Kenneth Quinnell

Code for America Workers United (CWU) members, members of the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU), voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. The contract includes across-the-board wage increases, additional paid family and medical leave time, adoption and fertility support, gender-affirming care, expanded worker protections against caste-based discrimination and intrusive monitoring, and limits on the use of contracted and temporary workers in favor of full-time employees, and establishes a neutral arbitration process to resolve disputes between the union and management.

Hundreds of United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside airports across the United States on Thursday. It was part of a nationwide day of action as contract negotiations remain stalled with United. The union is looking for better pay and rules that determine flight schedules.

The majority of 12 cultivators at the Columbia Care/The Cannabist facility in Vineland, New Jersey, signed cards to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 152. The union was certified by the New Jersey State Board of Mediation on Oct. 6. The cultivators at the facility grow and process cannabis, overseeing its production and preparing it for sale to consumers.

The first EMS workers to organize in Wyoming signed their first union contract on Oct. 18. The workers unionized with the United Steelworkers (USW) in February and began negotiations shortly thereafter. The union members threatened to strike if they weren’t offered a fair contract by October, and the company finally offered a contract the members could support. The contract includes up to 15% wage increases for all employees, recruitment and retention bonuses, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, paid union leave, improved safety measures, and other gains.

The “Table Read” podcast, which offers writers the chance for their unproduced scripts to be discovered, became one of the first to sign the new Independent Podcast Agreement with SAG-AFTRA. It means that the actors, comedians, musicians and influencers who perform on the “Table Read” podcast are now covered, giving them essential protections, respectful working conditions and equitable compensation for their contributions, as well as gaining access to the support and resources provided by SAG-AFTRA.