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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: St. Charles Bend Techs Ratify New 3-Year Contract

Nearly 200 employees from the technical bargaining unit at St. Charles Bend ratified a union contract with 100% of workers voting in favor of the deal. These health care workers are members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (AFT Local 5017). The contract includes raises, cost of living adjustments, a predictable pay scale that determines raises according to years of tenure and experience, improved language governing time off, reformed disciplinary procedures, and language to protect workers if St. Charles is ever sold to a new hospital system.
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One Day Longer, One Day Stronger: 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: United Health Professionals of New Mexico Members Ratify Contract

Members of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) affiliate, United Health Professionals of New Mexico (UHPNM), ratified a contract Sunday with the University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center (UNM SRMC).
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Organize, Organize, Organize: 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: Culinary Union Reaches Tentative 4-Year Deal with Eataly at Park MGM on the Las Vegas Strip

UNITE HERE's Culinary Union announced a tentative agreement with Eataly Las Vegas at Park MGM on a four-year contract. It is the first union contract for Eataly, which opened in December 2018. The contract, which covers 130 workers, will bring raises averaging $10 an hour for cooks and $3 for fountain workers. The contract also includes access to the Culinary Health Fund, protections for owners and successorship, strengthened protections against sexual harassment and other issues.
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Service & Solidarity Action: Join the Picket and Support Fired Dancers!

Dancers at the Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) organized and unanimously voted for a union with the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) back in May. Then, DBDT did the unthinkable: It fired the entire troupe and hired nonunion replacements. Join us on the picket lines to support the DBDT-fired dancers as we demand fairness. AGMA, the dancers, our affiliated unions and community allies will be on the line, sending a clear message to DBDT: Union-busting is disgusting, and it will not stand.