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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: TSA Workers Win Largest Pay Increase in Agency’s History

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers have long been among the lowest-paid members of the federal workforce. But relentless effort by TSA workers, members of AFGE, means those workers saw their paychecks increase 31% recently. This is the first major pay raise in the agency's 21-year history.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: A Good Book Is Always Better With a Union!

Workers at Washington, D.C., bookstore Solid State Books voted unanimously to ratify their first union contract. Solid State workers learned from their fellow United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 members at Washington, D.C., bookstore Politics and Prose, who recently won a union. Negotiations for Solid State workers were completed in only 17 days. “We got here quickly, and we owe that in large part to our union siblings at Politics and Prose,” said Kiara Martinez, a bookseller at Solid State Books who served on the committee that negotiated the contract. “While we are incredibly proud of the work we’ve done, our journey is only just beginning. It’s our hope that we inspire others to begin theirs.”
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IATSE Hosts Food Drive for Striking Performers and Writers

Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) teamed up with the Los Angeles Food Bank and the L.A. County Federation of Labor on Friday to host a food drive in support of striking workers. The drive was open to affected union members and their families and was held at IATSE's West Coast office. The L.A. food drive is among other growing efforts to support industry workers affected by the work stoppage.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: International Documentary Association Workers Ratify Historic First Contract

More than a year after Documentary Workers United (DWU), affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9003, was voluntarily recognized by the International Documentary Association (IDA), workers have ratified their first contract. The two-year deal increases the employer's retirement fund contribution level, boosts work-from-home stipends, and institutes reproductive health, pandemic leave policies and gender-affirming language.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFL-CIO Sports Council Applauds Rugby Players’ Organizing Drive

Professional rugby players are seeking to organize as the U.S. Rugby Players Association (USRPA), and the AFL-CIO Sports Council has pledged to support the effort. The union is seeking to bring in-game safety, job security and strength to professional rugby athletes.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Yellowstone Workers First to Organize a National Park

Workers at Yellowstone National Park have elected the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), an affiliate of the Machinists (IAM), to represent America’s first established national park. The new unit includes interpretive park rangers, educators, researchers, fee collectors, first responders, firefighters and other staff working for the Department of Interior’s National Park Service.