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Pride Month Profiles: Chelsey Engel

For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Chelsey Engel of the United Steelworkers (USW).
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: NYC Utility Workers Secure Tentative Agreement, Averting Strike

Utility Workers (UWUA) Local 1-2 reached a tentative agreement (TA) Sunday with energy company Con Edison, averting a potential strike during a record-breaking heat wave.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WGAE Members at iHeart Podcast Network Ratify First Union Contract

Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at iHeart Podcast Network ratified their first collective bargaining agreement, covering the 100-member bargaining unit. The three-year contract was overwhelmingly ratified. Details of the contract include: a minimum starting salary of $63,000 for unit members in New York or Los Angeles and $58,000 for members in other locations, annual minimum salary increases of 3% in the first year of the contract, and 2% in the second and third year of the contract, time-and-a-half for work assigned on a holiday, severance of up to 16 weeks, improved bereavement paid time off, the right to bargain over any implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, overtime protections and comp time for those who don’t receive overtime, greater transparency on show metrics and spending, and other gains.
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Getting Out the Union Strong Vote: 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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Pride Month Profiles: Jamie Martinez

For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Jamie Martinez of the United Steelworkers (USW).
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Wisconsin Troublemaker Frank Emspak Passes

Frank Emspak (June 21, 1943-June 14, 2024) made countless contributions to the labor, civil rights movements, and the struggle for world peace. He followed in his father's footsteps. Julius Emspak (1906-1962) was the leading figure in the dramatic rise of the United Electric Workers (UE) during the 1930s and 1940s. His mother, Stella Abrams, was a labor activist who become office manager and secretary to Julius, who was leading a dramatically rising UE.