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.
Actors' Equity:
Each month, Equity shares the names of recently deceased members in order to honor their passing and pay our respects. You may read about the losses in our community reported to Equity for December 2025 on the member portal. https://bit.ly/3N15pZ3
[image or embed]— Actors' Equity Association (@actorsequity.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 10:52 AM
AFSCME:
Now’s our chance for Congress to restore funding for ACA premium tax credits and lower health care costs for millions of Americans. Email your member of Congress now and demand they vote YES. https://t.co/Wcrzi1VDeK pic.twitter.com/7avxCx2tgU
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) January 7, 2026
Alliance for Retired Americans:
By the time the wealthiest Americans get their first paycheck this year, they'll have finished paying into Social Security until 2027. It's time for Congress to #ScrapTheCap and make sure everyone pays their fair share!
— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) January 6, 2026
Amalgamated Transit Union:
Tonight, ATU International President John Costa was honored to swear in the newly elected officers of ATU Local 241 in Chicago. This ceremony is a powerful reminder that union democracy matters, and our strength comes from members having a voice in choosing their leaders.… pic.twitter.com/JDz7SM94pz
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) January 7, 2026
American Federation of Teachers:
Congratulations to Anoka Hennepin Education Minnesota on a tentative agreement that avoids a strike and delivers a better path forward for students and the educators who serve them! @EducationMN https://t.co/AZWgbBxxJM
— AFT (@AFTunion) January 7, 2026
American Postal Workers Union:
USPS updates about postmarks clarify their policy, but mail is moving more slowly. Service cuts and potential delays in processing mail raise serious concerns for time-sensitive Election Mail nationwide. We're calling on USPS to fully engage its “extraordinary measures” this… pic.twitter.com/JpIijyoSgj
— The American Postal Workers Union - APWU (@APWUnational) January 6, 2026
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
In January 2025, PSA Airlines announced plans to move its headquarters from Dayton to Charlotte. While the airline now celebrates the opening of its new headquarters, it has forgotten the workers who keep the airline flying. #ContractNow pic.twitter.com/dL3BwAWgon
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) January 5, 2026
Boilermakers:
ICYMI: #Boilermakers gave back to their community this holiday season🎄 Members of Local 40, Local 105 and Local 667 rang the Salvation Army bell in Grayson, KY. pic.twitter.com/vum9EYEpEe
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) January 6, 2026
Bricklayers:
It's the first #WorkSiteWednesday of the year! We applaud for our members of ADC 1 of IL who are working on the Obama Presidential Center and providing #skilledtrades, including #marble, #terrazzo, and #tile, and commitment to this iconic #Chicago project.#UnionStrong pic.twitter.com/xjKCnLum7u
— Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union (@IUBAC) January 7, 2026
Communications Workers of America:
Ilester Bailey & @CWAUnion retirees led the way in Columbus during the Christmas Care, Unions Share effort. Retirees served 400+ volunteers. Locals 4320, 4501, and 4502, members, and staff helped feed 3,500 families. This is what union solidarity in action looks like. #CWAStrong pic.twitter.com/NwWcQhNBS3
— CWA District 4 (@D4CWA) January 7, 2026
Department for Professional Employees:
Congratulations to employees at Discovery World in Milwaukee who won their union with @machinistsunion.bsky.social! www.jsonline.com/story/money/...
[image or embed]— Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (@dpeaflcio.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Electrical Workers:
"We must be honest with ourselves: Too many women in construction still endure harassment and discrimination, including on IBEW jobsites. The case of Amber Czech makes painfully clear that violence against women is still a reality in our industry." https://t.co/BNVQ83eQne
— IBEW (@IBEW) January 5, 2026
Fire Fighters:
363,307 members. One mission. 💪
United as we head into a new year – standing together for one another, our profession, and our future.
Here’s to the year ahead. 🎉 pic.twitter.com/GFAGm0ePPG— International Association of Fire Fighters (@IAFFofficial) January 6, 2026
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers:
NEW TALKING SMART: “You are not alone. You don’t need to walk alone. Your union is here — we have your back.”
Listen here: https://t.co/0QIEclYa8m pic.twitter.com/v5lFyvnmlI— SMART Union (@smartunionworks) January 6, 2026
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
⏳LCLAA is a powerful voice for all workers, championing social, political, and economic justice for Latino families across the nation. Join the movement today! #JoinLCLAA #LCLAA2026 #UnitedWeStand pic.twitter.com/h5raUBlxqO
— LCLAA (@LCLAA) January 7, 2026
Laborers:
#ICYMI: @PALaborers delivered meals to The Promise Center of Homewood, helping to feed the organization's volunteers as they make sure nobody in their community goes hungry.#LaborersRising #FeelThePower #LIUNACares pic.twitter.com/LMpoaVHTv9
— LIUNA (@LIUNA) January 5, 2026
Machinists:
Discovery World Museum workers have come together to demand respect, fair wages, better benefits, and greater transparency in promotions and hiring. All the reasons a UNION makes a difference. 💪⚙️🧪 Welcome to your IAM Union!https://t.co/eaySnT5O8Q
— IAM Union (@IAM_Union) January 7, 2026
Major League Baseball Players Association:
Supporting the communities our Players come from remains a priority. This holiday season, we partnered with Juan Soto to deliver boxes of food to more than 500 families in his community. With the support of family, volunteers, and community leaders, the event became a meaningful… pic.twitter.com/Dzy6Oj9nbT
— MLBPA (@MLBPA) January 5, 2026
Major League Soccer Players Association:
Players have spoken 🗣️ The 2025 Players Voices Poll results are here! pic.twitter.com/kSs8J3oB27
— MLSPA (@MLSPA) December 19, 2025
Metal Trades Department:
Congress has four weeks to dodge another shutdown
If they fail, they will need to pass another short-term extension or spark another government shutdown just two and a half months after the last one, the longest funding lapse in U.S. history.https://t.co/3ZbjmJdshO— Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO (@metaltradesafl) January 7, 2026
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
NATCA is proud to announce that applications are now open for NATCA’s 2026-2027 Scholarship. Each year, NATCA offers monetary scholarships to spouses, children, stepchildren, and legally adopted children of active, retired and deceased NATCA members. https://t.co/YLo2XKA5P7 pic.twitter.com/NY1cJ3ZuRM
— NATCA (@NATCA) January 6, 2026
National Association of Letter Carriers:
This #MemberMonday, join us in thanking Stamford, CT Branch 60 member Derek Decou for his heroism and dedication to his community! While nearing the end of his route, Decou saw a cable repair worker fall from a 20-foot ladder into a busy street. He quickly and carefully helped… pic.twitter.com/eT5vifySpo
— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) January 5, 2026
National Day Laborer Organizing Network:
What does it mean to elect an immigrant mayor today—and why does it matter? Proud to share this powerful piece by our Co-Executive Director, Nadia Marin-Molina. https://t.co/yDzz9T9C2t
— NDLON (@NDLON) December 3, 2025
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
Domestic workers make all other work possible — yet they’ve long been denied the rights and recognition every worker deserves.
We’re grateful to Gloria Steinem for standing with domestic workers and with NDWA. Join her in https://t.co/2iOFJmD3SY— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) December 20, 2025
National Nurses United:
Happening this week: Nurses and veterans are rallying in NYC to speak out against Trump's plan to eliminate hundreds of VA jobs.
With each cut, we know veteran care will suffer!https://t.co/PNYkuaypiD— National Nurses United (@NationalNurses) January 7, 2026
National Taxi Workers Alliance:
When New York City taxi drivers went on a hunger strike in 2021, Kuber Sancho-Persad, then in his mid-twenties, met a guy not much older than him – a young, freshman Assembly member who joined the drivers striking for medallion debt relief to help call attention to the issue. “He… https://t.co/KPlvxzYJbF
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) January 2, 2026
NFL Players Association:
The time has come to vote for the five #CommunityMVP players you want to see advance as finalists for the Alan Page Community Award. 🗳️🔥
Each finalist earns a $10K donation from the NFLPA to give back to the charity of his choice.
Following a league-wide player vote for the 5… pic.twitter.com/w1V9UdxIo6— NFLPA (@NFLPA) January 7, 2026
North America's Building Trades Unions:
Training, opportunity, and a future built by hand. This is the power of the building trades. pic.twitter.com/3mjztk4UPN
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) January 5, 2026
Painters and Allied Trades:
Our union's world-class training prepares people from all walks of life to be the best and thrive with family-sustaining wages and high-quality benefits.
Please join us in congratulating our District Council 46 Industrial Painters Apprentice Level 2 graduates in Ontario, Canada! pic.twitter.com/g99ssNaa9F— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) January 7, 2026
Professional Hockey Players’ Association:
The PHPA's ECHL membership has ratified a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement with the @ECHL. The new agreement will run through the 2029-30 season.
“This agreement reflects the unity, resolve, professionalism and discipline of our members throughout this process,”… pic.twitter.com/V5zLBk5DVB— PHPA (@thephpa) December 30, 2025
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:
Union stewards are the heart of our workplaces. They listen. They lead. They stand up when it matters most. Today we recognize RWDSU stewards who make sure no worker stands alone. 👏 Thank you for your leadership and solidarity.#UnionStewards #UnionStrong #Solidarity pic.twitter.com/dQlLEFqVRp
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) January 7, 2026
Roofers and Waterproofers:
Looks can be deceiving! Be sure to follow these safety tips to protect yourself and others from falls when working on exisiting decking: https://t.co/19R5N5nz0d #roofersafety365 pic.twitter.com/YWP6Tv9YZW
— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) January 5, 2026
SAG-AFTRA:
Thank you to #JanelleJames, #ConnorStorrie, SAG-AFTRA President #SeanAstin and Actor Awards Committee members #JasonGeorge and #ElizabethMcLaughlin for getting us ready for the 32nd Annual @TheActorAwards Presented by SAG-AFTRA! Watch live on @netflix March 1st at 5pm PT/8pm ET. pic.twitter.com/oU2aYJ7dap
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) January 7, 2026
Service Employees International Union:
We’re not experiencing a cost-of- living crisis. We're experiencing a cost-of-supporting- billionaires-and-corporate-greed crisis. pic.twitter.com/DG1SaefKTa
— SEIU (@SEIU) January 6, 2026
Solidarity Center:
NEW RESOURCE‼️ A Guide to Bargaining for Gender Equity ♀️♂️⚧️ The Solidarity Center's @ILAW_Network just released this guide designed to support labor lawyers & practitioners advancing gender equity through collective bargaining. Check it out here 🔗 https://t.co/KUpdie0TAI pic.twitter.com/r0JElBrhL2
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) December 26, 2025
The NewsGuild-CWA:
Journalists are being targeted, press access to the White House is restricted and the President is going after news outlets that don’t report favorably on the administration.
Join the national town hall — a public conversation at a moment of crisis. pic.twitter.com/nNbsPe8n87— The NewsGuild-CWA (@newsguild) December 31, 2025
Theatrical Stage Employees:
Thanks to all of our members who participated in our Sixth Annual IATSE Holiday Photo contest.
To check out our contest winners, crew shots and honorable mentions, click here: https://t.co/RlZmssv6tR— IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) January 7, 2026
Transport Workers Union:
— TWU (@transportworker) January 1, 2026
Transportation Trades Department:
Whether it was by rail, road, sea or sky, we hope you had safe travels riding into 2026 with America’s transportation unions and workers. Happy New Year! pic.twitter.com/xzc2IvCsXf
— TTD | America's Transportation Unions (@TTDAFLCIO) January 6, 2026
UAW:
"With a new Republican majority installed by President Donald Trump, the U.S. agency that enforces federal labor law is set to implement an agenda that will likely be much less favorable to unions, after nearly a year of being effectively paralyzed."https://t.co/ffxLiuDYcf
— UAW (@UAW) January 7, 2026
Union Veterans Council:
A military pension is a contract, not a political tool. 🇺🇸
The Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO, is standing up against the unprecedented targeting of @CaptMarkKelly’s earned benefits.
Full statement from Executive Director Craig Romanovich:https://t.co/zefxoVxctm— Union Veterans Council🪖✊ (@unionveterans) January 5, 2026
UNITE HERE:
🌸Get ready for Spring Semester! A reminder to the community of Arizona State University that dining hall and food service workers employed by Aramark have authorized a 🪧 strike if necessary.
🗳️ ASU workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike on Nov 17. pic.twitter.com/wtQkbMQhoV— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) January 7, 2026
United Food and Commercial Workers:
Fresh cultivation facility workers in Somerset, New Jersey, have officially joined Local 360!
These workers got organized after realizing they all shared concerns about wages, health care, and job security.
🔗: https://t.co/ZufxGpPk6X pic.twitter.com/GY0SWiZPn5— UFCW (@UFCW) January 5, 2026
United Steelworkers:
What are the five magic words for union workers?
“I want my union rep.”
Every union member should know that If management requests a meeting, you have the right to ask for your union steward to be present—so you’re supported, protected, and never facing management alone. pic.twitter.com/xg6OBSMZ3s— United Steelworkers Union (@steelworkers) January 7, 2026
Writers Guild of America East:
Preliminary voting for the 2026 #WritersGuildAwards is now open! Members, check your emails for voting access. Nominees will be announced January 27th 🏆
[image or embed]— Writers Guild of America East (@wgaeast.bsky.social) January 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM