New York City this week marching outside of BlackRock's and Apollo's Headquarters demanding justice for the miners on strike at Warrior Met Coal! #WarriorMetsWrong pic.twitter.com/rws7wK4Nnw
— United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) February 9, 2022
Musical Artists
Stage Managers Take Steps to Unionize at Des Moines Metro Opera: https://t.co/iRWLDpGw4f pic.twitter.com/IDhedH2kcE
— AGMA (@AGMusicalArtist) February 10, 2022
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
#BlackHistoryMonth is an annual celebration for recognizing Black Americans’ central role in U.S. history. NATCA takes this time to recognize and honor the achievements of Black Americans, both historically and today, who are trailblazers in aviation. https://t.co/HfaSO8HhG7 pic.twitter.com/hRZFGuTvjh
— NATCA (@NATCA) February 11, 2022
National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-CWA
NABET-CWA Members Bring Super Bowl LVI to Millions of Viewers#SuperBowl https://t.co/MoD6h47mq3
— NABET-CWA (@NABETCWA) February 10, 2022
National Association of Letter Carriers
Call 844-959-1425 and ask your senators to vote "YES" on H.R. 3076! The Postal Service Reform Act passed in the House of Representatives with 342 bipartisan votes. Let's finish the job! Call your senators now. ☎️📞☎️ https://t.co/9GsNZNnc26 pic.twitter.com/fh4WWrVp8I
— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) February 10, 2022
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
Black, Southeast Asian, & Latine communities are being torn apart by mass incarceration & deportation. We urge @GavinNewsom to take immediate action in individual cases to bring our families home-- and to champion the #VISIONAct! https://t.co/mC3aVT2xgU pic.twitter.com/DiKKPw1vvz
— NDLON (@NDLON) February 2, 2022
National Domestic Workers Alliance
Our communities are tired of being told to wait. That’s why we joined a coalition of more than 250 leaders and organizations in telling the Senate to pass Build Back Better NOW because #CareCantWait! https://t.co/YHwJ6YatiH
— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) February 10, 2022
National Federation of Federal Employees
Federal Employees Union Praises Biden Administration Report Outlining Recommendations To Empower Workers And Help Unions Thrive - https://t.co/LWJ34RxbuI
— NFFE (@NFFE_Union) February 9, 2022
National Nurses United
For decades, nurses have led the fight for guaranteed health care for all.
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) February 11, 2022
Last year @CVSHealth donated $5 million to block real health care reform with #MedicareForAll. It’s past time CVS stop bankrolling these efforts and put #PeopleOverProfits.🧵⤵️ (1/9) pic.twitter.com/SEiVCgJRJO
National Taxi Workers Alliance
ReUNIONited and it feels so good!
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) February 8, 2022
All Loans + All Lenders! #DebtForgivenessNOW! pic.twitter.com/0bcuAK9dDy
National Women's Soccer League Players Association
We are so pleased to announce our first official partnership with @ally!
— NWSLPA (@nwsl_players) February 3, 2022
Working to bridge the economic, racial and gender gaps to help individuals pursue their dreams is part of the fabric of Ally.
Read more: https://t.co/5Ry3KElyOP pic.twitter.com/g0vQIeJKG1
NFL Players Association
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) February 9, 2022
North America's Building Trades Unions
“The trades are no longer a backup option like people thought in the past. They are a PREMIER option.”#BuildingTrades registered apprenticeships - aka ‘the other 4-year degree’ - put graduates on a path to a middle class, family-sustaining career 👏🙌https://t.co/pwy4ng8HRC
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) February 10, 2022
Office and Professional Employees
OPEIU organizer Bonnie Brusky is in Bessemer alongside @BAmazonUnion / @RWDSU and with organizers from around the country in support of their righteous fight for a union at Amazon. Their fight is our fight. ✊✊✊ #SolidarityForever pic.twitter.com/4Vpu8bY3Fz
— OPEIU (@OPEIU) February 9, 2022
Painters and Allied Trades
"The fight is for us. We got to be a part of it, the sky's the limit."
— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) February 11, 2022
Our union is fully committed to breaking down all barriers in the construction industry, which for far too long, has lacked opportunity and underrepresented Black tradesmen and tradeswomen. pic.twitter.com/Ep4kc5Jq3H
Plasterers and Cement Masons
The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act signed by @POTUS “invests more than $27 billion to repair 15,000 bridges nationwide” with special incentives for investing these funds in repairing bridges owned by counties, cities, towns or other local agencies. https://t.co/44hoEwa7zI
— OPCMIA International (@opcmiaintl) February 11, 2022
Pride At Work
You can't claim to support the LGBTQ+ community while trying to keep workers from joining a Union that actually gives equality to LGBTQ+ workers. We call for the immediate reinstatement of the wrongfully terminated Union leaders. https://t.co/ipPGeqTgYL#SBWorkersUnited
— Pride at Work (@PrideatWork) February 9, 2022
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists
The Big Game is Union-Made! #SuperBowl @NFLPA @TheNFLRams @Bengals https://t.co/5v1oNMFUvl
— PASS (@PASSNational) February 11, 2022
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
.@reiunionsoho workers are ready to vote #UnionYES! https://t.co/VraRa2U4NX
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) February 11, 2022
Roofers and Waterproofers
Hot in the cold! Roofers Local 96 members working for John A. Dalsin Roofing brave the frigid Minnesota weather applying a built-up roof at REO Plastics in Maple Grove. #unionroofers #proud #professional #committedtoexcellence pic.twitter.com/Ps3xogm52W
— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) February 10, 2022
SAG-AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA applauds the introduction of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act.https://t.co/ROnzEip3yw
— SAG-AFTRA NEWS (@sagaftranews) February 10, 2022
Solidarity Center
A "Global Day of Action” drew activists at Cambodian embassies in 11 cities on 4 continents in solidarity w/ striking workers @NagaWorld even as more workers were arrested for peacefully walking a picket line@BWIglobal @APALAnational @iufap @LaborStartUSAhttps://t.co/QJaTKok0rN
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) February 10, 2022
The NewsGuild-CWA
Fabulous news! https://t.co/s3rmzdcNVF
— NewsGuild-CWA (@newsguild) February 11, 2022
Theatrical Stage Employees
Meet Chief Rigging Technician, Lamarr Gray. He has been an IA member for more than 20 years and served as Local 480's Sergeant at Arms for the past three years.
— IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) February 11, 2022
Learn more about Lamarr here: https://t.co/MVHC4LKjTH#UnionMember #1u pic.twitter.com/hTYdzeoUUE
Transport Workers
The violence against Passenger Service Agents – and all transport workers – must be prosecuted to the fullest extent #EnoughIsEnough @afa_cwa @MachinistsUnion @Teamsters @TTDAFLCIO https://t.co/kxrJ1k9Gke
— TWU (@transportworker) February 10, 2022
Transportation Trades Department
⚡️ "With the right federal standards in place, our government can ensure that EV charging stations are installed to the high-quality standards the American public deserves the first time, sparing costly and time-consuming repairs down the road while creating good, union jobs." ⚡️ https://t.co/KZdeRjGR6q
— Transportation Trades Department (@TTDAFLCIO) February 10, 2022
UAW
UAW President Ray Curry met in Washington DC Monday with UAW Local 578 President Bob Lynk (on Ray’s right) Chief Steward Tim Jacobson (on his left) as they advocate together for support for union jobs through the USPS at OshKosh. pic.twitter.com/tiqlbX5cV0
— UAW (@UAW) February 8, 2022
UFCW
Rising prices are hurting working Americans who are just trying to make ends meet.
— UFCW (@UFCW) February 10, 2022
One way to help families struggling with higher costs is for the Senate to pass the #BuildBackBetter Act that will ease #inflation by lowering the costs of essentials, boosting economic growth. pic.twitter.com/f1xztIjBQ4
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
— Union Label Dept. (@ULSTD_AFLCIO) February 2, 2022
Union Veterans Council
We are always told that labor and jobs are not veterans issues, this report say otherwise.
— Union Veterans Council🪖✊ Pass the #PROAct (@unionveterans) February 9, 2022
Financial instability is a loaded weapon for our veterans community and all working Americans, the best way to fix this is through a #UnionJob and dignity at work! https://t.co/cgEghpXouq
UNITE HERE
✊🏽"EL PUEBLO UNIDO JAMÁS SERÁ VENCÍDO"
— UNITE HERE Local 23 (@unitehere23) February 8, 2022
💪🏾"THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED"
We need affordable housing in #Austin now. pic.twitter.com/nIuESN7jK9
United Steelworkers
Join us for Tuesday's "Voices from Our Own Struggles," an online Black History program featuring VPs @brownrox and @STRedmond. Register here: https://t.co/y29gyYUIuy #SmarterIsStronger #USWUnity #1u #BHM pic.twitter.com/KrzAq0ytMw
— United Steelworkers (@steelworkers) February 11, 2022
United Students Against Sweatshops
Show your fellow USAS locals some love by joining our Spring National Organizing Assembly THIS SUNDAY! Come share any local updates and calls for solidarity with other USASers, and join us in launching a new international solidarity campaign! Register: https://t.co/KpRbTYaduH pic.twitter.com/LB4XYLZe1H
— USAS (@USAS) February 9, 2022
Utility Workers
Don’t cross the picket line! #solidarity pic.twitter.com/MJew3QMsY9
— UWUA National (@The_UWUA) February 9, 2022
Working America
“We fought to raise the minimum wage because hard work should always be met with the dignity, respect, and opportunity that fair pay brings,” https://t.co/K2MQaZQBEP
— Working America | Pass the #PROAct (@WorkingAmerica) February 10, 2022
Writers Guild of America, East
"The problem is the concentration of market power by a tiny handful of Big Tech companies," the WGAE wrote to the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Competition, Antitrust & Consumer Rights for a hearings on “Journalism, Competition, & the Effect of Market Power on a Free Press.” https://t.co/qKcvCI2iJa
— Writers Guild of America, East / #PROAct (@WGAEast) February 9, 2022