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A Vote for Union Work: 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: Omni Hotel Workers in Boston Ratify Historic New Contract

UNITE HERE Local 26 members unanimously voted to ratify a new contract on Sunday after months of negotiations and about a week with nearly 700 workers on strike at Omni Hotels in Boston.
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Working Every Day to Elect Worker Champions: 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: CWA Ratifies Contract with AT&T

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) ratified agreements with AT&T which cover about 23,000 employees across eleven states. Over the life of the 4-year agreement, workers in the West will receive wage increases of at least 15% and those in the Southeast will get more than 19%. Wire technicians and utility operations professionals from the Southeast will receive an additional 3% wage boost under the Infrastructure bill. More than 17,000 workers secured the increases after engaging in an unfair labor practice strike in August.
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Pushing and Kicking Those Doors Open: 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: Montana Cannabis Workers Make History by Joining UFCW

Cannabis workers at two Honey Sour dispensaries in uptown and downtown Butte, Montana, late last month voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1889.