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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Gate Gourmet’s Airline Catering Workers Reach TA, Averting Strike

More than 8,000 airline catering workers employed by catering subcontractor Gate Gourmet at 30 airports have a new tentative agreement (TA) that was reached late Friday night, averting a potential strike that could have kicked off as soon as July 30.
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Worker Wins: Working People Are Front and Center in Policymaking

Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.
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From Day One: 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: Microsoft’s World of Warcraft Workers Vote to Form Union

Workers on the team behind World of Warcraft—one of the most popular video games in the world—voted to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA), creating the first wall-to-wall union at Activision Blizzard and the largest wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft-owned studio.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: ATU Local 627 Members Agree to Three-Year Contract with Cincinnati Metro

Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 627 ratified a new three-year contract. The contract covers Cincinnati Metro's dedicated fixed-route union staff, which includes bus operators, maintenance workers and associated support staff. It includes increased wages of 13% over three years, improvements to operator work schedules, improved vacation for employees, a new partnership with the ATU on Cincinnati Metro’s Joint Maintenance Training Committee and other benefits.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers at Optimum in West Virginia Ratify New Contract

Members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) ratified a new contract with the Optimum brand of Altice USA, Inc. The new contract was secured after the workers voted to authorize a strike in May. That strike didn't happen, and the new three-year contract covers workers throughout West Virginia. The workers secured raises of 7.69% over the life of the contract.