UAW Region 9, Locals 204, 1612, 2326, and 2327 Out in the Elements Protecting our Communities
While many of us across UAW Region 9 are indoors riding out the snowstorms hitting our areas, let’s take a moment to recognize the members who don’t have that option. A huge thank you to the hardworking members of UAW Local 204, 1612, 2326, and 2327 who are out in the elements—clearing roads, keeping essential […]
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UAW Region 1D, Local 2290 City of Portage Clear the Roads and Keep our Communities Moving
Thank you to our UAW family across the state who have been out there working long hours to clear the roads and keep our communities moving. Your hard work—often done in tough, dangerous conditions—helps make travel safer for everyone, including our brothers and sisters across UAW Region 1-D.
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UAW Region 6, Local 2320 Disability Rights Oregon Practice Picket after Unanimously Authorizing to Strike
National Organization of Legal Service Workers (NOLSW) UAW Region 6, Local 2320 members in Oregon were on the picket line earlier this week for their lunchtime practice picket after unanimously authorizing to strike. Members are fighting for their dignity, respect, and for a job that is sustainable.
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UAW Region 2B, Local 2192 Lorain County Jobs and Family Services (JFS) workers strike
Nearly 140 union workers from Lorain County Job and Family Services went on strike Wednesday morning after months of negotiation with county management failed to produce a new contract. Please see Dave O’Brien, February 18, 2026, article in the Chronicle “Lorain County JFS workers strike over wages, costs of healthcare, staffing” for more information. […]
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UAW Region 9A, Local 2110 – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Slashes Jobs as Financial Woes Deepen
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is laying off 33 employees amid a growing $13 million budget deficit, triggering renewed tensions with its unionized workforce and raising concerns about the impact of cuts on curatorial and scholarly positions. Please see Sarah Cascone ArtNet News Article dated January 30, 2026 for additional information.
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Get to Know AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: School Administrators
Get to Know AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: School Administrators
This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we’ve covered all 64 of our affiliates. Next up is the School Administrators (AFSA).
Name of Union: American Federation of School AdministratorsMission: To champion student success by empowering school leaders to speak up, lead with integrity and advocate for the professional, legal and economic rights they need to create safe, equitable and high-quality public schools for every student.Current Leadership of Union: Mark Cannizzaro serves as president of AFSA. With more than 38 years in public education, Cannizzaro has been a dedicated advocate for strong public schools, effective school leadership and the students and communities whom schools serve. Cannizzaro began his career as a physical education teacher and progressed through key leadership roles as an assistant principal and principal. He taught and served as assistant principal at Totten Intermediate School 34 before leading Frank D. Paulo Intermediate School IS 75 as principal. From 2003 to 2012, his leadership at Paulo fostered a culture of academic excellence, collaboration and shared responsibility. A respected and nationally recognized voice in education, Cannizzaro has long been active in union leadership. He held multiple roles within the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, AFSA Local 1, including secretary, executive vice president and president, the latter of which he held for more than five years.Donis Coronel serves as executive vice president, and Karl E. Perry serves as secretary-treasurer. AFSA’s leadership team also includes the following 16 general vice presidents: Clarence Allen, Kia Banks, Jody Covington, Moira Coogan, Victor Cristofaro, Carey Cunningham, Fran DiFiore, Carver Farrow, Brian Galbraith, Christine Handy, Diane Hauser, Richard Jackson, Luis Orengo, Elda Perez-Mejia, Henry Rubio and Caroline Satoda.Current Number of Members: 25,000Members Work as: School leaders, including principals; assistant principals; directors of student services, student activities, food service and transportation; and administrators and supervisors who manage the day-to-day operations and academics of schools.Industries Represented: Public schools in the United StatesHistory: July 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of AFSA. However, AFSA’s roots go back to 1962, when the Council of Supervisory Associations (CSA) was formed in New York City to fight for collective bargaining rights for school supervisors. By 1968, the CSA formally became a union and adopted the name Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, representing principals, assistant principals, directors, supervisors and other school leaders and advocating for fair pay, benefits and professional recognition. In 1971, the CSA, along with four other local unions in Washington, D.C.; Chicago; San Francisco; and Providence, Rhode Island, were granted a charter by then AFL-CIO President George Meany, formally establishing the School Administrators and Supervisors Organizing Committee (SASOC). The SASOC became a national organization dedicated to giving school leaders across the country a unified voice in education and labor matters. By 1976, the SASOC had grown to include 47 local unions nationwide and petitioned the AFL-CIO for full national union status. On July 7–8, 1976, delegates convened for the SASOC’s first constitutional convention and adopted a constitution, elected a general executive board and officially renamed the organization the School Administrators. At that time, then AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland granted the union a national charter, solidifying AFSA’s status as a national AFL-CIO affiliate.Current Campaigns/Community Efforts: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, AFSA has focused on organizing the unorganized and affiliating independent unions to create a stronger national voice for school leaders. This effort has been highly successful, bringing in thousands of new members, including leaders from some of the nation’s largest school districts. On the community side, the School Leadership Forum supports principals and other school leaders by providing research, resources and training needed to improve learning environments in classrooms across the country. The forum also funds the Diann Woodard AFSA Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to children of AFSA members. In addition, the AFSA Political Action Committee gives members a political voice on education issues, ensuring that school leaders can influence policies that affect their schools, staff and students.Learn More: website, Facebook, X
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/23/2026 – 14:38
Black History Month Profiles: Wynn Thomas
Black History Month Profiles: Wynn Thomas
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 Wynn Thomas of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
Wynn Thomas has been working in the film industry for over 40 years and in IATSE since 1981. He says being an IATSE member has been inspiring and allowed him to work with the most talented artists and craftspeople in the industry. Thomas has worked to train young men and women from different communities so that they too can become union members. “I believe that part of my responsibility is to train the next generation.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/23/2026 – 10:16
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Volkswagen Workers Ratify First Union Contract at Major Southern Auto Plant; Scure 20% Wage Increase
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Volkswagen Workers Ratify First Union Contract at Major Southern Auto Plant; Scure 20% Wage Increase
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.
In a powerful victory, UAW members who work for Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted by 96% to ratify their first union contract. The contract is a major milestone in Southern union organizing and delivers a number of powerful, life-changing wins. This includes a 20% wage increase, health care cost reductions, job security guarantees, an enforceable grievance procedure and much more.“This victory shows what happens when workers stand up and refuse to be ignored. We didn’t just win better wages and raise standards at our plant—we forced respect onto the table and got it all in writing,” said Yogi Peoples, a bargaining committee member. “Our victory here at Volkswagen should send a message to autoworkers everywhere: don’t let management divide you. When workers fight together—united and unafraid —we can beat the odds and win!”“This is just the beginning,” said Chattanooga Area Labor Council President Geoffrey Meldahl. “No more business as usual. Working people are sick and tired of begging for scraps to keep their lights on while the richest of the rich buy themselves yet another mega yacht. The future of the south is union strong!”“This isn’t just a win for Chattanooga autoworkers,” Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council President Billy Dycus said. “It’s a win for our entire state because these workers have proven that when we band together, Southern workers have the power to win the wages, affordable healthcare, job security and respect we all deserve.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/23/2026 – 10:08
Building Materials Drivers at Home Depot-Owned Temco Logistics Join Teamsters
(LITHONIA, Ga.) – Nearly 100 drivers at Temco Logistics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Home Depot, have voted to join Teamsters Local 528. This groundbreaking vote represents the first union organizing victory at Temco Logistics and Home Depot in history.
“We are incredibly proud to welcome our newest brothers and sisters at Temco Logistics into our Teamsters family,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “These workers are taking a history-defining step in being the first at a Home Depot company to join a union. They will prove that the Teamsters’ militancy and power have no bounds when they win their first contract.”
“Home Depot and its subsidiaries are one of the most notorious anti-union employers in the country, but the drivers at Temco displayed enormous dedication and courage in joining the Teamsters,” said Thomas Gesualdi, Director of the Teamsters Building Trades and Construction Materials Division. “Home Depot attempted every desperate trick to try to slow down this campaign, but there’s no stopping the powerful Teamsters Union.”
Temco Logistics transports building and construction materials throughout the state of Georgia. The new members of Local 528 drive flatbed trucks outfitted with Moffett forklifts that require specialized training and certifications. The drivers overcame an intense anti-union campaign from the company that they expect will continue as they prepare for their first bargaining agreement.
“We are ecstatic to finally be able to call ourselves Teamsters,” said Jaree Beatles, a Temco driver and newest member of Local 528. “Nobody at this company was willing to listen to us and our concerns until we turned to the Teamsters. We voted to join the union for better pay, dignity and respect at work, and to have the backing of the strongest union in North America.”
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Teamsters at Keurig Dr. Pepper-7Up Unanimously Ratify Strong Contract
(DETROIT) – More than 100 workers at Keurig Dr. Pepper-7Up in Redford, Mich., have unanimously ratified a new contract. Represented by Teamsters Local 337, the group consists of drivers, mechanics, and warehouse and vending workers.
“We achieved this great contract because this group stuck together and remained focused throughout negotiations,” said Jeff Padellaro, Director of the Teamsters Brewery, Bakery, and Soft Drink Conference. “Our members held the company accountable and were able to get a strong contract that they unanimously supported.”
“I am extremely proud of these members, stewards, and Business Agent Tom Alexander,” said Todd Lince, President of Local 337. “This group sent a clear message that we were not going to back down and negotiated a contract that honors their hard work.”
The workers secured an agreement with significant improvements, including a 22 percent wage increase, additional paid leave, larger retirement benefits, and almost doubled base pay for Saturday drivers.
“We fought hard for this contract, and it is the best agreement we have ever had,” said Mike Beatty, a steward, second-generation Teamster, and 20-year member of Local 337.
Teamsters Local 337 represents thousands of workers in Detroit and Port Huron, Mich., in a variety of industries. For more information, visit teamsters337.com.
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