UAW Applauds Passage of Unemployment Insurance Reform as Michigan Legislature Takes First Step to Deliver on Working-Class Priorities
Michigan workers and the UAW celebrated a landmark victory as the state legislature approved a significant reform to the unemployment insurance system.
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Schumer commits to putting WEP/GPO repeal up for a vote at IAFF-led labor rally
Fire fighters, teachers, police officers, and other public service workers came to the nation’s capital to demand a Senate vote on the Social Security Fairness Act.
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Teamsters Applaud Kroger-Albertsons Injunction
(WASHINGTON) – The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and Teamsters Warehouse Division Director Tom Erickson regarding today’s decision to issue a preliminary injunction to block the Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger. “The Teamsters welcome the U.S. District Court’s decision to halt the reckless Kroger-Albertsons merger, which posed a direct threat to workers, […]
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Pittsburgh Labor Collects Busloads of Gifts for Families
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Pittsburgh Labor Collects Busloads of Gifts for Families
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.
On Dec. 5, the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council held its annual “Stuff the Bus” toy drive for families in need. Hundreds of new toys were loaded by volunteers onto double buses driven by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 85 members and delivered to distribution centers around the Pittsburgh area. This charitable event has grown over the years, providing thousands of local families with gifts to put under the tree. Santa Claus himself even made an appearance this year and posed with labor council volunteers in front of a standing-room-only bus.
Kenneth Quinnell
Wed, 12/11/2024 – 10:13
Union-Made Holiday Gift Guide
Union-Made Holiday Gift Guide
Buying union-made is an important act of solidarity that helps support good union jobs in America.Working people value the hard work and craftsmanship that goes into the products and services we make and provide. That’s true during this holiday season and every day of the year.That’s why we’re pleased to share our annual Union-Made Holiday Gift Guide.
Check It OutNo matter what you celebrate or how, we want to help you find the perfect gift for your friends and family that you can also feel good about buying. The gifts listed in our guide are made by workers who stood together for family-supporting wages and good benefits.And these workers’ contracts helped other nonunion workers, too. When union members secure higher wages, it influences employers in the same industry to raise wages for nonunion employees in order to stay competitive. When you buy union, you’re supporting workers everywhere—and lifting their communities.This is a big, comprehensive guide with a newly added video game section, in light of big recent organizing wins in the video game industry, as well as our very own AFL-CIO Union Store.Here is the full list of categories in the 2024 guide:Apparel and AccessoriesBeauty ProductsBig SpenderBooks, Stationery Stores and SubscriptionsGames and ToysHomemade GiftsKitchen and HomewareSports EquipmentStocking StuffersTicketsVideo GamesWine, Beer and SpiritsHappy shopping! And remember: If you’re shipping gifts this year, our letter carriers, mail handlers and postal workers at the U.S. Postal Service are union members, too.
Kenneth Quinnell
Wed, 12/11/2024 – 10:48
IAM Rail Division Members Help Amtrak Achieve Record-Breaking Ridership
Amtrak has set a historic milestone with an all-time ridership record of 32.9 million passengers during Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This milestone was achieved due to the hard work and dedication of IAM Rail Division members from IAM District 19 and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), who are committed to providing the highest level of
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i-Health Teamsters Picket in Enfield
(ENFIELD, Conn) – A group of 20 i-Health workers in Enfield, Conn., represented by Teamsters Local 671 picketed with allies throughout the community against the corporation’s unfair labor practices (ULPs). In March, i-Health workers voted to join the Teamsters. They were forced last week to authorize a strike by the company’s refusal to bargain in […]
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Costco Teamsters Rally in Long Beach as Bargaining Resumes
(LONG BEACH, Calif.) – Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien, General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, and hundreds of Costco Teamsters rallied in Long Beach, Calif., today to protest the company’s unfair labor practices and demand an industry-leading contract. “For too long, Costco has hidden behind a fake ‘worker-friendly’ image,” O’Brien said. “But this is a company […]
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Washington State Council of Machinists Host Final Political Conference of the Year
The Washington State Council of Machinists, led by State Council President Steve Miller (District 160 President and DBR), wrapped up its fourth and final political and legislative conference of the year in Tacoma, Wash., by bringing together IAM members and elected officials from across the state. The conference featured a packed agenda of speakers from
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Locals Encouraged to Apply for the Chris Wagoner Memorial Leadership Grant
We are excited to announce the Chris Wagoner Memorial Leadership Grant. Brother Wagoner, 30-year member of the IAM and retired director of the Winpisinger Center, believed that expanding opportunities for Leadership training was critical to our future growth and strength as a Union. The Grant provides financial support for locals that want to send current and emerging
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