Communities shift to all-career fire departments as volunteer numbers decline
Some communities are transitioning their fire departments to include more career fire fighters as call volumes go up and the number of available volunteers goes down.
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(VERONA, Va.) – Members of Teamsters Local 29 in Mount Crawford, Va., ratified a new contract with Danone North America that includes significant pay and benefit increases. The 550 dairy workers include technicians, drivers, mechanics, and workers in the lab …
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Black History Month Profiles: Denise Moore
Black History Month Profiles: Denise Moore
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 Denise Moore of the Industrial, Technical & Professional Employees Union (ITPEU/OPEIU).
Denise Moore began working in the dining facility at Joint Base Andrews in 1983, becoming an ITPEU/OPEIU Local 4873 member. Eventually, she was elected shop steward and, in 2008, became a union representative.
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/10/2025 – 10:03
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nurses at Portland Legacy Hospitals Organize with the Oregon Nurses Association
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nurses at Portland Legacy Hospitals Organize with the Oregon Nurses Association
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.
Nearly 2,300 nurses at three Portland Legacy hospitals (Legacy Emanuel, Randall Children’s Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital) voted to organize with the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU). Voting results showed nearly unanimous support from nurses at all three facilities, with about 599 nurses at Randall Children’s Hospital, 1,095 nurses at Legacy Emanuel and 596 nurses at Good Samaritan. The nurses will now negotiate their first union contracts.”This victory is about nurses standing together for the future of our profession, our patients, and our hospitals,” said Emanuel nurse leader Sarah Zavala. “We’re ready to build a strong contract that protects and empowers nurses so we can continue to provide the best care possible.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/10/2025 – 10:02
New Mexico State Council Rallies at Roundhouse for Workers’ Rights
The legislative building in Santa Fe, N.M., is known as the Roundhouse. Citizens can spend hours there going round and round with different lobbyists and interest groups trying to sway state politicians. This session, IAM members from New Mexico Locals 1635 (Albuquerque), 794 (Albuquerque), and 2515 (Alamogordo) –along with IAM International President Brian Bryant, Western
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2025 West Virginia State Convention and Spring Seminar
Held April 24-26 2025, at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott, 908 National Rd, Wheeling WV 26003. Reserve room by calling 304-232-8903 and mentioning APWU to receive the rate of $119 plus tax. The cut off date is April 14th. For more information, contact Stan Morgan, soaring_eagle1998@yahoo.com
April 24, 2025 – 8:15AM to April 26, 2025 – 5:15PMSpringHill Suites by Marriott908 National Rd
Wheeling, WV 26003
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Black History Month Profiles: Allen D. Jones
Black History Month Profiles: Allen D. Jones
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 Allen D. Jones of the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT).
Allen D. Jones is a dedicated and accomplished member of IUPAT Local 1010, representing Leon County Public Schools Support Staff. With 34 years of service, Jones has consistently demonstrated a commitment to advocating for his fellow members and strengthening the union’s impact. For 24 years, Jones served as a steward. He then served as vice president for eight years. In recent years, Jones stepped into the role of local unit chair during a challenging time, when Florida passed anti-union legislation requiring public sector bargaining units to maintain 60% membership and creating barriers for members to pay union dues.
Kenneth Quinnell
Sun, 02/09/2025 – 10:22
Black History Month Profiles: Lois Carson
Black History Month Profiles: Lois Carson
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 Lois Carson of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4).
Lois Carson has been a secretary at Columbus City Schools for 37 years and works in the Department of Higher Education Partnerships. She is proud to serve as president of OAPSE, where she advocates for education professionals and students across the state. For years, Carson has fought to repeal Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision, outdated rules that unfairly denied public service workers their hard-earned Social Security benefits. In 2024, after years of nonstop advocacy, the Social Security Fairness Act finally became law, thanks to the hard work of union members like Carson who courageously shared their stories.
Kenneth Quinnell
Sat, 02/08/2025 – 10:22
119th Congress HSGAC and Government Oversight Committees
https://d1ocufyfjsc14h.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/119th_congress_hsgac_and_government_oversight_committee.pdf119th Congress HSGAC and Government Oversight Committees
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The WEP & GPO have been repealed. Now what?
Here’s what you need to know as the Social Security Administration works to implement the historic Social Security Fairness Act
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