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:
Every one of our endorsed candidates won last night! Join us in sending a congratulations to all.
[image or embed]— Actors' Equity Association (@actorsequity.bsky.social) November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
AFSCME:
Tell Congress to lower health care costs, protect federal workers & fund public services. https://t.co/FruYnRUhGn https://t.co/uVIMdMgKj7
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) November 5, 2025
Alliance for Retired Americans:
📊 This summer, a poll from @BPC_Bipartisan found that the majority of Americans support protecting and strengthening Social Security, a nonpartisan program that benefits all Americans.
Learn more ⬇️https://t.co/GNteC3lVMj— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) November 5, 2025
Amalgamated Transit Union:
The ATU looks forward to working with New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill to fight for transit workers, riders, and families across Garden State. #OurVoiceOurPower #1u #UnionStrong pic.twitter.com/bbqNJZlkeJ
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) November 5, 2025
American Federation of Teachers:
"The people, and democracy, won." — @rweingarten ✊🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JKbMWfaBDS
— AFT (@AFTunion) November 5, 2025
American Postal Workers Union:
Join President Dimondstein and special guests TONIGHT at 7pm ET for the "APWU Solidarity Call" and learn how you can support our union family in struggle.
Register Here: https://t.co/OYTGTvVEpS pic.twitter.com/zDiq9WZgSp— The American Postal Workers Union - APWU (@APWUnational) November 5, 2025
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
We are offering AFA EAP support to families of UPS 2976 and all of their flying partners. 800-424-2406 As we learn more about this tragedy and how far it spread, we are holding close to prayers for those affected and their families. Join us in sending love to Louisville. pic.twitter.com/vr8kWq11D2
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) November 5, 2025
Boilermakers:
History shows that when unions grow, so does the prosperity of the middle class. Read the recent Boilermaker history story: https://t.co/EksJWfA96Y pic.twitter.com/xOYTDUkbF5
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) November 3, 2025
Bricklayers:
.@GPBrentBooker to the Senate HELP Committee: @NABTU has the largest registered #apprenticeship training system in America. We don't need to reinvent the wheels. We don't need chaos. We need reliability and predictivity. #SkilledTrades #betterInAunion
— Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union (@IUBAC) November 5, 2025
Coalition of Labor Union Women:
Who's going to our CLUW Convention in San Diego? It's one week away. Roll call! #CLUW2025 pic.twitter.com/uni2ljMXp5
— CLUW National (@CLUWNational) November 2, 2025
Communications Workers of America:
Had a great visit with members of CWA Local 4201 at the Indianapolis Airport, talking about the challenges American Airlines workers face & how we can keep building a stronger, more connected union that fights for fairness & working families. That’s what #CWAStrong is all about. pic.twitter.com/UrIgP0rzei
— CWA District 4 (@D4CWA) November 5, 2025
Department for Professional Employees:
Casa Bonita United's strike ended this weekend after Casa Bonita management agreed to mediation. www.denvergazette.com/2025/11/02/c...
[image or embed]— Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (@dpeaflcio.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Electrical Workers:
For the first time, an IBEW-led lineworker rodeo thrilled thousands of visitors at the Iowa State Fair this summer, thanks in large part to the hard work of scores of union members across the state. https://t.co/jRDPX2twHo
— IBEW (@IBEW) November 5, 2025
Fire Fighters:
Free Webinar 🚨
Hidden Wounds: Clinical Strategies for Working with Military Veterans and First Responders Experiencing Trauma
📅 Friday, Nov. 7
🕑 Noon (ET)
💰 Free
👉 RSVP: https://t.co/92mD2PzMhM pic.twitter.com/tSwhGnoe71— International Association of Fire Fighters (@IAFFofficial) November 5, 2025
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Congratulations to Adam Melnick on his appointment as the Executive Director of Construction Employers Coordinating Council of Ontario. 🇨🇦
Adam began his career as an apprentice member of Local 95, out of Ontario, & has grown through more than two decades of leadership &… pic.twitter.com/YyOEJZE2Jo— Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) November 5, 2025
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers:
SMART and SMACNA are working together to take on megaproject work! #PartnersInProgress https://t.co/NAqbt6WXd8
— SMART Union (@smartunionworks) November 5, 2025
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:
IFPTE was pleased to see a letter authored by sixteen House Republicans calling on House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders to retain in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bipartisan legislative language... https://t.co/qAV45eEH4a
— IFPTE (@IFPTE) November 1, 2025
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
✊ Working Families have been greatly affected by the shutdown. On day 36 of the shutdown, many are struggling to buy food, pay rent, and cover necessities. You can support federal workers' families and demand accountability! pic.twitter.com/3hYRVSdhoW
— LCLAA (@LCLAA) November 5, 2025
Laborers:
#LIUNA in the news:
"Infrastructure projects take years to plan and build. Cancelling projects that create jobs for LIUNA members while helping the rest of the American economy makes no sense. This chaos in Washington at the expense of working people has to stop." -…— LIUNA (@LIUNA) November 5, 2025
Machinists:
Congratulations to our own IAM member and U.S. Air Force veteran @TaylorRehmetTX for advancing into a runoff election for the District 9 Texas Senate seat! Workers' voices will be heard with Rehmet. Let's make sure he gets that seat! https://t.co/pc5FSJI2zT
— IAM Union (@IAM_Union) November 5, 2025
Major League Baseball Players Association:
For Mike Tauchman, it's all about family. The White Sox outfielder, who was named a Players Trust Most Valuable Philanthropist this season, has taken a hands-on role in supporting families of children with cleft and craniofacial conditions.
Inspired by their daughter Remi, who… pic.twitter.com/zn1LqxxzKH— MLBPA (@MLBPA) November 5, 2025
Major League Soccer Players Association:
It's time for the @WNBA to pay the @TheWNBPA players an equitable share of the revenue they generate and mandate the professional working conditions they deserve.
Pay them what you owe them! pic.twitter.com/rYJ1WyoXur— MLSPA (@MLSPA) October 30, 2025
Maritime Trades Department:
Senators Emphasize Bipartisan Support for Maritimehttps://t.co/6hswaM1anQ@SenMarkKelly @SenToddYoung
— Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO (@Maritime_Trades) October 30, 2025
Metal Trades Department:
Some federal workers who are not being paid during the government shutdown have a nagging fear: They might not receive retroactive pay once the impasse is resolved.https://t.co/GiFxh5hxsq
— Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO (@metaltradesafl) November 4, 2025
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
NATCA thanks Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (@SenCortezMasto) for her consistent support for ending the government shutdown, getting federal employees back to work, and ensuring all federal employees who have missed pay receive their compensation. pic.twitter.com/uAusr9xjW4
— NATCA (@NATCA) November 4, 2025
National Association of Letter Carriers:
The NALC Health Benefit Plan is a union shop through and through. It's the only health plan run by letter carriers for letter carriers, and the Plan’s employees are union members too!
Learn more about the Plan in this week’s episode of Fight Like Hell and mark your calendar for… pic.twitter.com/eb3lnI6xAS— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) November 5, 2025
National Day Laborer Organizing Network:
Sign the petition: L.A. Dodgers, stand with the people of LA — Decline Any White House Invitation! You have always been more than a baseball team - you’re part of the spirit of who we are as a city, we need you to stand with us!https://t.co/6Ni9Z4ETHo
— NDLON (@NDLON) November 5, 2025
National Hockey League Players’ Association:
Homecooked meals and family visits have become routine for Joe Veleno since signing with his hometown @CanadiensMTL.
The forward on the thrill of living out a childhood dream on a young Original Six squad: https://t.co/1EpiBaehko pic.twitter.com/Ww7KcCyuvb— NHLPA (@NHLPA) October 30, 2025
National Nurses United:
A little louder: When nurses are on the outside, something is wrong inside! 📣✊
Our Executive Director, @PuneetForNurses, marched alongside the mighty, mighty USC Keck and Norris nurses on #RNStrike. pic.twitter.com/Xmt2ONOypC— National Nurses United (@NationalNurses) November 2, 2025
National Taxi Workers Alliance:
“Members witnessed this humble state assembly member insist on being the last in line behind them to be checked by physicians during the hunger strike,” [NYTWA ED Bhairavi Desai] said, “huddle in circles with them during campaign updates and strategy sessions, and introduce them…
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) November 5, 2025
NFL Players Association:
Rashod Bateman shares a #CommunityMVP congrats with Week 9 winner @NakobeDean 💪
There’s still time to donate to @R_bateman2 and his community work to uplift kids in need by visiting the @gofundme link below:https://t.co/DAZsv33IeN pic.twitter.com/Buqr6B7pNK— NFLPA (@NFLPA) November 1, 2025
North America's Building Trades Unions:
Thousands of students packed into the convention center to see what a future in the trades could look like. They got to try real tools, meet real workers, and learn how to get started. For a lot of them, it wasn’t just a field trip, it was a first step toward a solid career.…
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) November 3, 2025
Painters and Allied Trades:
Local 27 of District Council 14 launched their Building Union Power campaign! DC 14 is training staff and rank-and-file members of Local 27 on our union’s history, and brainstorming together where to go from here.
One Union, One Family, One Fight! pic.twitter.com/eCrxKBVeDj— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) November 5, 2025
Pride At Work:
Read more about Brittany Anderson's appointment to Executive Director of Pride At Work in the Washington Blade, the oldest LGBTQ newspaper in the country! www.washingtonblade.com/2025/10/31/b...
[image or embed]— Pride at Work (@prideatwork.org) November 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
Last week, @PASSprezdc Dave Spero appeared on @AWFUnionPodcast to discuss gov shutdown, stress being felt by PASS-represented employees & impact shutdown may have on ATC modernization. Listen at the 19:38 mark. #AviationSafety #PublicService #FederalEmployees #EndtheShutdown https://t.co/vE0pK3hNg5
— PASS (@PASSNational) October 27, 2025
Professional Hockey Players’ Association:
The PHPA’s Member Meetings tour continued this week with stops in Belleville, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Fort Wayne, Indy, Laval, Toledo, Toronto, Trois-Rivières, and Wheeling, following visits with Adirondack, Hartford, Hershey, Lehigh Valley, Maine, Reading, Rochester, Providence,… pic.twitter.com/GZtTSGwwIF
— PHPA (@thephpa) October 31, 2025
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:
No worker should lose their safety or dignity to make the holidays happen. @RWDSU is calling for protections as AI, burnout & violence rise in retail & warehouses. Tech must serve people—not exploit them. #1U
👉 https://t.co/AMJUGvfeuk pic.twitter.com/N5fAM1UFXn— RWDSU (@RWDSU) November 5, 2025
Roofers and Waterproofers:
Choose the right anchorage for your personal fall arrest system – engineered anchor point systems typically exceed regulations and are the safest option. Learn more: https://t.co/KeV5KO6x7y #roofersafety365 pic.twitter.com/EOzurU9eR7
— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) November 3, 2025
SAG-AFTRA:
Tune into the 2025 #MediaAccessAwards (@MediaAccess4All) with @EastersealSoCal TODAY, November 5 at 8PM PT on @PBSSoCal with nationwide broadcasts to follow! Don't miss SAG-AFTRA President @SeanAstin presenting the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award. pic.twitter.com/VPTJ6gR5Mp
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) November 5, 2025
Service Employees International Union:
We made history, Virginia! SEIU members elected:
✅ Gov. Abigail Spanberger
✅ LG Ghazala Hashmi
✅ AG Jay Jones
✅ A 64-36 pro-worker House majority!
Now we fight for collective bargaining, paid leave, and a higher minimum wage. This is a win for all working families! pic.twitter.com/vVOysLA8If— SEIU Virginia 512 (@SEIUVA512) November 5, 2025
Solidarity Center:
Until its abrupt termination in March, our ILAB-funded program helped Brazilian platform workers advocate for their rights. Hear from the workers themselves on the impact of the funding cuts 🔗 https://t.co/xf7YxUvI90 pic.twitter.com/JnXNS6ibPF
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) October 26, 2025
The NewsGuild-CWA:
ICYMI: New York City Council approved the "Too Tough to Die" resolution at Wednesday's stated meeting. The message is clear: NY stands with the @NYDNUnion https://t.co/4rv5BUw6VX pic.twitter.com/IWGJaLZqs6
— NewsGuild of New York (@nyguild) October 30, 2025
Theatrical Stage Employees:
🚨 BREAKING: Empire Technical Fabrication has agreed to voluntarily recognize their shop workers’ union!
30 workers across several classifications, including carpenters, mechanics, logistics specialists, integrators, CNC operators, and fabricators are now set to become the… pic.twitter.com/ngxj3BTSQj— IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) November 3, 2025
Transport Workers Union:
“The TWU strongly supported Gov-elect @mikiesherrill and is ready to work with her to fight for our NJ-based locals and thousands of TWU members across New Jersey in our Air, Rail, and Transit Divisions.” @TwuSamuelsen https://t.co/2RpYQUJhuQ
— TWU (@transportworker) November 5, 2025
Transportation Trades Department:
TOMORROW, 11/6, at 1PM ET: join @NationalTWC for a webinar on transit careers for veterans.
Guests from @TWULocal100, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen & more will share how public transit is a great path to continue serving your country. Register: https://t.co/QUm0HGhJFi pic.twitter.com/BMtOAtArI7— TTD | America's Transportation Unions (@TTDAFLCIO) November 5, 2025
UAW:
TONIGHT at 6 pm ET, join UAW President Shawn Fain for a live Town Hall on UAW Facebook, X, or YouTube. President Fain will answer member questions and outline the union's fight to end plant closures, win a first contract at Volkswagen, and more. pic.twitter.com/frxFyJQGzC
— UAW (@UAW) November 5, 2025
UNITE HERE:
Last Saturday, hotel workers at the @HiltonBoston Back Bay resoundingly ratified their contract. Congratulations on winning the Local 26 hotel standard! 👏🏽 #sisepuede pic.twitter.com/sH4PrHTo4W
— UNITE HERE Local 26 (@UNITEHERE26) November 3, 2025
United Food and Commercial Workers:
96 workers from multiple Vertical Endeavors climbing gyms in Minnesota have voted to ratify their first union contract after organizing with @UFCW663 and @ufcw1189!
Onwards and upwards 🧗
🔗: https://t.co/JYU4tUrsoV pic.twitter.com/XXfloxfDkv— UFCW (@UFCW) November 5, 2025
United Steelworkers:
In 1909, 23-year-old Clara Lemlich stood up and said, “I have no more patience for talk—I move that we go on a general strike.”
The next day, 20,000 garment workers, mostly young immigrant women, walked off the job, changing history forever.
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/XJUoEibSZg pic.twitter.com/fd6xxfbckD— United Steelworkers Union (@steelworkers) November 5, 2025
Writers Guild of America East:
Happy Halloween! Your union can help protect you from frightening bosses and greedy goblins 👻🎃
[image or embed]— Writers Guild of America East (@wgaeast.bsky.social) October 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM