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‘All Are Welcome and Safe Here’: What Working People Are Doing This Week

Kenneth Quinnell
What Working People Are Doing This Week

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:

Join us for Equity 101, a Zoom class that to deepen your understanding of what being a union member is all about. Save the date: Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. RSVP the portal - https://members.actorsequity.org/newsandevents/savethedate/event-detail/2026/03/30/default-calendar/equity-101

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— Actors' Equity Association (@actorsequity.bsky.social) March 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM

AFGE:

AFSCME:

Alliance for Retired Americans:

Amalgamated Transit Union:

American Federation of Teachers:

“All are welcome and safe here.” That’s not just a slogan; it’s a promise we make to our students every day. This week we took that promise to the streets. Thank you to everyone who rallied, marched and spoke up for dignity and respect for every child. We see you.

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— AFT (@aft.org) March 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM

American Postal Workers Union:

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:

Boilermakers:

Bricklayers:

Communications Workers of America:

Department for Professional Employees:

Increased funding for the NEA and NEH each in FY27 gets us closer to a full funding level of $1 per capita. Contact your U.S. Representative and ask them to sign the FY27 NEA and NEH appropriations request letters today. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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— Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (@dpeaflcio.bsky.social) March 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM

Electrical Workers:

Fire Fighters:

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers:

International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:

International Union of Police Associations:

Jobs With Justice:

Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:

Laborers:

Machinists:

Major League Baseball Players Association:

Major League Soccer Players Association:

Musical Artists:

Despite the soundbite suggesting opera and ballet are “dying,” these art forms remain living, breathing, evolving expressions of the human experience. 90 years ago TODAY, AGMA was established. www.musicalartists.org/agma-celebra...

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— American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) (@weareagma.bsky.social) March 11, 2026 at 12:12 PM

National Air Traffic Controllers Association:

National Association of Letter Carriers:

National Hockey League Players’ Association:

National Nurses United:

NFL Players Association:

North America's Building Trades Unions:

Operating Engineers:

Painters and Allied Trades:

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:

Roofers and Waterproofers:

SAG-AFTRA:

Service Employees International Union:

Solidarity Center:

The NewsGuild-CWA:

Theatrical Stage Employees:

Transport Workers Union:

Transportation Trades Department:

UAW:

UNITE HERE:

United Food and Commercial Workers:

United Steelworkers:

Writers Guild of America East:

WGAE members at CBS News 24/7 are fighting to protect their livelihoods during a period of uncertainty in broadcast news. Layoffs, editorial interference and political pressure have all become existential threats that need to be addressed with a strong union contract. FAIR CONTRACT NOW!

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— Writers Guild of America East (@wgaeast.bsky.social) March 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM