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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Local 4 Reaches Agreement with St. Louis NBC Affiliate KSDK, Ends Boycott

Members of the Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 4 ratified an agreement with St. Louis NBC affiliate KSDK that ends a monthslong boycott by the union. The new contract includes raises, new jobs and a guarantee to hire union members to replace retirees. Local 4 led a boycott of the station until a fair contract was secured.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: New Jersey Labor Movement Rallies with Striking Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

United Steelworkers (USW) Local 4-200 nurses on strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital were joined on the picket line by New Jersey State AFL-CIO officers—President Charles Wowkanech (IUOE) and Secretary-Treasurer Laurel Brennan (Workers United)—hundreds of union members, union leaders, activists and elected officials. The message was clear: management needs to bargain in good faith and offer a fair and equitable contract that includes safe staffing ratios for essential health care workers.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Philadelphia Orchestra Members Join AGMA After 20-Month Campaign

A majority of members of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir signed union authorization cards and will become members of American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). The process took 20 months to accomplish.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Maine AFL-CIO Leads Efforts to Open Labor Center

The surge in union membership across the state of Maine is giving a boost to efforts to open the Charles Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education. The center will offer free classes and workshops on organizing and leading a union, building appreciation for Maine’s robust labor history; recognizing what individual workers’ rights look like in Maine; and helping immigrants adjust to the state’s workforce system.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Rhode Island School Transportation Workers Secure Wage Boost, Bonuses in New Contract

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 328 members who work at Durham School Services in Cumberland, Rhode Island, voted unanimously to approve a new three-year contract. Starting wages will increase to $25 an hour for drivers, $19.75 for aides and $19.25 for bus monitors by the end of the contract. The contract also includes an annual retention bonus, monthly attendance bonuses for all employees, an improved longevity bonus and an additional paid holiday.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Ohio State Respiratory Therapists Become 50th AFT Organizing Victory This Year

Respiratory therapists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center voted overwhelmingly to unionize, joining with the Ohio Nurses Association and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to fight for the pay and conditions they deserve. The win brings the number of new AFT organizing victories this year to 50, a record for the union, with more than 8,000 new members.