Workers Memorial Day
On April 28, Stand Up for Safe Jobs!
On Workers’ Memorial Day, File a PS Form 1767 Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice.
NFFE-IAM Takes Up Fight to Save VA, Protect Veterans
IAM Union and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM), along with fellow labor unions and allies in Congress are calling for the current administration to stop its plan to recklessly cut the federal workforce, including crucial Veterans Affairs (VA) staff. NFFE-IAM National President Randy Erwin joined allies outside VA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. in
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Workers Who Maintain DC-Area Trees Under Siege by Employer That Refuses to Bargain
Management at a Washington, D.C.-area non-profit are continuing to ignore the law by stonewalling their own employees from bargaining a union contract. Casey Trees workers, who plant and maintain trees across the DC area, voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM in August 2024. Workers have been seeking an increased voice in their work, which is
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Black History Month Profiles: Ralphe Armstrong
Black History Month Profiles: Ralphe Armstrong
For Black History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today’s profile is Ralphe Armstrong of American Federation of Musicians (AFM).
Ralphe Armstrong started playing in Detroit clubs at the age of 13. One of his first gigs was at a now-demolished jazz club called the Latin Quarter Theater. “I had no idea it was a union house,” he said. And that was when his mom stepped in. “Detroit is and always was a union town. My dad was in the UAW. I come from the era when if you wanted to be in the big time, you had to join the AFM….I’ve had so many good things happen to me because I was a union member, especially doing so much TV work and recordings. But the federation looks after my interests just as much as it looks after those who have other jobs and maybe just play music for fun, or gig to make some extra money.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Thu, 02/20/2025 – 09:35
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Ski Patrol Union Reaches Tentative Agreement with Keystone Ski Resort
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Ski Patrol Union Reaches Tentative Agreement with Keystone Ski Resort
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.
Members of the United Professional Ski Patrols of America (UPSPA), Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7781, who work at Keystone Resort have reached a tentative agreement (TA) on their first contract with Vail Resorts.Organized under the name Keystone Ski Patrol (KSP) Union, workers have been in negotiations with the largest resort operator in North America since September 2024. Over the course of bargaining, patrollers have staged a protest and filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board.“Keystone Resort and the Keystone Ski Patrol Union are pleased to announce that they have reached a new tentative agreement through May 31, 2027,” the union and management said in a joint statement. “Together, the resort and union are looking forward to a great rest of the season.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Thu, 02/20/2025 – 09:27
Virginia Postal Workers Union 2025 Spring Seminar and Convention
Spring Seminar: April 30 – May 1; Convention: May 1 – 3 | Room rate: 173.00/night (plus applicable taxes and fees). Reservation deadline: April 7. Block rate available for dates 4/29 – 5/4. | Click here to book group rate for Virginia Postal Workers Union | Registration: Convention delegate/Guest: $50; Seminar $50. Click for the VPWU Seminar Schedule and VPWU Convention flyer. Register at VAPWU.org
April 30, 2025 – 9:30AM to May 3, 2025 – 5:00PMDelta Hotels Virginia Beach2800 Shore Drive,
VA Beach, VA 23451
LocalNoYes2025-02-19 00:00:00Virginia Postal Workers Union 2025 Spring Seminar and ConventionThe VPWU Executive Board is excited to announce the convening of our State Convention on May 1, 2025 @ 1:30 PM through May 3, 2025 in Virginia Beach, VA. The Board is working hard to ensure all delegates have a comfortable learning environment. Therefore, please notify us not later than April 4, 2025 if you have a special need request. We have also planned our Spring Seminar (April 30-May 1) which includes information and training to help move us forward in the struggle to protect the rights of our members. Click for the VPWU Seminar Schedule and VPWU Convention flyer.
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Delta Hotels Virginia Beach
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VA Beach, VA 23451
Room rate: 173.00/night (plus applicable taxes and fees). Reservation deadline: April 7. Block rate available for dates 4/29 – 5/4.
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Convention Delegate/Guest fee: $100.00, Spring Seminar fee: $50.00 (include 1 ½ days of instruction and information)
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Teamsters Condemn Stop & Shop’s Attack on Workers, Vow Action
(BOSTON) – The following is a statement from Tom Erickson, Teamsters Warehouse Division Director, and Thomas G. Mari, President of Teamsters Local 25, regarding Stop & Shop’s blatant union busting and threats to strip workers of their health care. “The Teamsters unequivocally condemn Stop & Shop‘s threats to subcontract work and close the Freetown, Mass., […]
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IAM Union, Labor Coalition Urge Trump Administration to Stand Up to China’s Unfair Shipbuilding Industry
Today, IAM Union International President Brian Bryant, along with three other petitioners of a 301 complaint against the Chinese government’s predatory trade practices in the shipbuilding, logistics and maritime industries, sent a letter to President Trump urging his Administration to enforce strong penalties against China and to implement policies that will restore U.S. maritime power and
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We Proudly Celebrate Black History Month
We Proudly Celebrate Black History Month
February is Black History Month. And while we celebrate Black labor leaders and union members, both past and present, who have advanced real change, we won’t ignore the moment we find ourselves in right now.
It already has been an extraordinarily difficult year for people of color, as the White House rolls back critical initiatives to protect diversity and inclusion, erases hard-fought civil rights protections, and fires Black federal workers who keep our country running. These attacks on our families and communities place an even heavier weight on the ongoing fight to end systemic racism and achieve economic justice.But there is a reason that the civil rights movement and labor movement rose together at the same time a generation ago. Together, we will not despair—we will stand in our power and our agency.As the renowned labor leader Bayard Rustin once said, “To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.” And we know our truth. This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), the first Black labor union in America to become part of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). We recall BSCP members’ courage, and use it as we work to build a country that ensures dignity for all working people. We’re proudly highlighting Black workers this month who continue to stand in the tradition of activism in the labor movement. See our Black History Month profiles we’ve featured on our blog so far. Together, we will advance the march toward progress.
Kenneth Quinnell
Wed, 02/19/2025 – 11:04
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IAFF 2024 Media Award Winners Announced
The results are in, and we are happy to announce the IAFF’s 2024 Media Awards winners!
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