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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IAFF in Orion Township, Michigan, Ratify First Contract

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight … on a first contract. Representatives of Local 5342 said the negotiations were amicable, but there were numerous issues to iron out. “We are very pleased with the new labor-management agreement between Local 5342 and Orion Township,” said Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union President Matthew Sahr (pictured third from the right). “Both sides trusted the process and negotiated in good faith. The result was one of the best first contracts I’ve …
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Minnesota AFL-CIO’s Statement on Derek Chauvin’s Conviction

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight … “Derek Chauvin has been held accountable for murdering George Floyd. While we celebrate today’s verdict, we have so much work ahead of us in order to build a more just state and nation for everyone. Black Minnesotans continue to face police violence. George Floyd and …
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Trumka at Executive Council on Diplomacy: "The public wants justice, not more of the same."

… Thank you, Philip [Vaughn] , for your generous words of introduction. I’m honored to be here. Two years ago, when I last spoke to this group, the world economic picture made some people hopeful. Just a few … A top priority for the AFL-CIO and our global labor partners is to make a new set of rules for the global economy so work works for regular people. We see trade as key to setting those rules. Just look at how hard it was for President Obama … Around the world, millions of desperately poor workers are fleeing across borders in search of jobs and opportunity. Right now, we see migrants dying literally by the boatload in the Mediterranean Sea and by the truckload in Europe. It’s …
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Overall Union Membership Notches Up from 2010 to 2011

… Overall union membership increased by 49,000 from 2010 to 2011, including 15,000 new 16- to 24-year-old members, according to new U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data out this morning. An increase of 110,000 in the private sector was partially …
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Macy’s Workers Unite Across the Country

… rallies on Thursday, one as far away as Seattle, as United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) locals 400 and 21 gear up to negotiate their next union contracts with the company. … Workers want “better pay, better hours, better schedules, better everything,” UFCW 400 member Bianca Morris said on Thursday’s  “Your Rights at Work”  show on WPFW. “Negotiations are slow going, but we’ve made it very clear to Macy’s that our goal is to take the time to get the deal that our members have earned,” said UFCW 400 mobilization …
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AFL-CIO Is Profiling Labor Leaders and Activists for Black History Month

… New profiles: Stacey Abrams Rev. George W. Lee Lottie Rollin Check back throughout February as we add even more names to this prestigious list.  …
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: YouTube Music Strike Reaches Day 14; Alphabet Workers Stand Strong

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service & Solidarity Spotlight … with the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA Local 1400) in October, were hired remotely and the companies’ announced “return to office” plan ordered those workers to move to Austin, Texas, or they would lose their jobs. The workers then went on … that Cognizant and Google put an end to union-busting and the mandate, and allow their workers to freely exercise their right to organize. …
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Machinists Launch Training to End Workplace Violence and Harassment

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight … William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Maryland. These members are the first labor group in the country to receive training from the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia, which teaches participants how to recognize workplace harassment and violence, particularly against women and the LGBTQ+ community. The objective of the …
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: UWUA Urges Preparedness for Cybersecurity Threats to Utilities

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight … the tragic news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, security professionals in the United States have been urging Americans to do what we can to protect ourselves from the risk of cyberattacks. Members of the Utility Workers (UWUA) have been helping … but are worried about being retaliated against for speaking up, reach out to your UWUA rep immediately. You have a right to be able to raise your concerns without consequences.” Click here  to watch a recent report from CBS’ “60 Minutes” on …
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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: AFGE Beats Back Anti-Union Tactics at Two Air Force Bases

… Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight … stories every day. Here’s today’s story. … During the previous administration, federal government agencies felt empowered to pursue anti-union strategies that stripped federal workers of their right to bargain collectively. Management at March Air Reserve Base in California and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona …