
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:
Today is Equal Pay Day – the day of a new year at which women’s average earnings make up the difference from men’s pay from the preceding year. Workers of all demographics and identities deserve equal pay for equal labor. Learn more and get activated at https://t.co/UApJyhUGvr pic.twitter.com/dzbdV5V5Rt
— Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) March 25, 2025
AFGE:
AFGE has fought alongside TSA Officers for decades and we're not stopping now.
The only way to fight back is to stand together as a union.https://t.co/hzd7D05wz8— AFGE (@AFGENational) March 26, 2025
AFSCME:
🚨UNION BUSTING ALERT🚨 Extremists in the House are taking up bills aimed at eliminating your voice on the job. Here's a sample of their anti-worker agenda: pic.twitter.com/qrx4cl85bK
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) March 25, 2025
Alliance for Retired Americans:
Wow. Not a good look to say you "love" the SSA field office closures, staff reductions, and general chaos caused by DOGE.pic.twitter.com/kMajHSzSDJ
— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) March 25, 2025
Amalgamated Transit Union:
#UnionSolidarity #bvgberlin pic.twitter.com/eLdaYvVFI5
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) March 26, 2025
American Postal Workers Union:
"[...]any attack on the Postal Service is part of the ongoing oligarchs’ coup against the vital public services our members and other public servants provide the country. We know that privatized postal services will lead to higher postage prices, and lower service quality to the… pic.twitter.com/iIauHwuPVk
— The American Postal Workers Union - APWU (@APWUnational) March 26, 2025
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
“We are just starting to see United get serious at the table,” Ken Diaz, president of United AFA, said Wednesday. “This management team has delayed, delayed, delayed. They are starting to take some of their concessions off the table.” @tedreednc https://t.co/87IGeyhSx7
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) March 20, 2025
Boilermakers:
National Rosie the Riveter Day was extra special for Local 549 #Boilermakers as they celebrated with the original Rosies from the Kaiser Shipyards pic.twitter.com/gq1caXCOYT
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) March 24, 2025
Bricklayers:
Happy #WorkSiteWednesday!
This week’s worksite has a beautiful terrazzo pour from our brothers at BAC Local 7 Tile, Marble & Terrazzo NY & NJ!
Thanks Zonca Terrazzo and Mosaic, LLC for highlighting our members!#BestHandsInTheBusiness #ItsBetterInAUnion pic.twitter.com/G3ElmUbEeB— Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union (@IUBAC) March 26, 2025
Communications Workers of America:
Many CWA members work at locally-owned PBS & NPR stations and play a crucial role in keeping our communities informed. Without public television and radio stations, we will lose access to critical local news and programming https://t.co/31ZGnZd8dF
— CWA (@CWAUnion) March 26, 2025
Department for Professional Employees:
DPE commends @SenThomTillis and @MarkWarner for reintroducing PATPA, which will restore tax fairness for middle class entertainment workers. Here's our full statement: https://t.co/PUl29YfJ3V pic.twitter.com/lqx6O3QHb9
— Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) March 25, 2025
Electrical Workers:
The country needs more electricity – and more electricians. https://t.co/RKctPgnfi9
— IBEW (@IBEW) March 26, 2025
Fire Fighters:
🔥 #OnThisDay in 1911, New York City fire fighters responded to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which resulted in the deaths of 146 garment workers.
The tragedy led to new laws protecting workers and to the development of @osha_dol. pic.twitter.com/CHyMBi4tet— International Association of Fire Fighters (@IAFFofficial) March 25, 2025
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Did you know the journal is now available on our website & in the app?📲
As leaders of sustainable practices, we believe how we produce our quarterly journal should reflect our commitment to a greener tomorrow.
Want to go paperless? Update your settings in your membership… pic.twitter.com/5z63O4NZz8— Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) March 19, 2025
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
🚨 New Episode Alert! 🎙️☕
In this episode of El Cafecito del Día, we sit down with Dora Cervantes, Secretary-Treasurer of the IAM, LCLAA Vice President, and a trailblazing Latina leader in the labor movement. 💪🏽🔥 pic.twitter.com/6n3tUvRGPV— LCLAA (@LCLAA) March 25, 2025
Labor Heritage Foundation:
🎭 Register now for the 2025 LHF Arts Exchange, June 20-22 in Silver Spring! Celebrate labor arts, unity & resilience. Space is limited! Info & sign-up: https://t.co/m0ZMk7Ykx9 pic.twitter.com/e0a4t68LQk
— Labor Heritage (@LaborHeritage1) March 25, 2025
Laborers:
Safety isn’t optional. It’s #UNIONMADE.
Laborers build North America’s future—working smart in the heat, staying protected with PPE, and backed by the unstoppable POWER of a union that fights for us.
Join the movement 👉 https://t.co/N1htJdvA4k
#FeelThePower #UnionStrong… pic.twitter.com/T95lLLbgoo— LIUNA (@LIUNA) March 26, 2025
Metal Trades Department:
AFGE Continues to Represent TSA Officers, Protect Their Workplace Rights https://t.co/ZX6ATSbDh1
— Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) March 25, 2025
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
NATCAvists are building relationships on Capitol Hill to strengthen the NAS and our profession. Share your photos! Email publicaffairs@natca.org, post with #NATCAinWashington, and tag @NATCA (FB/X) & @NATCAnational (IG). https://t.co/55rz01tlAt pic.twitter.com/602JECPsiC
— NATCA (@NATCA) March 25, 2025
National Association of Letter Carriers:
Letter carriers deliver more than just mail — we provide a vital service that connects all Americans. But none of it happens without a strong, public Postal Service and the dedication of 640,000 USPS employees. Privatization poses a direct threat to that service. We say #HellNo! pic.twitter.com/LhcDWUXATP
— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) March 26, 2025
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
WATCH: Jess, a Medicaid recipient in Utah, describes how Medicaid program cuts would affect her life.
"I currently use Medicaid for my prescriptions, most prominently, and those aren't something I would be able to afford on my own."#HandsOffMedicaid pic.twitter.com/X2Zuxj02BT— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) March 21, 2025
National Nurses United:
The VA consistently outperforms the private sector when it comes to care, but critics are trying to dismantle the system and privatize it. Who will feel the worst impacts of these attacks? Our veteran patients.
Southern nurses send a message to our VA siblings: Stand strong! pic.twitter.com/IvKDf5EXLm— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) March 25, 2025
NFL Players Association:
A successful first day out on the links for the #NFLPAClassic 🏌️♂️📸
Tune into the @golfchannel tomorrow from 6-8pm ET to see who’s taking home this year’s championship title. 📺 pic.twitter.com/ekpNGCotX7— NFLPA (@NFLPA) March 26, 2025
North America's Building Trades Unions:
In: skilled trades
Out: college loanshttps://t.co/8OwIaQ3cDy— The Building Trades (@NABTU) March 24, 2025
Office and Professional Employees:
This week’s #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight is Wendy Pope of OPEIU Local 29! As chief shop steward at Elevance, she is the first line of defense for co-workers experiencing issues at work. pic.twitter.com/v5UxT4wLk0
— OPEIU | #UnionStrong (@OPEIU) March 24, 2025
Painters and Allied Trades:
Unionized construction workers earn 42% more on average than our non-union counterparts.
That's the difference unions like ours make. pic.twitter.com/ipafqedNPe— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) March 25, 2025
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
March 25, 1911: fire tore through NY Triangle Shirtwaist Factory killing 146 workers—mostly women & girls. Out of tragedy came stronger workplace protections through labor unions. Attempts to roll back provisions endangers lives, sets our country back. #NeverForget #trianglefire pic.twitter.com/dqK8XiB0qO
— PASS (@PASSNational) March 25, 2025
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:
The @RWDSU is proud to announce our endorsement of @EryckaMontoya for NYC Council in District 21! As a native New Yorker who was raised in a union family in Queens, we know that Erycka will fight for working people! pic.twitter.com/jdovRApIr4
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) March 26, 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/aQcVml0xqY— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) March 26, 2025
SAG-AFTRA:
Did you hear @linsayrousseau? 2 YEARS of negotiations. We are fighting for proper A.I. protections: transparency, consent & compensation. It's time for the video game employers to #LevelUpTheContract! Show your support & learn more at https://t.co/ob855yNcHq. #VideoGameStrike pic.twitter.com/GzQVGUPlxT
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) March 22, 2025
Service Employees International Union (SEIU):
Medicaid is healthcare for nearly 80 million Americans. We’re here in DC reminding Congress that people matter, not billionaire tax breaks. ✊🏽 #ProtectMedicaid pic.twitter.com/eiZvJWpanK
— SEIU (@SEIU) March 26, 2025
Solidarity Center:
In 2021, state-organized forced labor - including child labor - in Uzbekistan’s cotton sector ended. Workers have been organizing for fair wages, safe conditions & a voice on the job - creating a path for cotton products that benefit working people, brands & the global market. pic.twitter.com/lP7c9zn7q2
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) March 20, 2025
The NewsGuild-CWA:
NEW: Today, we joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Agency for Global Media and others for their efforts to shutter the agency and close several international newsrooms – forcing our members at Radio Free Asia off the job. pic.twitter.com/gEvTTNgc0i
— The NewsGuild-CWA (@newsguild) March 21, 2025
Theatrical Stage Employees:
BREAKING: Atlantic Theater Company Production Workers Ratify First Union Contract, End Strike
Production crewmembers at Atlantic Theater Company have voted to ratify a tentative agreement reached on March 10th and are set to become among the first not-for-profit theater company… pic.twitter.com/eFvHbNXhal— IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) March 25, 2025
Transport Workers Union:
The TWU successfully fought in Albany & NYC for a bigger in-house workforce to carry out the MTA Capital Plan. Our allies @NYSenDems and @NYSA_Majority stood with @twulocal100. A safer, more reliable transit system is coming if NYS funds the plan. @TwuSamuelsen https://t.co/TgYcCH0g5z
— TWU (@transportworker) March 25, 2025
Transportation Trades Department:
It’s better in a union! 💪
It was great to meet with @SenLBR to discuss her transportation priorities for Delaware and her committee assignments this Congress. #TransportationTuesday pic.twitter.com/aVUhNwFltx— TTD | America's Transportation Unions (@TTDAFLCIO) March 25, 2025
UAW:
"Cummins should stop stalling, stop using bully tactics (private security bullies), and scare tactics (scabs), and come back to the table ready to negotiate in good faith." -- Paul Youngblood, UAW Local 291, UAW Region 4 | #StandUpUAW pic.twitter.com/GElOahKP4d
— UAW (@UAW) March 26, 2025
UNITE HERE:
Alongside Working Families United and other allies, UNITE HERE Local 2 demonstrated our commitment Monday to protect TPS. We made our voices heard outside the courthouse on Monday before a judge heard a motion to postpone Homeland Security’s termination of TPS for Venezuelans. pic.twitter.com/b7wRsKBPqy
— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) March 26, 2025
United Food and Commercial Workers:
It is not too late to sign up for the 2025 Free Foreign Language Program Spring quarter!
Whether it’s for travel, for work, or just for fun, this program offers members the ability to learn over 70 languages for free online.
🌐: https://t.co/61IC0Gx1LG pic.twitter.com/3uM1c6xC7r— UFCW (@UFCW) March 25, 2025
United Steelworkers:
The @SolidarityCntr, part of the @AFLCIO family, stands with workers across the🌎 facing some of the toughest working conditions. Their work is driven by labor's shared vision: all workers have the right to organize, earn fair wages & work w/ dignity. https://t.co/92OF4UlA3e pic.twitter.com/k2eCqDqd95
— United Steelworkers #EverybodysUnion (@steelworkers) March 26, 2025
Utility Workers:
Active members like Dana Pew of UWUA Local G-555 make #WomensHistory and #LaborHistory at the same time. https://t.co/GXKatzpfmJ
— UWUA National (@The_UWUA) March 26, 2025
Writers Guild of America East:
Management loves to say we’re all family - it’s time to start treating workers like it.
Fill out the interest form if you’re a nonfiction production worker looking for better conditions! #UnionStrong pic.twitter.com/NybzKZEGsk— Writers Guild of America East (@WGAEast) March 25, 2025