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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Reaches Tentative Agreement with CSX, Norfolk Southern

The Electrical Workers (IBEW) announced that the union had reached a new five-year tentative agreement (TA) on Tuesday with rail-based freight transportation company CSX and Norfolk Southern, one of the country’s largest freight railroad operators.
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A Vote for Union Work: 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.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Omni Hotel Workers in Boston Ratify Historic New Contract

UNITE HERE Local 26 members unanimously voted to ratify a new contract on Sunday after months of negotiations and about a week with nearly 700 workers on strike at Omni Hotels in Boston.
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Working Every Day to Elect Worker Champions: In the States Roundup

It's time once again to take a look at the ways working people are making progress in the states. Click on any of the links to follow the state federations on X (formerly Twitter).
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: CWA Ratifies Contract with AT&T

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) ratified agreements with AT&T which cover about 23,000 employees across eleven states. Over the life of the 4-year agreement, workers in the West will receive wage increases of at least 15% and those in the Southeast will get more than 19%. Wire technicians and utility operations professionals from the Southeast will receive an additional 3% wage boost under the Infrastructure bill. More than 17,000 workers secured the increases after engaging in an unfair labor practice strike in August.
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Pushing and Kicking Those Doors Open: The Working People Weekly List

Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List.