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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Los Angeles City Workers Ratify Contracts with Robust Wage Increases

Six AFSCME locals representing more than 10,000 Los Angeles City workers ratified new contracts with robust wage increases and other benefits. AFSCME Locals 741, 901, 2006, 2626, 3090 and 3672 began negotiations with the city in August 2023 as a part of the Coalition of Los Angeles City Unions, which negotiates benefits for all Los Angeles city employees represented by AFSCME, the Laborers (LIUNA), the Operating Engineers (IUOE), the Los Angeles/Orange County Building Trades, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Teamsters. Union members ratified the tentative agreements in March.
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Reinvigorating the Labor Movement: 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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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: DreamWorks Animation Production Workers Vote to Join the Animation and Motion Picture Editors Guilds

DreamWorks Animation production workers are joining their artist and technician colleagues in the Animation Guild and their editor colleagues are joining the Motion Picture Editors Guild. More than 90 production workers who work on television and feature films voted to join the two IATSE Locals, while 41 voted against unionization. The workers include production assistants, production coordinators, post production supervisors and post production assistantsand they have worked on the recent releases like Kung Fu Panda 4, Teenage Kraken and Trolls Band Together.
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Economy Gains 303,000 Jobs in March; Unemployment Down to 3.8%

The U.S. economy gained 303,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate was down slightly, to 3.8%, according to figures released Friday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Tillamook Bus Drivers Secure 5-Year Contract

Workers at Tillamook County Transportation District in Oregon unanimously ratified a five-year contract that raises starting wages about 22% over the life of the contract. Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 757 represents 26 workers, including drivers, dispatchers and vehicle maintenance employees. Other benefits include adding Juneteenth as a paid holiday, providing workers with five days of paid bereavement leave and doubling the rate of annual vacation accrual for workers in their first two years on the job.
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Fighting Back: 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.