We Build Futures: What Working People Are Doing This Week
We Build Futures: What Working People Are Doing This Week
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:Today we shine a spotlight on Dallas Children’s Theatre for stepping up their support for union actors and stage managers! Explore more #EquityWorks tales in The Organizing Voice. Check out the member portal for details. https://t.co/vjq4GPNjve pic.twitter.com/z5WHWnAqRf— Actors’ Equity (@ActorsEquity) April 3, 2025AFGE:(1/3) The recent mass layoffs at HHS affecting employees at the CDC, FDA, and other federal health agencies are dangerous, irresponsible, and unacceptable. https://t.co/mVVOBAGMYB— AFGE (@AFGENational) April 1, 2025AFSCME:The AFSCME Cultural Workers United victories continue! ICYMI, workers at the Science Museum of Minnesota made HISTORY winning their first-ever contract. After 550 days of fighting, the 3-year contract includes meaningful wage increases, new parental leave benefits & more. pic.twitter.com/kzv3c1pQC7— AFSCME (@AFSCME) April 2, 2025Alliance for Retired Americans:BREAKING: Elon Musk and DOGE are “undermining the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) technology and operations,” according to a former White House official. https://t.co/CfvxXFHUKi— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) April 2, 2025Amalgamated Transit Union:Our Local 265-San Jose, CA, VTA members are fighting for a fair contract and the their right to strike. #1u #SanJose #UnionStrong https://t.co/WflheHqn2Y— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) April 3, 2025American Federation of Musicians:Statement from AFM President Tino Gagliardi on the Federal Collective Bargaining Executive Order:The American Federation of Musicians condemns the Trump Administration’s latest assault on working people. Friday’s attempt at stripping federal employees of their collective…— AFM (@The_AFM) April 1, 2025American Federation of Teachers:Organizing is how we ensure strong workplaces and universities that serve students and the community. We’re excited to welcome the NFA-NSU to the AFT family! pic.twitter.com/AlzQdif45Z— AFT (@AFTunion) April 3, 2025American Postal Workers Union:Truthout reports on a leaked Wells Fargo document advising the Administration to sell off the most profitable parts of the service – primarily packages and parcels, while putting taxpayers on the hook for the rest. Make no mistake, such a move would lead to mass layoffs, and…— The American Postal Workers Union – APWU (@APWUnational) April 2, 2025Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:This year’s 52nd Annual Board of Directors Meeting will be held on 4/5/2025 in Orlando, FL. AFA LEC Presidents from each of our 20 AFA represented airlines, MEC Officers, International Officers, and members will join together for an in-person meeting. pic.twitter.com/465BPAagyZ— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) April 1, 2025Boilermakers:ICYMI: Boilermakers met for training sponsored by MOST. Learn more about the MOST Project Management course. https://t.co/W3GOwhB0MQ pic.twitter.com/DSQOAMO10V— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) April 2, 2025Bricklayers:BAC MAP recognizes World Bipolar Disorder Day as a time to increase education and sensitivity to bipolar disorder while offering support to our members. Connect with MAP by calling 1-833-MAP-TALK (M-F, 8am-7pm ET) or visit https://t.co/KRzryUdQWS pic.twitter.com/YgNoCGb3XS— Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union (@IUBAC) March 30, 2025Communications Workers of America:Breaking! Video Game Workers Vote to Authorize Strike at Microsoft. https://t.co/nBsphPmZl6— CWA (@CWAUnion) April 1, 2025Department for Professional Employees:We’re collecting stories from union members in the arts, entertainment, and media industries whose taxes increased after the 2017 tax law to show why we need PATPA. If you were impacted and want to share your story, fill out the form linked: https://t.co/dsut8rmvgR pic.twitter.com/1EPfmuVOHh— Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) April 1, 2025Electrical Workers:”There is no greater demand right now than ensuring that every construction project is built by skilled #IBEW men and women. And it is the responsibility of every IBEW leader from the local level on up to make it happen.” https://t.co/9JZHBnx7jf pic.twitter.com/xQBNxt3V28— IBEW (@IBEW) April 2, 2025Fire Fighters:🔥Is your fire department looking to enhance its skills in #HazMat training? The #IAFF is currently accepting sign-ups for its hazardous materials training until April 30. 📅To learn more, visit https://t.co/Ig3aaDZdOT.— International Association of Fire Fighters (@IAFFofficial) April 1, 2025Heat and Frost Insulators:Diving deeper with Local 132 🐠For members of Local 132 out of Honolulu, Hawaii, their time-honored tradition of spearfishing has worked to strengthen their teamwork & dedication that defines their local. Read more about Local 132’s adventures in our Spring Journal — digital… pic.twitter.com/QBm6CArCKu— Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) March 28, 2025International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:IFPTE condemns in the strongest possible terms the Trump Administration’s clearly illegal attempt to eliminate collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, including thousands of IFPTE-represented members. https://t.co/nffWmnTGun— IFPTE (@IFPTE) March 28, 2025International Labor Communications Association:📢 The 2025 Labor Media Awards are NOW OPEN! Labor communicators, submit your 2024 work to be considered for the contest NOW thru July 1! Learn more about eligibility and awards categories here: https://t.co/kgaMDbU7se pic.twitter.com/h1oR8bwRJm— International Labor Communications Association (@ILCAonline) March 26, 2025Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:🚨 LCLAA stands in solidarity with @AFGE and the thousands of federal workers under attack by anti-union policies.— LCLAA (@LCLAA) March 29, 2025Labor Heritage Foundation:🎬✊ Alamo Drafthouse workers in Austin (Slaughter Lane) are organizing with @UAW as SlaughterHouse United! After sudden layoffs & poor conditions, they’re demanding respect, fair pay & a voice on the job. #UnionStrong #BoldlyGo #SlaughterHouseUnited https://t.co/OOYXVoL7mD pic.twitter.com/uI5N1VKmBR— Labor Heritage (@LaborHeritage1) April 1, 2025Laborers:#TBT to 121 years of POWER.We don’t just build roads—we build futures.We don’t just raise walls—we raise communities.We don’t just show up—we lead.#LIUNA is BUILT to RISE.From job sites to food drives, from highways to housing—we get it DONE.Join the movement. Make a… pic.twitter.com/aFQwP8gTG8— LIUNA (@LIUNA) April 3, 2025Maritime Trades Department:Wave of Support Voiced for Jones Act@US_TRANSCOM https://t.co/RZgIOzTKUb— Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO (@Maritime_Trades) March 26, 2025Metal Trades Department:Thank you to the bipartisan group of legislators who recognize the Jones Act’s importance to our economic and national security. We must always protect this important legislation.— Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) March 27, 2025Mine Workers:“There is a perfect storm brewing in America’s coalfields that will have the effect of destroying thousands of coal miners’ jobs and significantly increase the risks those miners who are left will face to their health and safety on the job.”https://t.co/K9QBxHVSid— United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) April 1, 2025National Air Traffic Controllers Association:NATCA Runway Safety Rep. Bridget Singratanaku recently led a panel with Alex Gersten at the @NBAA Orlando Regional Forum on Elevating Runway & Surface Safety. pic.twitter.com/EuD6vZ13TQ— NATCA (@NATCA) April 3, 2025National Association of Letter Carriers:The USPS, established by the Constitution, has always been a vital public service. All these years later, its mission to provide universal mail service to the nation remains a fundamental constitutional commitment. As letter carriers, we intend to honor and protect that… pic.twitter.com/PAlgkLPwRi— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) April 1, 2025National Domestic Workers Alliance:Kingia, a home care worker & member leader from Georgia, was honored by the Democratic Women’s Caucus for her advocating efforts! Home care workers who care for our loved ones are the heart of this country. Supporting them means fighting to protect programs like Medicaid. pic.twitter.com/m7pDg4YJC5— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) April 2, 2025National Nurses United:Mass layoffs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) put workers and patients at risk! Nurses are fighting back – we won’t let them put profits over protection!https://t.co/imap3X0VHt— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) April 2, 2025NFL Players Association:“If you have the ability to help, you should help” 🤝NFLPA Alan Page Community Award winner & @Giants WR Darius Slayton embodies this spirit through his Left-Hand Right-Hand Foundation, showing that who you are is about more than the sport you play. 🔗: https://t.co/VpIpRpc44Z pic.twitter.com/9D04NpJ9cA— NFLPA (@NFLPA) April 1, 2025North America’s Building Trades Unions:C- isn’t gonna cut it. Union hands are ready to turn that grade around. Let’s get to work.https://t.co/zRHsRgiOHN— The Building Trades (@NABTU) April 1, 2025Office and Professional Employees:This week’s #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight is Criselle Garrido of OPEIU Local 29! Garrido and her co-workers recently won their first union contract at the Alameda County Community Food Bank, where she serves as shop steward. pic.twitter.com/BNrPPUJw4A— OPEIU | #UnionStrong (@OPEIU) March 31, 2025Painters and Allied Trades:Our workers at SureBuilt fear for their safety daily– from recent fires to severed fingers from unsafe machinery. This must stop!Take action now and ask SureBuilt to recognize our workers’ union and commit to bargaining in good faith: https://t.co/VF1XXKC1Pd pic.twitter.com/5wPwJXLgVm— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) March 28, 2025Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:Thank you @RepBrownley for meeting with @PASSprezdc Spero yesterday. Your work on @TransportDems Aviation Subcommittee critical to ensure employees we represent @FAANews have resources needed to safeguard American flying public. #aviationsafety #publicservice #federalemployees pic.twitter.com/JEFKqmi8fF— PASS (@PASSNational) March 27, 2025Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:On this #TransDayofVisibility, we reaffirm our commitment to fighting alongside our trans union siblings. Say it loud, say it proud: trans rights are workers’ rights. PERIOD! #TDOV #TDOV25 pic.twitter.com/0Uk5anmSj8— RWDSU (@RWDSU) March 31, 2025Roofers and Waterproofers:The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls is May 5-9! Visit https://t.co/Gg9Pj5HIDW for everything you need to conduct a stand-down. While you’re there, don’t forget to order FREE hardhat stickers and hazard alert cards for your stand-down #roofersafety365 pic.twitter.com/c0ZyfLcNjO— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) April 2, 2025SAG-AFTRA:Thank you to the #SagAftraMembers, friends, family and allies who joined us on the #VideoGameStrike picket line at Formosa Interactive LLC! 🪧 Your #SagAftraStrong solidarity is powerful! We are stronger together! #LevelUpTheContract pic.twitter.com/EgbuvSI7bN— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) April 3, 2025Service Employees International Union (SEIU):🚨 50,000 LA fast food workers just scored a big win! This is what worker power looks like! #FastFoodFairWork https://t.co/ANUjm2wVEP— SEIU (@SEIU) April 2, 2025Solidarity Center:💪🏿 A real example of collective action at work 💪🏿Our partners the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia-FAWUL secured wage increases & improvements to working conditions for it’s 3,000 members. Tap the 🤍 to congratulate them on this major worker win!#Solidarity#1u pic.twitter.com/V2pn6daTjt— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) April 2, 2025The NewsGuild-CWA:(Members Only): We’re holding an emergency all-hands national membership meeting to defend a free press. Workers, unions, and journalists are under attack—and we’re fighting back.🗓️ Thursday, April 10 at 8 p.m. ET🔗 https://t.co/qICtoM5ve5 pic.twitter.com/EDpb8ZK0XC— The NewsGuild-CWA (@newsguild) April 2, 2025Theatrical Stage Employees:. @EncoreGlobal_’s corporate greed has got to go!! 📢Encore overhire workers in Philadelphia have not seen ANY wage increases since the expiration of their agreement in 2021! These workers are the backbone of conferences and events in Philly. Without their skills, the lights… pic.twitter.com/37YmNjvtAi— IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) April 2, 2025Transport Workers Union:. @TWULocal100 Pres. John Chiarello and International Pres. @TwuSamuelsen holding a moment of silence at the 207th St. Overhaul Shop for Car Inspector, Khurshid Anwer, who died on the job yesterday of an apparent heart attack. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/ZgCCng3Q2O— TWU (@transportworker) April 3, 2025Transportation Trades Department:The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO was founded on April 2, 1990. We are grateful to be a voice for frontline transportation workers in the nation’s capital, and will continue fighting for them every single day. pic.twitter.com/NixyUZnkSE— TTD | America’s Transportation Unions (@TTDAFLCIO) April 2, 2025UAW:Daimler Truck said our members were crazy for thinking they could get a cut of the profits they make with their labor, but workers defied the odds and proved the naysayers wrong. By standing strong and building a credible strike threat, our UAW Daimler family won profit-sharing… pic.twitter.com/ODoqI8Kdx1— UAW (@UAW) April 3, 2025UNITE HERE:In these uncertain times, it’s important to be prepared for anything. Knowing your rights is the first step in protecting yourself and your coworkers. pic.twitter.com/v0oEKAQb78— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) April 2, 2025United Food and Commercial Workers:Over 2,000 members of Local 832 at the Maple Leaf Foods plant have ratified a new STRONG contract!Together, workers won:✅Increases to hourly wages.✅30% increase to shift-premiums.✅Improved overtime flexibility.✅Improved benefits and pension.➡️ https://t.co/SxsvjezA4q pic.twitter.com/CddbACbLDK— UFCW (@UFCW) April 2, 2025United Steelworkers:🔥 Are you All In? 🔥 If you’re representing your local at our constitutional convention next week in Las Vegas, share this post! Let us know you’re coming and what you are most excited about! pic.twitter.com/yTWuV20NNV— United Steelworkers #EverybodysUnion (@steelworkers) April 3, 2025Utility Workers:Check out the firsthand accounts from UWUA members that offer a glimpse into the diverse responsibilities, challenges, and rewards of working in public works across various municipalities.https://t.co/64EKKraHvV pic.twitter.com/G2oBeE11zA— UWUA National (@The_UWUA) April 2, 2025Working America:We applaud all those who defend collective bargaining rights, including @RepBrianFitz and his colleagues in the House. Thank you for calling on President Trump to reverse his decision to take those rights from federal workers. https://t.co/O4eJV1B1Yv— Working America (@WorkingAmerica) April 2, 2025Writers Guild of America East:We’re helping workers across nonfiction production win consistent pay increases, better health insurance, job security, overtime pay & more. #UnionStrongGet connected with one of our organizers: https://t.co/7yJf6SrQOI pic.twitter.com/oYU6FMH2RA— Writers Guild of America East (@WGAEast) March 26, 2025
Kenneth Quinnell
Thu, 04/03/2025 – 10:02
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: ATU Members Reach 3-Year Deal with Denver Regional Transportation District
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: ATU Members Reach 3-Year Deal with Denver Regional Transportation District
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1001 members and the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) reached a tentative labor deal that will mean significant raises for the transit agency’s bus drivers, mechanics and other front-line workers. A bulletin posted to the ATU Local 1001’s website said the 15.5% raise over three years is 1.5% higher than what RTD had offered.“Thanks to the ATU 1001 Membership standing up, showing up, and letting RTD hear from them, there was movement,” the bulletin said.The members of ATU Local 1001 still need to vote to approve the contract.
Kenneth Quinnell
Thu, 04/03/2025 – 09:52
IAM CREST Hosts Hazmat Training at Winpisinger Center
A class of IAM members recently gathered at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Maryland to learn about hazmat safety and health. A highlight of the week was a mock response and cleanup of chemicals in a simulated work environment.
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Join the 54th APRI National Conference in Chicago
The A. Philip Randolph Institute will host its 2025 Annual Education Conference at the Hilton Chicago from Aug. 6-10, 2025. This event is an opportunity for labor leaders and members to come together to learn, share, and mobilize around the key issues affecting working people today. The conference will feature a variety of continuous training
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Worker Wins: We Did This Together
Worker Wins: We Did This Together
Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.
Journalists Secure First Contract at Wisconsin Nonprofit News Outlet: Milwaukee NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA) Local 34051-represented journalists at Wisconsin Watch ratified their first union contract on Friday. Members of the Wisconsin Watch Union unanimously voted to accept the agreement after more than a year of negotiations. Highlights of the deal include higher salary minimums, annual cost of living increases, remote work protections, expanded leave and more. “We did this together,” said Phoebe Petrovic, investigative reporter and an initial Wisconsin Watch Union organizer, in a TNG-CWA press release. “We’ll continue to do great journalism knowing our workplace is more structured, secure and protected.”UNITE HERE Members at Philadelphia Stadiums Reach Tentative Agreements: After a series of historic strikes, UNITE HERE Local 274 members who staff concession stands at major sports venues in Philadelphia have won tentative agreements (TAs) with their employer, Aramark. The most recent contract covering food service workers at the Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park and the Wells Fargo Center expired in March 2024. The TAs ensure a $20 an hour wage floor for nontipped workers—which will increase again to $29 in 2029—expanded health care coverage, more paid holidays and other hard-fought victories. “We fought hard for this contract. No department was left behind. We stuck together and that’s why we were able to set a new standard for Aramark workers and stadium workers,” said Sam Spector, who works as a club attendant and bartender at all three complexes, in a Local 274 press release. “I went years without health insurance. This is a big deal that stadium food service workers will be able to qualify for healthcare.”Nurses at Wynn Hospital in New York Ratify Contract: Members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), who work at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS)—Wynn Hospital voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement last week. MVHS was created via a 2014 merger between the former Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center—after which nurses at both facilities combined their bargaining units under NYSNA. The medical center moved to its current location in downtown Utica in 2023, and staff have reported persistent staffing issues. This marks the first contract between the union and MVHS. Highlights of the deal include across-the-board pay raises (with retroactivity dating back to Jan. 1 of this year), wage increases to retain experienced nurses, improved safe staffing enforcement and more. “Over the last few months, nurses have been fighting for a contract that ensures the hospital have a plan to recruit and retain nurses to ensure safe patient care,” said NYSNA President Nancy Hagans. “This contract is a win for nurses and a win for the future of healthcare in Utica. Now we need the rest of Central New York to follow suit to ensure that ALL patients in New York receive the best care possible.” Ohio University Faculty Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union: After a yearslong organizing campaign, faculty members at Ohio University are celebrating a powerful victory in their election to form the United Academics of Ohio University (UAOU), which is affiliated with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Of the staff who voted, over 70% cast a ballot in favor of organizing, according to the State Employment Relations Board. While the petition to join UAOU was filed in March 2024, faculty have been discussing a union four years prior after dozens of their colleagues were fired during the COVID-19 pandemic. As they turn their attention to bargaining, members are hoping to secure a contract with improved job security, fair pay and a stronger collective voice at work. “I am so proud to be part of OU faculty coming together to vote yes for our union,” said Rachel Terman, an associate professor in sociology. “I am looking forward to a faculty union that works with the administration to do what is best for students, faculty and higher education in Ohio and particularly Southeast Ohio. The work to get to this point hasn’t been easy, but the persistence and patience of OU faculty are a testament to our professional dedication.”Unifi Aviation Ramp Workers Vote to Join IAM: Ramp workers at Unifi Aviation in Cleveland have overwhelmingly voted to join the Machinists (IAM). These staff are critical to daily operations at airports, with responsibilities like loading and unloading planes, handling baggage, directing planes to gates, and more. Ramp agents cite concerns around excessive workloads and management’s failure to improve their working conditions as core motivators for organizing. “The organizing campaign was built on strong worker solidarity and open conversations,” said IAM Local 1363 Directing Business Representative Tim Verlinden. “We created a space for daily discussions and strategic planning within the internal committee, allowing us to navigate the many challenges we faced during this process. By staying united and committed, these workers were able to push forward and make their voices heard.”Activision User Research Workers Vote to Join CWA: A supermajority of user research workers at video game publisher Activision voted on Friday to form a union with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9400. User researchers study consumer opinions and behaviors for video game developers so they can produce the best experience for players. As part of the Campaign to Organize Digital Employees-CWA (CODE-CWA), these workers are joining the ranks of more than 2,000 colleagues at other Microsoft-owned studios who have organized under the tech giant’s neutrality agreement with CWA. “A union allows workers to create an industry that works for them, which is vital in an industry that we deeply care about,” said organizing committee member Pat Dimaandal in a press release. “Workers should not feel punished for pursuing a career that they love, and that’s why we’re organizing toward long-term, sustainable careers in this industry.”Community College of Philadelphia Strike Averted After Tentative Agreement Secured by Union: Early Wednesday morning, members of the Faculty and Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia (FSFCCP), American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 2026, reached a tentative agreement just hours before faculty and staff were set to walk off the job. Negotiations over separate four-year contracts for CCP’s full-time professors, adjuncts and school staffers concluded after a final 19-hour bargaining session. Workers have been without a contract since August and, earlier this month, in a powerful display of unity, 97% of voting members voted to authorize a strike if necessary. Details of the deals are not publicly available until a ratification vote has taken place, but FSFCCP said that they contain historic raises, more manageable classroom sizes and some critical elements of members’ staffing demands. Representatives from the union said, “We believe we reached a tentative agreement that will significantly improve the lives of our faculty and staff members and will improve the learning conditions of CCP’s students. CCP is the heart of Philly.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Wed, 04/02/2025 – 15:45
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IAM Union Statement on Whirlpool’s Announced Layoffs at Amana, Iowa Facility
AMANA, Iowa, April 1, 2025 – The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) released the following statement regarding Whirlpool’s announcement that it will lay off approximately 650 IAM Local 1526 (District 6) members at its Amana, Iowa manufacturing facility: “Our hearts go out to every member and family affected by Whirlpool management’s
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IAM Union: U.S., Canadian Workers Still Waiting to Have Voice in Tariff, Trade Policy
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2025 – Brian Bryant, International President of the IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), representing 600,000 workers, and David Chartrand, IAM Canadian General Vice President, issued a statement on President Trump’s tariffs announcement: “We must confront the legacy of trade policies and tariff rollouts that treat workers as pawns.
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Watchdog Report Reveals Big Banks Are Salivating Over Prospect of Postal Privatization
April 2, 2025Truthout, an independent news organization, recently reported on a Revolving Door Project analysis that revealed big banks are salivating over the prospect that the Postal Service will soon be broken up and privatized by the new Administration.
US Mail Not for SaleU.S. Mail is Not for Sale!
Truthout, an independent news organization, recently reported on a Revolving Door Project analysis that revealed big banks are salivating over the prospect that the Postal Service will soon be broken up and privatized by the new Administration. In February, Wells Fargo equity analysts circulated a document within the banking industry arguing that postal privatization could be a huge money-maker for investors. They advise the Administration to sell off the most profitable parts of the service – primarily packages and parcels, while putting taxpayers on the hook for the rest.
They called the Postal Service, which generates nearly $80 billion in revenue each year, “an obvious source of value.” That is $80 billion in the public domain that Wall Street investors can’t get their hands on.
Privatization would lead to significant price increases – potentially doubling them, and mass layoffs. These layoffs could drastically reduce the number of unionized employees in the U.S., as 91 percent of the Postal Service’s 640,000 employees are unionized.
“We know that privatized postal services will lead to higher postage prices, and lower service quality to the public,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein in a statement about the leaked Wells Fargo report.
Read the entire Wells Fargo report HERE
Find the Truthout breakdown of the report HERE
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How to talk to your kids about tough emergency calls
When fire fighters get the call to go on a dangerous and/or long-term call, life continues at home. The kids might be scared, concerned or have questions. This article takes a look at how to talk to your kids in these situations.
Read More....Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Ohio University Faculty Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Ohio University Faculty Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
After a yearslong organizing campaign, faculty members at Ohio University are celebrating a powerful victory in their election to form the United Academics of Ohio University (UAOU), which is affiliated with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).Of the staff who voted, over 70% cast a ballot in favor of organizing, according to the State Employment Relations Board. While the petition to join UAOU was filed in March 2024, faculty have been discussing a union four years prior after dozens of their colleagues were fired during the COVID-19 pandemic. As they turn their attention to bargaining, members are hoping to secure a contract with improved job security, fair pay and a stronger collective voice at work.“I am so proud to be part of OU faculty coming together to vote yes for our union,” said Rachel Terman, an associate professor in sociology. “I am looking forward to a faculty union that works with the administration to do what is best for students, faculty and higher education in Ohio and particularly Southeast Ohio. The work to get to this point hasn’t been easy, but the persistence and patience of OU faculty are a testament to our professional dedication.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Wed, 04/02/2025 – 09:58