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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood Workers Unionize

Workers at Planned Parenthood’s Kalamazoo Health Center became the first Planned Parenthood site in West Michigan to unionize. They will be represented by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 951. They will start negotiating their first contract and they say union representation is a step in the right direction toward a lasting career.
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Pres. Shuler's Speech at the 2024 APWU Convention

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler's remarks as prepared for delivery at the 2024 APWU Convention.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Michigan Kroger Workers Ratify New Contract

Last week, members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 951 in Michigan voted to ratify a new Kroger contract that secures major improvements to wages and benefits.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: 400 Workers at Auto Supplier Antolin Vote Overwhelmingly to Join UAW

Nearly 400 workers at Antolin Interiors USA in Howell, Michigan, voted overwhelmingly to join United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 163. The workers, who make instrument panels and door panels for Ford, GM, Stellantis and PACCAR, unionized to stand united and have a voice against management as a whole, to be on common ground, to work together rather than against each other and to gain more respect.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Detroit Bus Drivers Secure Increased Pay, Safety in New Contract

Detroit bus drivers, members of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 26, secured increased pay, stronger bonuses and better safety in their new contract.
The drivers will immediately receive a $3 per hour wage increase. Starting pay for new drivers is now $19.15 per hour. The maximum pay for those who have worked for at least four years increases from the current cap of $22.61 to $25.61 per hour. The attendance bonus available to drivers will increase from $1,000 to $1,500.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Biden Becomes First President to Walk a Strike Picket Line; Joins UAW in Michigan

President Joe Biden walked the picket line with members of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) at General Motors’ Willow Run parts center near Detroit, becoming the first U.S. president to join a labor union on strike.