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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Pittsburgh City Workers Secure a New Minimum Wage, Stronger Grievance Language and Other Gains

Members of AFSCME Local 2719—part of AFSCME Council 13—who work for the city of Pittsburgh have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new contract.
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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Theatrical Stage Employees

This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we've covered all 65 of our affiliates. Next up is Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Sun Sentinel Journalists Ratify Historic First Contract

Members of The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA) who work at the South Florida Sun Sentinel have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with the newspaper’s management and parent company, Alden Global Capital.
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‘Let Us Work’: 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: Alstom Workers at Plattsburgh, New York, Win a Pay Raise

Workers at Alstom Transportation’s factory in Plattsburgh, New York, ratified their first collective bargaining agreement, following an earlier vote to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
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Worker Wins: Through Collective Action, Working People Can Win Life-Changing Wages and Benefits

Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.