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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Detroit Bus Drivers Secure Increased Pay, Safety in New Contract

Detroit bus drivers, members of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 26, secured increased pay, stronger bonuses and better safety in their new contract.
The drivers will immediately receive a $3 per hour wage increase. Starting pay for new drivers is now $19.15 per hour. The maximum pay for those who have worked for at least four years increases from the current cap of $22.61 to $25.61 per hour. The attendance bonus available to drivers will increase from $1,000 to $1,500.
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Economy Gains 216,000 Jobs in December; Unemployment Unchanged at 3.7%

The U.S. economy gained 216,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%, according to figures released Friday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nurses in Resident and Fellow Programs at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Vote Overwhelmingly to join NNU

Registered nurses in the resident and fellow programs at Ascension Seton Medical Center (ASMC) in Austin, Texas, voted 96% in favor of representation by the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU). The 225 RNs in these programs will join the 825 RNs who won their union election in September 2022. There now are more than 1,000 nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin and more than 2,500 represented throughout the Ascension system.
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Embracing Equality: 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: Nearly 1,000 Health Care Workers at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center Vote to Join IAM

Nearly 1,000 patient care associates and psychiatric care technicians at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center voted to join the Machinists (IAM). The organizing effort was a collaboration between IAM and the Ohio State University Nurses Organization, a local of the Ohio Nurses Association and an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which represents approximately 4,000 registered nurses at Wexner Medical Center.
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Happy New Year! 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).