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Thousands of UAW Legal Services Workers Take a Stand with Rolling Strike Deadlines Across NYC RWDSU Criticizes OSHA for ‘Meager Fine’ issued against Tyson Foods in Georgia Plant Explosion Apple ‘Cleared In Union-Busting Allegations’ At NYC Retail Store Delay in Federal Education Funding Safety for Workers First: Transit Union Lauds Passage of Conductor Legislation AFL-CIO Launches ‘It’s Better in a Union’ Bus Tour to Fight for Freedom IUE-CWA General Electric Aerospace Workers Ratify  National Agreement NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets Tech Employees Unionize With IATSE Supreme Court Ruling on Federal Worker Firings Lambasted by AFL-CIO Labor Leaders, Workers, Launch AFL-CIO’s Nationwide Bus Tour to Promote Unions Amazon Continues to Flout Laws for Workers; Prime Day Brings Attention to Plight Massive Cuts Likely Coming to Job Corps Programs  Public Theatre and IATSE Announce Tentative Deal NYC CLC, AFL-CIO Endorses Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for Mayor New Hampshire fire fighters secure historic pension restoration NJ Legislation Strengthens Prevailing Wage Laws Trump Administration Pushes to Illegally Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia Again Summer Days, Healthy Ways: A Union Member’s Guide to Thriving This SUMMER House & Senate Drops Anti-Federal Worker Measures from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill New York State Paid Off  Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Debt IATSE & Public Theater Reach Tentative Contract Agreement Trumps Big Beautiful Bill Cuts American Jobs in Energy

More than 2,000 workers at 9 legal services providers across each of NYC’s five boroughs represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys (ALAA – UAW Local 2325) have […]

The DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined that two workers at a Tyson Foods plant were seriously burned when a hose filled with oil ruptured, igniting the oil […]

Marcus Mendes at 9TO5Mac reports the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has overturned a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that found Apple in violation of Federal Labor Law at its […]

Critical public education funding is being withheld by the Trump administration.  The U.S. Department of Education has announced a delay in the allocation of approximately $7 billion in Congressionally approved […]

State lawmakers recently passed legislation that would require the MTA to staff a conductor on every subway with more than two cars. Although most New York City subway lines have […]

On Wednesday, union leaders, members and allies packed together in front of the AFL-CIO headquarters to kick off the nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and […]

Washington, DC –  Aerospace Workers employed in four States, who are represented by the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA), have voted to […]

Columbus, Ohio – Technicians employed by Program Productions, responsible for television broadcasts of the Columbus Blue Jackets (National Hockey League), the Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer), and Ohio State University Athletics, have voted […]

AFL-CIO President Liz Schuler has brought attention to the current Trump-induced outrage.The Supreme Court has undoubtedly become Trump’s best friend. With three judges appointed by him, the conservative majority has […]

Labor leaders and workers rallied on July 9 at the AFL-CIO headquarters to launch the nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness, and Security” bus tour. The […]

Four days long, Amazon Prime “Day” in 2025 actually stretches from July 8 through July 11. Amazon workers will be forced to work overtime through these days to deliver many […]

Why slash programs that teach and lead students and are headed towards middle-class jobs? Now, the Trump administration is targeting one hugely important federal program, Job Corps, that provides free […]

The Public Theatre in New York City has a storied history of bringing to light new shows and making stars out of actors. Now, it has another notch in being […]

The New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO (NYC CLC) has endorsed Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for Mayor. The NYC CLC is a coalition of over 300 unions, representing over one […]

New Hampshire – Through a close partnership with the state’s governor, the NH Fire Fighters have delivered for thousands of first responders after a years-long effort to restore pension benefits. More […]

Trenton, NJ – Pro-union legislation in NJ will strengthen prevailing wage laws and provides substantial support to working union members. “In Hoboken, Jersey City, and throughout our state, fair work deserves […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal apprentice and SMART union member from Maryland is being held in immigration detention in Tennessee while fighting to stay in the USA.  The judge […]

Strength in Every Season The summer months are a time for family gatherings, outdoor activities, and long, hard days on the job. For union members and their families, it’s also […]

Washington, DC – Anti-federal worker provisions were dropped from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill by Senate and Congress. During the days leading up to the House and Senate votes, AFGE worked […]

Albany, NY – Governor Kathy Hochul rallied with the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HGTC) to announce New York State has paid off the nearly $7 billion Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust […]

New York, NY – The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and The Public Theater have announced agreement on a tentative contract covering more than 100 Production Workers. This agreement marks a historic […]

The jobs impact of the legislation is of great concern to Americans. North America’s Building Trades Unions say over 1.75 million construction jobs could be lost. Labor groups in both […]

Congress voted a  budget bill that radically reduced healthcare services to give tax breaks to billionaires.   Unions and their members must hold every elected official who supported the bill accountable […]

With contracts set to expire on June 30th, nearly 2,500 Unionized Public Interest Legal Workers are poised to take historic Strike action that could shut down critical legal services across New York City. Members […]

Washington, D.C. – The National AFL-CIO is condemning Senate Republicans for passing a budget Reconciliation Bill that raises costs on Working People, wipes out millions of jobs and rips health care away from 17 million Americans – all […]

Washington, DC – United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428 and 1442 – collectively representing more than 45,000 California Grocery Workers, have reached a tentative […]

Washington, DC – Conrail TWU members in Detroit, Philadelphia, and New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new five-year contract. The agreement delivers a 17.5% wage increase, with Journeyman Carmen making […]

Delay in Federal Education Funding

Critical public education funding is being withheld by the Trump administration.  The U.S. Department of Education has announced a delay in the allocation of approximately $7 billion in Congressionally approved

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TWU Conrail Rail Workers Ratify New Contract 

Washington, DC – Conrail TWU members in Detroit, Philadelphia, and New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new five-year contract. The agreement delivers a 17.5% wage increase, with Journeyman Carmen making

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Cruel Vote to Hurt the American People

Washington, DC – “This cruel, callous, crippling bill will leave Americans sicker, hungrier and poorer. President Trump and congressional Republicans claimed they wanted to make life better for working families. Instead,

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DOE Withholds Critical School Funding

Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Education’s unprecedented decision to withhold nearly $6.9 billion in critical K-12 federal funding is causing immediate and widespread disruptions in school systems across the country—putting

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The Republican Attack on Americans

Washington, DC – The federal budget expected to be passed by the Republican Congress, is an assault on working people. This attack will take healthcare from millions, steal food from

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