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Raising Standards for the Tech Industry: Worker Wins

Raising Standards for the Tech Industry: Worker Wins Despite the challenges of organizing during a deadly pandemic, working people across the country (and beyond) continue organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. This edition begins with: Tech Workers Union Local 1010 Launched to Raise Standards for Tech Industry: Workers in the tech industry […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Union Veterans Council and Pride At Work: End Ban on Transgender Service Members

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Union Veterans Council and Pride At Work: End Ban on Transgender Service Members Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today […]

Big Tech Organizing: The Working People Weekly List

Big Tech Organizing: The Working People Weekly List Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. Big Tech Unionizing: "Workers at Google and other Alphabet companies have started the Alphabet Workers Union, in partners […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Inauguration 2021: Brought To You By Unions

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Inauguration 2021: Brought To You By Unions Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. On Wednesday, we witnessed […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Ohio AFL-CIO Mobilizing in Support of Workers First Agenda

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Ohio AFL-CIO Mobilizing in Support of Workers First Agenda Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. The Ohio AFL […]

Pathway to Progress: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Scripto Strike

Pathway to Progress: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Scripto Strike Georgia State University History has long been portrayed as a series of "great men" taking great action to shape the world we live in. In recent decades, however, social historians have focused more on looking at history "from the bottom up," studying the vital role that w […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: ATU Local Leads Fight for Investment in Baltimore Transit System

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: ATU Local Leads Fight for Investment in Baltimore Transit System Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. A coal […]

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Masters, Mates & Pilots

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Masters, Mates & Pilots Next up in our series that takes a deeper look at each of our affiliates is our newest member union, Masters, Mates & Pilots. Name of Union: International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) Mission: To protect the rights and working conditions of members of the seagoin […]

Get to Know the AFL-CIO's Affiliates

Get to Know the AFL-CIO's Affiliates AFL-CIO Starting last year, AFL-CIO has been profiling each of our affiliates. Let's take a look back at the profiles we've already published. Check back as the series moves along to read more affiliate profiles: Actors and Artistes Actors' Equity Air Traffic Controllers AFGE AFSCME AFT Air Line Pilots […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: NATCA Members Guide First Flights Carrying COVID-19 Vaccine

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: NATCA Members Guide First Flights Carrying COVID-19 Vaccine Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. National Ai […]