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Worker Wins: The Priceless Value of Having a Union Contract

Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.
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Pride Month Profiles: Hunter Chumbley

For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Hunter Chumbley of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: LIUNA Local 814 Reaches New Contract with West Virginia University Hospitals

Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 814 members ratified a new contract with West Virginia University Hospitals. The deal goes through March 2027 and passed with a vote of 369-235. The contract maintains healthcare benefits, provides pay increases, longevity and annual discretionary bonuses, and a $1,000 ratification bonus.
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Happy Pride Month: 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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Pride Month Profiles: Martha Grevatt

For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Martha Grevatt of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW).
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Bookstore Workers Ratify First Union Contract at Twin Cities Half Price Books

Workers from four Twin Cities Half Price Books locations in Minnesota ratified their first union contracts. the workers are members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 663 and 1189. The new contracts include 33% raises, job protections such as just cause, grievance procedures, and union representation.