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Black History Month Profiles: Tryshanda Moton 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 Tryshanda Moton of the Goddard Engineers, Scientists and Technicians Association (GESTA/IFPTE Local 29). Tryshanda Moton currently serves as president of GESTA. She is a senior aerospace systems engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. She has 25 years of proven technical expertise in various systems. Moton attended college at the University of Alabama, where she became the first African American to graduate with a bachelor's degree in physics. She completed graduate research in nuclear thermal propulsion concepts for human spaceflight missions to Mars. In 2012, Tryshanda joined GESTA and later was elected to the executive council, where she served two terms as area vice president and two terms as executive vice president. Kenneth Quinnell Tue, 02/25/2025 - 09:54Continue reading→

SOLIDARITY ALERT: NO to Dismantling the U.S. Postal Service Here is a critical message from the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), which represents hundreds of thousands of dedicated letter carriers who deliver our mail six days a week.Please make a call now to protect U.S. Postal Service workers’ jobs: 202-224-3121 The jobs of 640,000 U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees are under attack.  In a reported executive order, President Trump plans to fire the Postal Board of Governors and place the agency under the control of the Department of Commerce.This is a direct attack on USPS employees, the unmatched universal service they provide and every citizen who relies on the Postal Service.Please stand with letter carriers and all postal workers and make a call to House Speaker Mike Johnson. 202-224-3121Please tell Speaker Johnson to put a stop to this. HELL NO to dismantling the Postal Service! Kenneth Quinnell Mon, 02/24/2025 - 15:04Continue reading→

Black History Month Profiles: Tamua Newton 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 Tamua Newton of the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU). OPEIU Local 30 member Tamua Newton has worked at City of Hope—a nonprofit cancer treatment and research center in Duarte, California—for more than 20 years. She serves as a steward and is a member of Local 30’s executive board. Kenneth Quinnell Mon, 02/24/2025 - 08:58Continue reading→

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Aviation Unions Sign on to Letter Urging Modernization of Air Traffic Control System 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. A coalition of labor unions representing workers across the aviation and aerospace industries signed on to a letter on Wednesday urging Congress to support efforts to modernize the United States air traffic control system in the wake of recent accidents.The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Transportation Trades Department (TTD) all endorsed the message to lawmakers. They stressed the importance of emergency funding for air traffic control technology and staffing, directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modernize its airspace technology, excepting the FAA from government shutdowns and other critical priorities to ensure the safety of everyone.“The FAA’s primary mission has been, and should continue to be, ensuring the operational safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS),” the joint letter said. “Everything the FAA does must be directly tied to, and in support of, that mission. Our organizations are ready to work with you to ensure the FAA is more capable and prepared to deliver economic growth, foster American innovation, adapt to challenges, and continue to be the safest, largest, and most complex air traffic control system in the world.” Kenneth Quinnell Mon, 02/24/2025 - 08:58Continue reading→

Black History Month Profiles: Jeffrey Michael Betts 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 Jeffrey Michael Betts of the Machinists (IAM). Jeffrey Michael Betts is a radar operator at Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, Arizona, where he established the Range Operations Control Center and the Central Scheduling Program. Betts has been a member of the IAM since 2002. A retired U.S. Navy air traffic controller, he served in key training, operational and leadership roles throughout his naval career, including facility watch supervisor at NAS North Island, Alameda and Key West, and air operations supervisor aboard the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Kitty Hawk. Betts earned his Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist pin, two Navy Achievement Medals, five letters of commendation and three letters of appreciation. Kenneth Quinnell Sun, 02/23/2025 - 09:38Continue reading→

Black History Month Profiles: Clint Walker 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 Clint Walker of the Heat and Frost Insulators (HFIU). Clint Walker has been a dedicated member of the insulation industry for more than 40 years, bringing a wealth of experience and craftsmanship to the trade. Before entering the field, he served five years in the U.S. Air Force, learning a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence. Walker remains an active tradesman, continuing to contribute his skills and knowledge to the industry. His family holds a proud legacy in the trade, as his brother was the first African American member of the local. With decades of experience and a deep-rooted passion for the craft, Walker continues to set a high standard in his field. Kenneth Quinnell Sat, 02/22/2025 - 09:38Continue reading→