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.
AFGE:
AFGE lost a towering figure in our union’s history with the passing of National President Emeritus Bobby Harnage. Through turbulence and transformation, Harnage kept AFGE grounded in purpose and bold in its pursuit of justice for federal and D.C. workers. https://t.co/wSss87LrqP
— AFGE (@AFGENational) July 22, 2025
AFSCME:
For the past six decades, hospitals, rural medical clinics, and more have been funded by Medicaid and Medicare.
AFSCME Members like Dawn Burnfin are committed to keep fighting for these essential programs which improves health care for everyone. pic.twitter.com/qeUbLWtqTZ— AFSCME (@AFSCME) July 31, 2025
Alliance for Retired Americans:
Here's your periodic reminder that benefits like Medicare and Social Security are earned, not given. We're here to hold our elected officials accountable to ensure that we receive the benefits we've spent most of our lives working towards.
— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) July 31, 2025
Amalgamated Transit Union:
Congratulations to our Local 689 WeDriveU MetroAccess workers for securing a strong contract. #ATUStrongerTogether #1u #UnionStrong https://t.co/1r4XiyMqhy
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) July 30, 2025
American Federation of Musicians:
Join us for a CONVERSATION ON GENERATIVE A.I. on July 29 at 3 pm ET hosted by AFM Local 802.
Learn how the AFM is actively working with stakeholders and policymakers to safeguard the livelihoods of musicians. RSVP for Zoom link: https://t.co/mKMG5AE7i5 pic.twitter.com/ZXFBSqoO3F— AFM (@The_AFM) July 28, 2025
American Federation of Teachers:
How can we create schools that help students follow their dreams and that strengthen our solidarity?
In #AmericanEducator, Peter W. Cookson Jr. says we must invest in communities, cultivate connection, & embrace justice & healing.
Read it here: https://t.co/uHhllaQQxQ pic.twitter.com/kolKnf1H1X— AFT (@AFTunion) July 30, 2025
American Postal Workers Union:
The USPS is a vital public service that serves every single community. But Wall Street is trying to carve up and sell off our national treasure for profit. Wells Fargo created a report outlining how they could break it up and sell it off - that would destroy jobs, raise prices,… pic.twitter.com/1dI1f184fI
— The American Postal Workers Union - APWU (@APWUnational) July 26, 2025
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
“Solidarity and strength in numbers make all the difference.”
On the 26th anniversary of domestic partner benefits at United, Stan Kiino, United AFA Council 11 member, tells the story of how AFA activists made it happen. pic.twitter.com/XaLNg4M9cu— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) July 30, 2025
Boilermakers:
⛳ Fore! Local 105 raised a record $10,000 for Southern Ohio Medical Center Hospice in the lodge’s 30th annual golf tournament https://t.co/sdcCtwVJV5 pic.twitter.com/SpkHTLhErM
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) July 31, 2025
Bricklayers:
Amazing #restoration work being performed by our skilled craftworkers of @BricklayersNJ to restore the architectural beauty and preserve the integrity of the historic Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack, NJ.
#WorksiteWednesday#skilledtrades #unionproud #bricklayers #masonry pic.twitter.com/J1VTbByVPf— Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union (@IUBAC) July 30, 2025
Communications Workers of America:
Nearly 70 workers at Meow Wolf’s Houston location have announced their intent to form a union with CWA!https://t.co/uv3cBzzedI
— CWA (@CWAUnion) July 28, 2025
Department for Professional Employees:
Solidarity with @AFTunion members at Howard Community College who have been trying to negotiate a fair contract for 550 days. https://t.co/d14LaWVYgx
— Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) July 30, 2025
Electrical Workers:
"The IBEW’s focus remains squarely on our members. As the merger progresses, every effort will be made to protect railroad workers and to hold the railroads accountable for respecting and fully including them in the industry’s future." https://t.co/OZykUvr15x pic.twitter.com/3KrgkKmpF2
— IBEW (@IBEW) July 30, 2025
Fire Fighters:
🚨 Moncton’s fire fighters have raised the alarm for years: staffing hasn’t kept pace with the city’s growth.
A new review calls for:
✅ Dozens of new hires
✅ A 6th fire station
✅ Relocating 3 stations
Local 999 says this can ease workload & stress.https://t.co/GtWvUiGOIy— International Association of Fire Fighters (@IAFFofficial) July 29, 2025
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Our thoughts & prayers are with our Brothers & Sisters impacted by the Texas floods.
If you are a member in need of assistance due to displacement or damage, please contact our International office for support.
➡️Contact us or share with a member in need:… pic.twitter.com/XUFD1M2yQK— Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) July 11, 2025
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers:
Pictured: SMART Local 105 members at signatory @smacna contractor Zahner last summer, working on a new home for the space shuttle Endeavor at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.#PartnersInProgress pic.twitter.com/xNHu5XKRhr
— SMART Union (@smartunionworks) July 30, 2025
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:
— IFPTE (@IFPTE) July 28, 2025
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
✈️ We want to take a moment to thank the Association of Flight Attendants for sponsoring this historical event for our community! @afa_cwa
✊🏽Let's stand together to fight for all workers!#LCLAA25 #Atlanta2025 #BuildingBridges#RompiendoBarreras #ProtectingOurLegacy pic.twitter.com/cTJNgHfFq3— LCLAA (@LCLAA) July 28, 2025
Laborers:
👷♂️ @LIUNA Local 172 members are hard at work improving NJ's #Infrastructure, milling & paving Main St. in Lumberton Twp, making everyone's commute—including theirs—a bit smoother.
UNION jobs help our members work where they live.
THIS is #LaborersRising: https://t.co/eFW9flDcF7 pic.twitter.com/4X7T0p4M3V— LIUNA Eastern Region (@LiUNAEasternReg) July 30, 2025
Machinists:
In a powerful display of unity, IAM Local 912 members at GE Aerospace wear red for solidarity as they kick off their contract negotiations this week in Ohio. #UnionStrong pic.twitter.com/o83oRylFgq
— IAM Union (@IAM_Union) July 30, 2025
Major League Baseball Players Association:
Congratulations to @MichaelWacha, the fourth Players Trust Most Valuable Philanthropist of the 2025 season!
The Players Trust will award a $10,000 grant in Wacha's honor to Make-A-Wish Missouri & Kansas in recognition of his charitable efforts. Throughout his 11-year major… pic.twitter.com/4nw6eqbEUv— MLBPA (@MLBPA) July 29, 2025
Major League Soccer Players Association:
Today, unions from around the world stand side by side to send a clear message: the global voice of football players is strong and united. @FIFPRO
UNITY UNIDAD UNITÉ. pic.twitter.com/EFPpF1E2Lm— MLSPA (@MLSPA) July 25, 2025
Maritime Trades Department:
IMO Announces World Maritime Day Theme@IMOHQ https://t.co/IxPr57Ku5g
— Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO (@Maritime_Trades) July 23, 2025
Metal Trades Department:
Trump Makes His Move at the NLRB | Donald Trump is no friend of unions, as his order to unilaterally abrogate the government’s contracts with its federal employees’ unions makes unmistakably clear. https://t.co/6daylH4xfa
— Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO (@metaltradesafl) July 25, 2025
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
NATCA is now on TikTok! Follow us @natcanational and check out our first video that spotlights the work of air traffic controllers at Boston Center who assisted a military pilot trying to find a safe place to land in a blizzard while running low on fuel. https://t.co/JAUJNlLWH0
— NATCA (@NATCA) July 30, 2025
National Association of Letter Carriers:
Letter Carriers ➡️ When it comes to comfort stops, remember that you are entitled to AS MANY AS YOU NEED to protect yourself from the risks posed by hot weather. If told otherwise, talk to your steward. Watch this for more info, check out the resources below, and STAY SAFE! ⤵️… pic.twitter.com/TrOxeefdzT
— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) July 30, 2025
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
July marks 60 years of Medicaid. But instead of celebrating, we’re grieving. While Congress handed billionaires tax breaks, millions of families lost much-needed care.
From July 23–26, we’re joining a 60-hour vigil to say: we will not “get over” this.https://t.co/mtyZbRVH6t— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) July 30, 2025
National Hockey League Players’ Association:
Reach Out. Check In. Make Contact. Support a Great Cause.
Taking time out of their offseason, current and former players took to the ice to participate in the third annual Shoulder Check Showcase, raising awareness for mental health and benefiting the #HT40 Foundation:… pic.twitter.com/zIyLnQ4cso— NHLPA (@NHLPA) July 29, 2025
National Nurses United:
After years of mismanagement, @HCAhealthcare wants to shut down labor and delivery and NICU services at Research Medical Center in Kanas City. RNs are holding a vigil to protest the closures. https://t.co/rTbaU1AY0r
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) July 30, 2025
NFL Players Association:
Statement by the NFLPA on the shooting in New York City. pic.twitter.com/UbMAQ2doEh
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) July 29, 2025
North America's Building Trades Unions:
Right-to-work is an attack on good jobs. Pass it on.
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) July 24, 2025
NWSL Players Association:
The NWSLPA stands with @_JessCarter.
There is no place for racist abuse in our sport.
Read our Full Statement: pic.twitter.com/iJH7GtUcDq— NWSLPA (@nwsl_players) July 20, 2025
Painters and Allied Trades:
District Council 77 just wrapped up Phase Two of the Building Union Power campaign!
Construction apprentices and journeyworkers, industrial manufacturing members, and staff came together to learn how to organize internally, lead, and build lasting solidarity across our trades.… pic.twitter.com/pazEkeLWqq— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) July 30, 2025
Professional Hockey Players’ Association:
We are proud to launch The Professional Hockey Players’ Guild, a comprehensive new resource initiative designed to support players throughout every stage of their professional journey.
🔗: https://t.co/1Pv9aJotDW https://t.co/TK328tqKKt— PHPA (@thephpa) July 30, 2025
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:
It's #wednesdaywisdom so it's time for #Union101RWDSU! Today we're answering: What Does a Union Steward Do? Union stewards are frontline leaders who make sure the contract is enforced and workers’ voices are heard. 💬 They’re the backbone of our union! #UnionStewards pic.twitter.com/NEvtiF0uoj
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) July 30, 2025
Roofers and Waterproofers:
When using a step ladder, never stand on or above the top step! Learn more about using ladders safely: https://t.co/rA4tceOjLz #roofersafety365 pic.twitter.com/sk8wZKNLlU
— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) July 30, 2025
SAG-AFTRA:
TAKE 5 🎬 How is a stunt defined compared to a hazard? Pat Perez, SAG-AFTRA National Director of Stunt, Safety, and Outreach, and Janee Lynch, Senior Lead Business Representative for Music at SAG-AFTRA have the answer! #Take5SagAftra pic.twitter.com/m8H66sIuXl
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) July 31, 2025
Service Employees International Union:
“As more immigrant workers lose their protections, families will be deprived of the care they depend on, and the cost of that care will skyrocket for all of us.” - Leslie Frane, SEIU EVP #WeMakeAmericaWork https://t.co/1RY6bsovDY
— SEIU (@SEIU) July 30, 2025
Solidarity Center:
Digital labor platforms are used in more industries than you think.@ILAW_Network recently launched a report that explores how workers are systemically exploited by digital labor platforms beyond transportation. Check out "Taken for a Ride 3" at the 🔗 https://t.co/9C4KOl1C6F pic.twitter.com/K0p99e7oGt
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) July 22, 2025
The NewsGuild-CWA:
‘It’s clear what’s truly motivating @ziffdavis executives’ decision to lay off our colleagues: maximizing corporate profit and greed to the detriment of our members, while dismantling the structures that help us protect the quality of our work.’ https://t.co/k8mC6RMweG
— NewsGuild of New York (@nyguild) July 30, 2025
Theatrical Stage Employees:
From film sets to the fly rail, Alema Ryder has done it all. A proud Local 665 member since ’95, he’s spent 20+ years as head flyman at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Concert Hall. Rooted in Hawai’i, driven by craft—Alema, you make us proud! #IATSEConv2025 #SolidaritySecurityProsperity pic.twitter.com/Z65aOMxTPT
— IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) July 31, 2025
Transport Workers Union:
“They would rather have injured transit workers coming back to work than get them paid on time… It's appalling, it's evil, it’s Janno Lieber,” said John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers Union.
To read more, visit https://t.co/qbkaPYzvvh#WeMoveNY… pic.twitter.com/VgWV9kRYlo— TWU Local 100 (@TWULocal100) July 30, 2025
Transportation Trades Department:
LISTEN: On @AWFUnionPodcast, @TTDAFLCIO President Greg Regan talks TTD 2025 Convention and highlights transportation labor's policy goals. Full episode here: https://t.co/79Lne4GRx2 pic.twitter.com/C9Ru4AA3Y5
— TTD | America's Transportation Unions (@TTDAFLCIO) July 30, 2025
UAW:
Higher wages mean prosperity for all. This UAW slogan from 1937 still rings true today.
Working people coming together in unions is the best way to increase wages and achieve economic justice for all. pic.twitter.com/v39Atm3GbV— UAW (@UAW) July 31, 2025
Union Label and Service Trades Department:
Department of Labor announces deregulatory agenda to weaken wage standards, workplace safety, and other protections https://t.co/8mJBO3I9aT
— Union Label Dept. (@ULSTD_AFLCIO) July 22, 2025
UNITE HERE:
Fenway charges $15 for a slice of 🍕, but how can these billionaire owners have “pizza” mind when they pay their workers peanuts?🥜🥜🤯 pic.twitter.com/pJvgwVU9TM
— UNITE HERE Local 26 (@UNITEHERE26) July 27, 2025
United Food and Commercial Workers:
Detroit H&M workers stand on business, becoming the FIRST location in Michigan to unionize with @UFCW876!
With the power of the union, these workers are ready to get to the bargaining table for better pay, a safer workplace and a voice on the job!
Let’s get to work. pic.twitter.com/iuqlhGUBgP— UFCW (@UFCW) July 30, 2025
United Steelworkers:
Aug. Teaching Tuesday schedule is live:
Aug. 12: Legal Rights & Responsibilities of a Union Steward (in Spanish)
️Aug. 19: Book Club: “A History of America in Ten Strikes”- Ch. 3, The Eight-Hour-Day Strikes
Register: https://t.co/1VX6CTgDKU pic.twitter.com/l4GQ7Sy3I0— United Steelworkers Union (@steelworkers) July 31, 2025
Working America:
The @AFLCIO bus tour came through Georgia this week, and our field team came through to show love! We're not new to this; we're true to this fight for freedom, fairness, and security.#FFS #FreedomFairnessSecurity #StrongerTogether #WorkersRights #LaborRights #1u
— Working America (@WorkingAmerica) July 24, 2025