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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: House Cafeteria Workers Get Better Pay, Protections Under New Contract

House cafeteria workers with Unite Here Local 23 are celebrating a new contract that raises wages and improves working conditions. The new contract includes a $3 hourly pay bump in the first year, a raise of $7.50 over five years, access to health insurance at no cost under the agreement beginning in 2026, increased pension contributions, protections for trans and nonbinary workers, and with protections for employees who are victims of family or intimate partner violence, sexual assault or stalking.
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Memorializing Lost Workers: 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: Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Is May 11

Each year, letter carriers across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries. Since launching in 1993, the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has grown into the nation’s largest one-day food drive, helping to fill the shelves of food banks in cities and towns throughout the United States.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: TWU Local 556 Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract

Flight Attendants at Southwest Airlines represented by Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 556 ratified a four-year contract that includes a 22.3% raise on May 1, $364 million in retroactive wages. industry-first paid maternal and parental leave, additional compensation for extra time spent on the ground while on duty, higher pay for irregular operations, premium pay for an extended duty day, pay protections for Flight Attendants who experience an on-the-job injury, and provides holiday pay for three more holidays: July 4th, Memorial Day and Labor Day. The contract was approved with 81% of votes in favor.
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Every Worker Deserves a Fair Share: 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.
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Win A Better Future: 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).