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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Second Better Buzz Store in San Diego Votes to Join Union

Workers at a second Better Buzz location in San Diego voted to unionize on Monday. The vote at the Mira Mesa location came almost exactly a month after Better Buzz United announced it had filed the initial paperwork to join the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Baristas, trainers and shift supervisors at the Mira Mesa store followed the lead of workers at Better Buzz’s location in Hillcrest, who approved unionization in May. Workers at both branches said they have concerns about wages, benefits, scheduling and overall workplace safety.
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Equal Pay for Equal 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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Worker Wins: A Shared Vision for the Future

Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFSCME Members Who Save Student’s Life Honored with Service Award

Jushawn Rucker (left) and David DiPasquale (right), who are members of AFSCME Local 2419 (New York Council 66), have been awarded the union’s Never Quit Service Award for their heroism when a junior varsity basketball player collapsed during a game.
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Slow Down and Move Over: 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: UA Local 562 Helps Nonprofit Housing Partnership Better Serve Clients

Volunteers from Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562, Bieg Plumbing, Frey Plumbing, Murphy Company and DeLuca Plumbing completed the conversion of a first floor closet to a functional restroom at nonprofit The Housing Partnership in St. Louis County. The building previously only had a second floor restroom and the conversion will help the organization's clients, many of whom are elderly and disabled.