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… change in America’s labor movement, passed away Feb. 1, 2021, at the age of 86. Sweeney was one of four children born to Irish immigrants in a working-class Bronx neighborhood shortly after the Great Depression. His parents, James and Agnes … the struggles and the pride of working people. Sweeney was interested in politics from childhood. His mother took him to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt's funeral train. He often spoke about his father’s loyalty to his union, the Transport … electing pro-worker champions and fighting for union-friendly policies at all levels of government.  Sweeney inspired hard work and loyalty from his staff by working harder and longer than anybody and never giving up on people or goals. He kept the …

… strike in 2016 . … In a 15-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl ruled on Dec. 29 that the company failed to prove that Local 6 members violated a no-strike clause in the collective bargaining agreement. Some 400 Local 6 members went on strike Sept. 7, 2016. Members returned to work in late October 2016, although a new contract has still not been reached and negotiations have yet to be scheduled. … which had expired the previous June,  Schmehl wrote that there was no evidence to conclude that the members gave up their right to strike . Despite the ruling, Just Born has filed an appeal to the decision. "It was a frivolous lawsuit from the …

… 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 … Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace/IFPTE (SPEEA/IFPTE) Local 2001. The mailers, which were sent to nearly 2,700 members living in Kansas, highlighted not only the fact that fellow IFPTE members were seeking office, but that they would be strong voices for the rights of workers to collectively bargain. IFPTE International President Paul Shearon commented that, “IFPTE is a strong proponent of union …

… 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 … Fred Redmond joined workers at the Sofitel Hotel in Washington, D.C., rallying in favor of the workers’ right to organize. The hotel workers, overwhelmingly immigrants, women and people of color, are organizing to join UNITE HERE and …

… (LCLAA) moved an emergency resolution creating The Richard Trumka Latino Fellowship Program. This fellowship, designed to be a yearlong, paid fellowship, will offer participants an opportunity to gain insights into the complex political, social and economic forces that shape the operating environment of the labor … will ensure that President Trumka's vision lives on through the creation of a Latino Fellowship Program to memorialize his work. The Richard Trumka Latino Fellowship Program will introduce young Latinos to the value of being part of the labor …