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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Indiana PetSmart Workers Win First Union for Chain in the U.S.

In a landslide 12–2 victory, PetSmart workers in Mishawaka, Indiana, have successfully won the first union election at a U.S. location of the pet superstore chain.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Washington Teachers’ Union Reaches Tentative Agreement

The Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU), a local of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), reached a tentative agreement (TA) Monday with the District of Columbia Public Schools for a new five-year contract.
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Worker Wins: Freedom from Intimidation at Work

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: Omni Providence Hotel Workers Ratify New Contract

UNITE HERE Local 26 members who work at the Omni Providence in Rhode Island ratified a new four-year contract last week that secures higher wages and better benefits.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UAW Tool & Die Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement at Ford’s River Rouge


UAW Tool & Die Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement at Ford’s River Rouge

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On Wednesday, the UAW Local 600’s Tool & Die Unit at Ford’s River Rouge Complex reached a tentative agreement (TA) with Ford Motor Co., one day ahead of its strike deadline.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Culinary Union Celebrates Las Vegas Strip Becoming 100% Union with Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su

After UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union and Bartenders Union reached a new contract with the owners of the Venetian late last month, workers and labor leaders are celebrating that every resort on the Las Vegas Strip now officially recognizes the union.