Kenneth Quinnell

In a historic victory, 73% of Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Autoworkers (UAW). The Volkswagen workers are the first Southern autoworkers outside of the Big Three to win a union.

UNITE HERE Local 8 reached a tentative contract agreement that raises wages and restores automatic daily room cleaning at the Hilton and Duniway hotels in downtown Portland. The contract covers about 125 workers across the two hotels, including housekeepers, cooks, bellhops, and reception clerks. The contract would provide a 50-cent-an-hour raise every February and August though Feb. 1, 2027 for non-tipped workers and includes retroactive raises dating back to August 1, 2022.

The Machinists (IAM) union, which represents Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) workers, is celebrating the passage of the Library Workers Empowerment Act, a milestone piece of legislation initiated by the IAM last year that will grant library staff across Maryland the right to organize.

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.

American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) members' voices are critical in ensuring members of Congress support the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding at $211 million for FY25.