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:
Tomorrow is #SwingDay! We'll be sharing videos from swings and theatre professionals throughout the day, so be sure to follow us and #EquityTeamSwing on IG and FB as well.
— Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) January 26, 2021
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AFGE:
A new day is here for federal workers! https://t.co/oNth6IJCL4
— AFGE (@AFGENational) January 22, 2021
AFSCME:
.@JulieSuCA is a fighter for economic justice, a proven and powerful advocate for working people, especially those in low-wage industries. She and @MartyJWalsh will be a dynamic team at @USDOL. Excited to partner with them. Let’s get to work. #1u pic.twitter.com/uKnMhTFmze
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) January 26, 2021
Air Line Pilots Association:
Winter weather will hit much of the US & Canada this week. ALPA #pilots know they have to take extra steps to ensure their aircraft are #ReadyForTakeoff. Click below to learn how our pilots are #TrainedForLife, even for extreme winter weather. https://t.co/Xuv0J5cojq
— Air Line Pilots Association (@WeAreAlpa) January 25, 2021
Alliance for Retired Americans:
The funds are there. Now the Biden administration must make helping people sign up and #GetCovered for 2021 a priority. https://t.co/fEUiCOrUKD
— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) January 25, 2021
Amalgamated Transit Union:
Today, ATU International President John Costa opened up a zoom Negotiations and Contract Campaigns training for Local leaders across the ATU. #1u #TogetherWeFightTogetherWeWin pic.twitter.com/sQ64lVwO56
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) January 26, 2021
American Federation of Musicians:
While COVID-19 has upended the media giant’s business, shuttering its theme parks for months, closing down its Broadway shows -- leaving many union workers out of work, Disney Leaders Still Rake in Millions 😡https://t.co/LlbGffuwXl via @variety
— AFM (@The_AFM) January 21, 2021
American Federation of Teachers:
It’s going to be a messy process but having centralized data collection is going to make it much easier for districts to know what they’re dealing with and when to reopen or return to remote. https://t.co/DW66Zch4FL
— AFT (@AFTunion) January 26, 2021
American Postal Workers Union:
Live: President Dimondstein reports on our work & challenges in 2021. #APWUnited #SaveThePostOffice https://t.co/gJWI1iFqCl
— APWU National (@APWUnational) January 20, 2021
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance:
Lingering racist and ableist exclusions have left tipped workers and workers with disabilities out of the basic protection of the full federal minimum wage. It’s long past time for a federal baseline of $15 and #1FairWage #FightFor15 TAKE ACTION: https://t.co/D626kiNKOv
— Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (@APALAnational) January 26, 2021
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
(1/2) From the first days of the pandemic, we’ve continued to perform essential jobs, keeping travel and cargo moving. But despite our role maintaining this critical industry, we are not yet in a priority tier for the vaccine in most of the country. https://t.co/Fgnh5roL2Z
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) January 26, 2021
Boilermakers:
Keep an eye 👁️ out for the monthly issue of the IBB Update that hits inboxes Friday! 📥 Not subscribed? Sign-up for #BoilermakersUnion news updates at: https://t.co/6rInXnDk2V pic.twitter.com/uJP9TfS6hW
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) January 26, 2021
Bricklayers:
This Day in Union History: 1/25/1937
— Bricklayers Union (@IUBAC) January 25, 2021
After management fires two boiler room engineers for union activity, @transportworker union begin a sit-down strike and picket at a Brooklyn power plant. Two days later the engineers were rehired after members threatened to cut subway power. pic.twitter.com/2ctrVmkgSH
California School Employees Association:
CSEA encourages @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom to appoint @RobBonta as #CA's next AG. He will be a defender of the defenseless, a fighter for fair dealing, a guardian of justice, and a caretaker of the California Dream. pic.twitter.com/WdBF08Fer7
— CSEA (@CSEA_Now) January 19, 2021
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists:
The Greatest. Period. #hankaaron https://t.co/PnrwCyjjvm
— CBTU (@CBTU72) January 22, 2021
Coalition of Labor Union Women:
We congratulate President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. We now have the first woman vice president ever!
— CLUW National (@CLUWNational) January 20, 2021
NEXT CHAPTER OF HERSTORY!
Find out why thousands of woman including our presidents are wearing pearls today: https://t.co/aitcOC0qzu pic.twitter.com/lGjly4yWBr
Communications Workers of America:
Let's get it done! #1u https://t.co/t9bUvyyQeI
— CWA (@CWAUnion) January 26, 2021
Department for Professional Employees:
"KPL cited a recent study by the Department for Professional Employees, which found in 2019, just 5.3% of librarians identified as Black or African American, 7.1 percent as Hispanic or Latino, and 3.5 percent as Asian-American or Pacific Islander." https://t.co/noHUbkLavH
— Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) January 26, 2021
Electrical Workers:
The #IBEW and the government of Ontario are teaming up to support women in the skilled trades. https://t.co/gpmZDGVMim
— IBEW (@IBEW) January 26, 2021
Farm Labor Organizing Committee:
We are looking forward to organizing in Virginia and working VICPP! https://t.co/nGaWevRrrd
— Farm Labor Organizing Committee (@SupportFLOC) January 20, 2021
Fire Fighters:
Viewing the 55th #IAFFConvention pic.twitter.com/psVq3TO6S3
— IAFF (@IAFFNewsDesk) January 26, 2021
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Here is what you can expect from us when you start a career with the Insulators Union: secure retirement, livable wage, health insurance and room for advancement. Watch as this job changed these people's lives: https://t.co/9j9gPG2Jjz
— Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) January 26, 2021
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:
President Biden to Overturn Draconian Workforce Executive Orders https://t.co/CIWtAwkxMo
— IFPTE (@IFPTE) January 22, 2021
Ironworkers:
Joe Biden’s Capitol Hill agenda includes an economic recovery proposal that will “make historic investments in infrastructure, manufacturing, research and development and clean energy.” https://t.co/cVGsFDIw0j
— Ironworkers. (@TheIronworkers) January 20, 2021
Jobs With Justice:
Fran is only one missed shift away from not being able to afford the essentials.
— Jobs With Justice (@jwjnational) January 26, 2021
The system is fundamentally broken when taking a single sick day means you can't make rent 🚫🏠
Tell Congress to support @BobbyScott + @SenSanders' #RaiseTheWage Act 👉🏿 https://t.co/CYkZTDog3e pic.twitter.com/OZFTPevcTP
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
Because we are all a part of the change we want to see. Let’s start today!#Trabajadoras #SiPodemos #LatinosAreEssential #TheLatinoPromise #1u pic.twitter.com/0lSPsg7Xnx
— LCLAA (@LCLAA) January 21, 2021
Laborers:
#LIUNA congratulates @jesslooman as the new deputy administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. Looman is a pro-worker champion & will be a leading voice for working-class families across America.
— LIUNA (@LIUNA) January 21, 2021
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Machinists:
Labor is doing its part in Ohio to help get the #COVID19 vaccine out to the community. Shoutout to our brothers and sisters @UAW Local 12 for doing what they can to help stop the spread. https://t.co/CzcIQ3JcRD
— Machinists Union ✈️🚊🚀 (@MachinistsUnion) January 26, 2021
Metal Trades Department:
Philly Shipyard has been awarded ship 3 and 4 of 5 ships by MARAD https://t.co/uRFZ1WOc5G
— Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) January 19, 2021
Mine Workers:
“If they think they can get away with this without a fight from the UMWA, they had better think again,” said Roberts. “Our members in Local Union 717 earned those benefits.."https://t.co/f8D6JaeOUx pic.twitter.com/V3Xgdrss3Z
— United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) January 26, 2021
Musical Artists:
Visit https://t.co/c31Mzi8ZQx to read Ray Menard's open letter to President Biden (@potus) and Vice President Harris (@vp) about the need for Arts funding & an Arts leader in the Cabinet! Also available on AGMA's website. pic.twitter.com/8HCDeUAV6d
— AGMA (@AGMusicalArtist) January 21, 2021
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
We have an amazing National Office staff that our membership can be very proud of. Today, we’re excited to highlight one of the newest members of our #NATCAfamily: Labor Relations Staff Attorney May Silverstein. Thank you for all you do, May! https://t.co/DP6BnXDCnt pic.twitter.com/thVlLv1cxz
— NATCA (@NATCA) January 25, 2021
National Association of Letter Carriers:
NALC Executive Vice President Brian Renfroe offers tips on how to handle the morning process in his recent column in The Postal Record. #PostalRecord
— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) January 26, 2021
📕 Read: https://t.co/j8Ljqasuk6
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/1jp9n1Hwmn pic.twitter.com/9IYTK0k8Tr
National Day Laborer Organizing Network:
We said it once, we'll say it many more times. We don’t believe some must suffer for others to advance. #TrabajoSiMigraNO #MigrantJusticePlatform pic.twitter.com/p94jQMCwyU
— NDLON (@NDLON) January 22, 2021
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
.@councilofdc, we need concrete workplace protections and solutions to challenges domestic workers face, intensified by the pandemic. Let's bring the DC Domestic Workers Protection Act to a vote. pic.twitter.com/GQPcQ9N81A
— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) January 26, 2021
National Federation of Federal Employees:
Through our work with Congress, we were able to secure an extension for repayment of the involuntary tax deferrals, caused by the payroll tax scam ordered by the previous administration. This extension will lower the drain on paychecks for impacted #feds. https://t.co/diGx9wpaNY
— NFFE (@NFFE_Union) January 25, 2021
National Nurses United:
We don't know how many #Covid19 variants are out there, or how widespread they are.
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) January 26, 2021
Genetic surveillance is needed to detect that, but the U.S. has analyzed < 1 percent of its samples.
It's more important than ever to follow the precautionary principle.https://t.co/QowuAosxUi
National Taxi Workers Alliance:
We’re outside Gracie Mansion to tell @NYCMayor : stop dragging your feet on debt relief for cabbies. Both the city Comptroller and the state Attorney General have vetted our plan. No more excuses, Mr. Mayor. pic.twitter.com/j24PSRwGrR
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) January 26, 2021
NFL Players Association:
It's more than the game for the Acho family 🤝 @TheSamAcho + @EmmanuelAcho will be joining us on Feb. 16 for the #AthleteAnd Workshop to talk about how they've been able to leverage their power for good and speak on causes that matter to them.
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) January 26, 2021
RSVP: https://t.co/nirAVVELmD pic.twitter.com/WnhlExTum7
North America's Building Trades Unions:
#BuildingTrades unions take pride in keeping our workforce safe on the job 💪
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) January 25, 2021
Check out some of the key pieces of training our members are provided with! https://t.co/FyQbO6eKWB
Office and Professional Employees:
🚨Another HUGE victory for working people✊
— OPEIU (@OPEIU) January 25, 2021
In the past week, @JoeBiden:
👋Fired Peter Robb,
✅Directed @USDOL to protect workers' benefits when they refuse to work in unsafe conditions, and
😯Declared U.S. policy is to "encourage collective bargaining and union organizing" https://t.co/5NekDCbZIk
Painters and Allied Trades:
Our campaign to pass the PRO Act is proud to have the backing of @CaliforniaLabor, a federation representing more than 2.1 million workers in 1,200 local unions.
— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) January 26, 2021
It will take all of us, across every industry, from coast to coast to win federal labor law reform in our country. pic.twitter.com/lqpsInaAZH
Plasterers and Cement Masons:
Congrats to #OPCMIA Local 555’s Liz Nichols, an outstanding Steel Edge Woman and union activist, for competing in the CBS reality show “Tough As Nails.” We wish her the best of luck as she demonstrates the brilliant craftspersonship of our great union. https://t.co/GGBwdS1pf9
— OPCMIA International (@opcmiaintl) January 26, 2021
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
Federal employees serve the American public & should never have had collective bargaining & other rights taken away. PASS-represented employees at FAA & DoD should be focused on aviation safety & let their union focus on their workplace rights. #aviationsafety #publicservice #1u https://t.co/cMPlx84FPn
— PASS (@PASSNational) January 22, 2021
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union-UFCW:
Unions: a major inconvenience for those who wish to exploit workers. #UnionStrong #1u pic.twitter.com/ud0ZUmTBqD
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) January 26, 2021
SAG-AFTRA:
SAG-AFTRA is committed to the principle that radio, television, and online news organizations should truly represent and reflect the communities they serve.https://t.co/m9iSfDTicU
— SAG-AFTRA NEWS (@sagaftranews) January 26, 2021
Solidarity Center:
86% of women say they've been in road accidents while riding in transport vehicles for agricultural jobs in #Jordan. 40 percent+ say they experienced #sexualharassment or other forms of #genderbasedviolence while traveling to the agro-industrial complexes.https://t.co/1un88pw2Xh
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) January 26, 2021
The NewsGuild-CWA:
Check out this great thread on @DallasNewsGuild's campaign for family and parental leave. https://t.co/fq05fqapXu
— NewsGuild-CWA (@newsguild) January 26, 2021
Theatrical Stage Employees:
BREAKING: Theatrical Stage Employees union formally offers labor and infrastructure to @WHCOVIDResponse and @fema in the effort to build field vaccination sites. pic.twitter.com/1IC8QlryDX
— IATSE (@IATSE) January 25, 2021
Transport Workers Union:
New @whitehouse rules protect workers from covid-19 by requiring masks in transportation. Intl travelers will need a negative test to board planes. These steps will decrease exposure and save lives. https://t.co/yjO116iolx
— TWU (@transportworker) January 25, 2021
Transportation Trades Department:
As the @SenateCommerce hearing begins to consider @PeteButtigieg for @USDOT, transportation labor wants to give a shoutout to #TeamPete. Please, allow us to introduce ourselves: pic.twitter.com/1xQ4ZDUfwL
— Transp. Trades Dept. (@TTDAFLCIO) January 21, 2021
UAW:
"With the stroke of a pen, President Joe Biden today sent a strong message to American workers that our government will do all it can to support buying American products, made here by American workers, recommitting to the men and women of working America." https://t.co/Jyq86o2Rju
— UAW (@UAW) January 25, 2021
Union Veterans Council:
The UVC and @PrideatWork are proud to work with the Biden administration to forge a more inclusive future for service members and workers across the country. pic.twitter.com/PqUWGP7If9
— Union Veterans Council (@unionveterans) January 25, 2021
UNITE HERE:
STATEMENT from UNITE HERE President @DTaylorUH on Biden Immigration Bill
— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) January 20, 2021
“UNITE HERE congratulates President Biden on the introduction of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, a legislative proposal to transform the American immigration system ... "https://t.co/IHwgv4ZFKf pic.twitter.com/75oHlfWkuk
United Food and Commercial Workers:
.@Instacart is firing nearly 2,000 grocery workers bravely putting their health at risk during #COVID to help feed families across the country.
— UFCW (@UFCW) January 21, 2021
As the union for @Instacart workers, @UFCW is demanding a halt to these ruthless cuts as #COVID cases surge. https://t.co/U0fJpLcD4o pic.twitter.com/8i6oyWCJSM
United Steelworkers:
. @JoyceWeston8 - The rate of workplace deaths is 36% higher in states with RTW laws, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. #RTWIsWrong #UnionStrong pic.twitter.com/eINr5uHrSa
— United Steelworkers (@steelworkers) January 26, 2021
United Students Against Sweatshops:
REGISTER NOW for the 24th USAS Virtual Convention on March 6th and 7th, hosted by @usas_umd Local 54! Get pumped for a weekend full of organizing workshops, virtual actions, and amazing guest speakers! Register here: https://t.co/fkR1wazEeL pic.twitter.com/IA5MMGckFf
— USAS (@USAS) January 21, 2021
Utility Workers:
Check out how some of our youngest new @UWUA369 members are making waves in the utility industry:https://t.co/HAishHjfYK
— UWUA National (@The_UWUA) January 26, 2021
Working America:
SNEAK PREVIEW: Join us tomorrow for an advanced screening of #9to5PBS, the previously untold story of the movement that inspired the hit song by @DollyParton and the film by @JaneFonda. RSVP https://t.co/L0gzTWiA7y
— Working America (@WorkingAmerica) January 26, 2021
Writers Guild of America, East:
RIP Walter Bernstein (1919-2021). A Guild member since the WGA was formed in 1954, Walter persevered being named to the Hollywood blacklist. He was a writer, and advocate for writers, his entire life.
— Writers Guild of America, East (@WGAEast) January 24, 2021
Read the Guild's full statement at the link.
https://t.co/oyDHClNQ53