
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:
Bravo to Executive Director @avincentjr on being recognized for his dedication to advocating for our members in @PoliticsNYnews 2025 Labor Power Players list. Check out the impressive list of labor leaders and advocates who made it this year. https://t.co/qzd9pbyNcy pic.twitter.com/qHnyavBELc
— Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) March 12, 2025
AFGE:
Our union is speaking out against cuts to education that will harm American children and school across the nation. pic.twitter.com/0CKD968Nex
— AFGE (@AFGENational) March 11, 2025
AFSCME:
AFSCME stands in solidarity with @AFGENational and the 47,000 unionized TSA agents whose freedom to collectively bargain is under assault. This attack jeopardizes public safety.
Together, with AFGE and the labor movement, we will keep fighting back. https://t.co/6zNOeyTmLd— AFSCME (@AFSCME) March 12, 2025
Alliance for Retired Americans:
Social Security does not contribute one penny to the national deficit. Republicans shouldn't be looking for "savings" by messing with Americans' earned benefits. https://t.co/ze1MsUtDtn
— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) March 11, 2025
Amalgamated Transit Union:
Our Local 770-Mobile, AL, mobilized to make their voices and demands heard. #ATUStrongerTogether https://t.co/PZsQUN4VnC
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) March 12, 2025
American Federation of Musicians:
News of the Trump Administration’s misguided trade war must remind us of our values and our mission. All musicians have the right to live and work in dignity. At every level of governance, the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada remains committed to… pic.twitter.com/Tbd0DpSUso
— AFM (@The_AFM) March 5, 2025
American Federation of Teachers:
The Trump administration is making changes to the #PSLF system. Thank you @washingtonpost for this helpful breakdown.
📰 https://t.co/JRTG1VanoT pic.twitter.com/LXFeeSlXji— AFT (@AFTunion) March 12, 2025
American Postal Workers Union:
Join us on our March 20 Day of Action as we make it clear to the country that the U.S Mail is Not For Sale!
📍Find an event near you! ➡️ https://t.co/SoZlz9HBsK https://t.co/Z5PoySKrCc— The American Postal Workers Union - APWU (@APWUnational) March 10, 2025
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
.@AFGENational TSA officers know security best — our country is safer when they have a seat at the table to bargain for economic security and improvements to the job. This is just another attempt to pull apart the government every way they can. https://t.co/semwtG7poZ
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) March 7, 2025
Boilermakers:
Community service is an excellent way for #Boilermakers locals to give back and boost their PR. See how L-146 helped out at WIN House: https://t.co/LcNgIdEPNZ pic.twitter.com/OSChhtcXu0
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) March 10, 2025
Bricklayers:
Is your company providing proper ladder safety training?
Join the webinars provided by @American_Ladder to learn about the ladder safety standards and master essential ladder safety skills: https://t.co/kTNJF6NQZc#LadderSafetyMonth pic.twitter.com/RKCdTNgIou— Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union (@IUBAC) March 12, 2025
Communications Workers of America:
CWA condemns Trump admin’s termination of TSA collective bargaining agreement.
This illegal action puts the safety of the American public at risk, including 80K CWA members who work in the aviation industry as Flight Attendants & Passenger Service Agentshttps://t.co/Ks1IlgnLCV— CWA (@CWAUnion) March 7, 2025
Department for Professional Employees:
"We now have stools at the registers, locked-in raises and increased rates of pay for positions for three years, and an excellent healthcare package through the RWDSU for our booksellers and baristas that we are very excited about." https://t.co/LT56jcuU1n
— Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) March 11, 2025
Electrical Workers:
Sam Taylor founded Taylor Electric Co. in 1922, one of the oldest black-owned businesses in the U.S. Taylor and a group of Black electricians first joined the #IBEW as less-than-full members before a pressure campaign helped them gain full membership. https://t.co/YlWbBivuf4 pic.twitter.com/yGip7STT0R
— IBEW (@IBEW) March 11, 2025
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Celebrating on 125 Years! 🎉
Members of Local 17 along with our International's leadership members, including General President Terry Larkin, gathered to celebrate 125 years of history, solidarity, & what it means to be a part of Local 17.
Local 17’s Business Manager Tom McGrath… pic.twitter.com/ZmAts52ZuD— Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) March 11, 2025
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
📣 LCLAA National President, Evelyn DeJesus, and members of the LCLAA DC Metro Chapter proudly joined the opening of "Stories of Belonging", a powerful photo exhibing showcasing the struggles of tepesianos (TPS holders) in their fight for justice pic.twitter.com/z2FzmD2grf
— LCLAA (@LCLAA) March 12, 2025
Labor Heritage Foundation:
🎭 This Week’s Labor Arts Calendar just posted!
📅 Tue: NoVA Arts Union Caucus
🎤 Wed: Labor's Partisans & BVOCAL
🎶 Thu: Labor Heritage Power Hour
📚 Fri: The Road to Rights: Domestic Workers & New Labor Activism
🎬 Sun: Made In Ethiopia
🔗 More info: https://t.co/5xK0MAWAEB pic.twitter.com/5hNEuJHWDP— Labor Heritage (@LaborHeritage1) March 10, 2025
Laborers:
From strategy sessions at HQ to powerful advocacy on the Hill, LIUNA Public Employees & Non-Construction (#PENC) leaders made their voices heard in DC last week.
They met with Members of Congress to push for the PRO Act, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, Service Contract… pic.twitter.com/wS4gaOivf6— LIUNA (@LIUNA) March 11, 2025
Machinists:
The @IAMW3Center hosted another lunch for local veterans, as they often have done for several years, providing a social outing for the veterans. Members and W3 staff are honored to sit with the veterans to break bread and chat. ⚙️❤️ #IAMcaring https://t.co/Z7zoRRzyS9
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) March 9, 2025
Maritime Trades Department:
https://t.co/173YlFsyPT
MTD Backs New Pro-Maritime Legislation— Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO (@Maritime_Trades) March 12, 2025
Mine Workers:
On January 16, 2025, President Roberts announced to the International Executive Board that he would be retiring at the close of the International Special Convention that will be held in October, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri.https://t.co/yvaqn7tMIw
— United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) March 11, 2025
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
Today, NATCA issued a press release calling on Congress to act now to pass a funding resolution and avoid a government shutdown: https://t.co/A0XIsg8muF#GovernmentShutdown #FederalWorkers #SafetyFirst #AviationSafety pic.twitter.com/XW0ESJlizi
— NATCA (@NATCA) March 12, 2025
National Association of Letter Carriers:
On March 23, we’re putting this fight on the MAP! Join letter carriers across the nation as we #fightlikehell for the universal service Americans rely on.
📢 We’re delivering our message, loud & clear: #HELLNO to dismantling USPS!
Find your local rally ➡️… pic.twitter.com/nYQvUjxCgA— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) March 11, 2025
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
NEW JERSEY: Your knowledge of your rights is your power!
Here's everything you need to know about your #DomesticWorkersBillofRights, which went into effect on July 1, 2024:https://t.co/cCvYKoh960— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) March 11, 2025
National Nurses United:
Trans people have always existed — they are our patients, colleagues, neighbors, family and community members.
They will not be erased, ignored, demonized, or ostracized so long as there are nurses in this country with the hearts to care for them! 🏳️⚧️❤️✊— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) March 7, 2025
NFL Players Association:
To the players of the UFL: We’ve got your back ✊ pic.twitter.com/0i6Pa2JOwF
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) March 7, 2025
North America's Building Trades Unions:
Big paycheck. Safe job. Better benefits. This is what a union job gets you. pic.twitter.com/9VvCDeeTBN
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) March 12, 2025
Office and Professional Employees:
Congratulations to OPEIU President Tyler Turner on being elected to the @AFLCIO Executive Council. pic.twitter.com/UM1PmqusZk
— OPEIU | #UnionStrong (@OPEIU) March 12, 2025
Painters and Allied Trades:
If you look around today, you’ll see the faces of many women who have pioneered in our union and our skilled trades as the firsts.
They have proven for decades that there is no limit to what women in our union can accomplish. pic.twitter.com/EB9j2XCplY— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) March 12, 2025
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
Thank you @GerryConnolly for being a champion of federal workforce. Dedicated civil servants are under attack, their work for American people being demeaned. @PASSprezdc Dave Spero proud to stand with you to combat these relentless assaults. #federalemployees #publicservice pic.twitter.com/Wivov8MSuV
— PASS (@PASSNational) March 7, 2025
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:
CONTRACT VICTORY: congrats to @RWDSU Local 262 members in Union, NJ who make Smarties at Ce De Candy on their new 3-year contract! The agreement includes large wage increases and sees the employer picking up between 85-100% of the medical plan costs!https://t.co/NzddJB6H1L
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) March 12, 2025
Roofers and Waterproofers:
Overdoses from opioids are on the rise. Learn about opioid addiction and how to prevent it at: https://t.co/qGkLyFBmK6 #roofersafety365 pic.twitter.com/HwKhDcI8sP
— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) March 12, 2025
SAG-AFTRA:
🎮💪 #VideoGameStrike Update: The bargaining group would have you believe that we are close to reaching a deal. This is not the case. They are hoping our members will turn on each other. Read this comparison chart of A.I. proposals: https://t.co/pzZ3CV82jN pic.twitter.com/3QItbnclF3
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) March 12, 2025
Service Employees International Union (SEIU):
“President Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s firing of 1,315 Department of Education workers is an all-out attack on our nation's future and will roll back decades of progress to ensure that every student, regardless of race, gender, disability, family income or zip… pic.twitter.com/saNRPzgdhp
— SEIU (@SEIU) March 12, 2025
Solidarity Center:
New way to stay in touch 🦋 ! pic.twitter.com/eW4SrLAuKG
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) March 6, 2025
The NewsGuild-CWA:
NEW: A federal court ruled Trump illegally fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox and has ordered her to be reinstated.
The courts are clear: the president isn’t a king, and labor law still matters.https://t.co/BSu6eFF8PT— The NewsGuild-CWA (@newsguild) March 6, 2025
Theatrical Stage Employees:
BREAKING: 90 food and beverage employees at The Fillmore Philadelphia have overwhelmingly voted to join IATSE Local B-29!
"For far too long, the hardworking staff taking your tickets, making and serving your drinks, and preparing your food have been treated as replaceable and… pic.twitter.com/RyoGnzEjQY— IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) March 11, 2025
Transport Workers Union:
The TWU’s Future Leaders Organizing Committee is in Washington this week, learning critical arbitration skills and building relationships across all of the TWU’s industrial divisions! pic.twitter.com/nEzzHQKf0D
— TWU (@transportworker) March 12, 2025
Transportation Trades Department:
Thanks for stopping by @CaHSRA! We were thrilled to hear updates about the progress on the largest infrastructure project in the U.S. from CEO Ian Choudri and Chair Tom Richards. pic.twitter.com/XQVscg2GzD
— TTD | America's Transportation Unions (@TTDAFLCIO) March 11, 2025
UAW:
Workers at the Volkswagen Parts Distribution Center in New Jersey know that there's strength in numbers. That's why they're coming together to demand a voice on the job and to join the 4,000 VW workers in Chattanooga who joined the UAW last year.
"There is a kind of fear in the… pic.twitter.com/ugLRbj8jwy— UAW (@UAW) March 4, 2025
Union Veterans Council:
The @unionveterans strongly opposes the dismantling of the Dept. of Education. Such actions are an affront to our democracy and threaten the educational opportunities of the most vulnerable among us, including minorities, those in poverty, and individuals with disabilities.
— Union Veterans Council🪖✊ (@unionveterans) March 12, 2025
UNITE HERE:
This weekend, UNITE HERE Secretary-Treasurer Nia Winston and Local 634 President Nicole Hunt traveled to Selma, Alabama,to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a pivotal day in our history when brave individuals marched for voting rights on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. pic.twitter.com/OtHlQI4KOD
— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) March 11, 2025
United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters:
United Food and Commercial Workers:
Applications for the Winter quarter of UFCW's Free Foreign Language Program will open on March 20th at 1pm ET.
Be sure to make your calendar, as enrollment is on a first come, first served basis!
Learn more: https://t.co/61IC0Gx1LG pic.twitter.com/ipr2vMof3q— UFCW (@UFCW) March 11, 2025
United Steelworkers:
Back to Basics: Megan Butler of Local 7600 explains Communication and Action Teams (CATs)—rank-and-file volunteers who keep members informed and engaged. Megan and her local siblings were honored with the Groundwork Award for their work ahead of major bargaining this spring! pic.twitter.com/fTLgk9HXLQ
— United Steelworkers #EverybodysUnion (@steelworkers) March 12, 2025
Utility Workers:
🥳 Congratulations to members of @RWDSU who recently ratified their first contract with Barnes and Noble! Over 200 workers now have codified safety protections, industry setting wages, and union health coverage. pic.twitter.com/Ug8gD7CEmg
— UWUA National (@The_UWUA) March 12, 2025
Writers Guild of America East:
Take action to support our nearly 100 dedicated @MSNBCUnion members who were recently laid off. These highly skilled professionals are now being forced to endure the humiliating process of reapplying for their own jobs.
Send a letter to @MSNBC mgmt: https://t.co/mrxCX40OfB pic.twitter.com/PbRtNPH8gE— Writers Guild of America East (@WGAEast) March 12, 2025