David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union California (SEIU) sustained a head injury and was detained by federal agents when he was observing and documenting ICE operations on June 7th. ICE agents were in the midst of conducting raids in downtown L.A. at the time, and hundreds of people were protesting the ongoing […]
Three Indonesian factory workers, all women, traveled to the United States to raise their voices and make people aware of the astonishingly low wages, lack of wage payments during COVID-19, and the grueling work conditions that Nike inflicts on them as they slave away making the hyper-expensive sneakers for their customers. On May 27, the […]
In the shadows of New York’s soaring skylines, a financial sleight of hand is silently eroding the foundation of fair competition in construction. While union contractors play by the rules—providing living wages, comprehensive benefits, and rigorous safety standards—many powerful corporations are exploiting captive insurance schemes to artificially deflate their bids by millions. This isn’t merely […]
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement. The proposed union contract is three years in duration: September 21, 2024, through September 20, 2027 according to APWU President Mark Dimondstein.The Tentative Agreement was finalized on June 2, 2025. “This is great news for postal workers! Negotiations are […]
Trenton, N.J. – Thousands of public sector and State workers gathered at the New Jersey State House Annex June 4, 2025 to deliver a message to state lawmakers to put a stop to skyrocketing healthcare costs for New Jersey’s public sector workforce. Since 2022, healthcare premiums for State workers have increased by 40% while local […]
Governor Kathy Hochul has issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune outlining the potentially disastrous impact that the House’s proposed budget would have on New Yorkers. If enacted, the bill would gut New York’s healthcare system, strip families of crucial nutrition benefits, trigger billions in economic losses through the removal of clean energy […]
The Teamsters have been fighting against the use of autonomous vehicles without a human operator since companies have been advocating for and using such technology. Currently, a California Teamsters-backed bill, Assembly Bill AB33, which would require trained human operators in any autonomous vehicle (AV) used to deliver commercial goods to residences or businesses, has passed […]
A crucial effort to protect retail workers which had been signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hocul last year is slated to go into effect this week, in response to an ongoing slew of harassment that got worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. A long list of what they have endured prompted the development, which came […]
New York, NY – Retirees who defaulted on their student loans may have the money taken out of their Social Security checks. Program implemented by Trump administration. The Department of Education began collecting on defaulted student loan debt. Borrowers must make payments or risk the federal government coming after their Social Security checks. There are 3 million […]
New Bus Terminal To Be Built for the Future and Designed To Be Net-Zero Emissions. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has broke ground on the Dyer Avenue deck-overs, marking the first stage in construction of the new Midtown Bus Terminal. […]
Elon Musk didn’t get rid of any waste, fraud or abuse—he and DOGE were the waste, fraud and abuse, and they actually ended up costing taxpayers some $135 billion while firing thousands of workers and cutting essential services people rely on. Musk and President Trump have fired more than 260,000 of the federal workers who get us our Social Security checks, make sure our food […]
AFSCME Council 18 members, community members, and New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján raised alarms about the impact that cutting federal food assistance would have on the communities they serve. Those concerns focused on how dangerous cuts to the federal budget could affect SNAP, New Mexico families and AFSCME members in that state. Those who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program […]
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, established in 2010, brought help and health funding to scores of survivors of the 9/11 attacks, through the World Trade Center Health Program. Total enrollment numbered around 140,000, among them 90,400 first responders. Originally authorized to continue bringing relief to thousands of suffering individuals, it was authorized […]
On Monday, May 19, striking workers in Washington and their advocates had a huge win when Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a new law that extended their unemployment benefits. Lawmakers as well packed the conference room as he signed the law. “Allowing striking workers to access unemployment insurance benefits creates a more level playing field for […]
Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, announced on May 15 that up to 50,000 units of workforce housing are planned to begin construction by the first quarter of next year. Resorts World Casino New York City and Cirrus Workforce Housing won the bid for the project. Those […]
President Donald Trump said that the government will continue to closely monitor and maintain the federal mortgage guarantees for Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. The government’s oversight is helping keep borrowing costs down for millions of American home-buyers. “I am working on TAKING THESE AMAZING COMPANIES PUBLIC, but I want to be clear, the U.S. Government […]
United Airlines flight attendants have waited five years for improvements from their previous contract, and now they have finally won significantly improved their benefits as a result of a new contract.. There were many reasons that these improvements were not implemented earlier: during the pandemic, the airline industry was not in good shape, so it […]
The faculty at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City have formed a union, SVA Faculty United-UAW. Representing 1,200 instructors, the staff had concerns about workloads, pay, and benefits. Unionization was a grassroots effort, with faculty organizing themselves to gain collective bargaining power. In a statement by the SVA Union Organizing Committe […]
Washington, DC – AFGE’ union council of prisin employees goes on attack against congress members failing to support law enforcement officers. Within AFGE there are 33,000 members working in the prison system.The local unions representing those in law enforcement have taken out a series of billboards across the United States targeting members of Congress for failing to […]
In April, the Trump administration’s interior secretary halted Empire Wind, a $5 billion dollar wind farm project off the coast of New York. The wind farm is 30% complete, according to Equinor, an energy company based in Norway who is working on the project. Now, the ban has lifted the stop-work order, and the construction […]
While the Trump administration has been busy gutting worker protections, breaking unions, undermining the Constitution, attacking oppressed communities, among other ways to gain control of the American people, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists are strategizing as to how best to combat the coup we are now experiencing. Towards the end of May, they will […]
New York, NY – Depriving the neediest in our country of health care by a Republican Congress shows moral depravity. This attack against Americans by the Trump administration must be addressed in the next round of national and local elections. More than $715 billion in cuts and changes to Medicaid were approved by the Republican […]
Washington, DC — “A better name for this bill is the big, ugly betrayal. Passed in the dead of night, it is a direct attack on working people and the essential services Americans rely on. And for what? To pay for tax cuts for billionaires. “This bill would make Americans—particularly children and older people—sicker and […]
Washington, DC – “The House-passed budget promises to raise prices on working families and retirees, rip lifesaving health care and food support from millions, and threaten public services nationwide – all so billionaires like Elon Musk can buy more yachts. “Deep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential programs mean nearly 3.5 million people – many […]
New York , NY – New York City is investing $400 million to plan the future of Fifth Ave. The construction is will take place between Bryant Park and Central Park — into a world-class, pedestrian-centered boulevard. The total $402 million project represents the first major redesign in the avenue’s 200-year history and is projected […]
Washington, DC – A coalition of advocates, union members, and partners have declared “Code Blue for Medicaid” – an emergency response campaign to stop Congress from approving radical cuts for health services. “Medicaid is a lifeline for working people,” said April Verrett, President of SEIU. “Congress is trying to rip that lifeline away to fund […]
Long Island, NY – 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. Some 1,200 National Grid employees, members of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1049, […]
David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union California (SEIU) sustained a head injury and was detained by federal agents when he was observing
Three Indonesian factory workers, all women, traveled to the United States to raise their voices and make people aware of the astonishingly low wages, lack
In the shadows of New York’s soaring skylines, a financial sleight of hand is silently eroding the foundation of fair competition in construction. While union
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement. The proposed union contract is three years in
Trenton, N.J. – Thousands of public sector and State workers gathered at the New Jersey State House Annex June 4, 2025 to deliver a message
Governor Kathy Hochul has issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune outlining the potentially disastrous impact that the House’s proposed budget would have
The Teamsters have been fighting against the use of autonomous vehicles without a human operator since companies have been advocating for and using such technology.
A crucial effort to protect retail workers which had been signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hocul last year is slated to go into effect
New York, NY – Retirees who defaulted on their student loans may have the money taken out of their Social Security checks. Program implemented by Trump
New Bus Terminal To Be Built for the Future and Designed To Be Net-Zero Emissions. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy,
Elon Musk didn’t get rid of any waste, fraud or abuse—he and DOGE were the waste, fraud and abuse, and they actually ended up costing taxpayers some $135 billion
AFSCME Council 18 members, community members, and New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján raised alarms about the impact that cutting federal food assistance would have on the communities they
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, established in 2010, brought help and health funding to scores of survivors of the 9/11 attacks, through
On Monday, May 19, striking workers in Washington and their advocates had a huge win when Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a new law that extended
Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, announced on May 15 that up to 50,000 units of workforce
President Donald Trump said that the government will continue to closely monitor and maintain the federal mortgage guarantees for Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. The government’s
United Airlines flight attendants have waited five years for improvements from their previous contract, and now they have finally won significantly improved their benefits as
The faculty at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City have formed a union, SVA Faculty United-UAW. Representing 1,200 instructors, the staff
Washington, DC – AFGE’ union council of prisin employees goes on attack against congress members failing to support law enforcement officers. Within AFGE there are 33,000 members
In April, the Trump administration’s interior secretary halted Empire Wind, a $5 billion dollar wind farm project off the coast of New York. The wind
While the Trump administration has been busy gutting worker protections, breaking unions, undermining the Constitution, attacking oppressed communities, among other ways to gain control of
New York, NY – Depriving the neediest in our country of health care by a Republican Congress shows moral depravity. This attack against Americans by
Washington, DC — “A better name for this bill is the big, ugly betrayal. Passed in the dead of night, it is a direct attack
Washington, DC – “The House-passed budget promises to raise prices on working families and retirees, rip lifesaving health care and food support from millions, and threaten
New York , NY – New York City is investing $400 million to plan the future of Fifth Ave. The construction is will take place
Washington, DC – A coalition of advocates, union members, and partners have declared “Code Blue for Medicaid” – an emergency response campaign to stop Congress
Long Island, NY – Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times.
President Trump has once again lashed out at his critics, this time aiming his cold-blooded bile at two of the world’s most celebrated and creative
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents West Coast port workers – hates Donald Trump’s tariffs. The people who load and unload the
Washington, D.C. – The AFL-CIO’s 34th annual ‘Death on the Job’ report provides a state-by-state analysis of worker health and safety issues as well as recommendations for
AFGE District 14’s organizing drive gained 171 members on AFGE E-Dues. The two-week organizing campaign ended with 88 new AFGE members and 83 current members
Washington, DC – Representing more than 8.3 million workers, AFSCME, AFT, NEA and SEIU launch “Put Families First” campaign to highlight the devastating effects of
Workers in Glen Burnie, Md., represented by Teamsters Local 570, have secured a new three-year contract that includes a host of wins for the automobile
New York NY – Members of Local 3, IBEW and unions affiliated with the Building and Construction Trades Council traveled up to Albany on May
New York, NY —Employees at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, voted 55-19 to join OPEIU Local 153. After Sesame Workshop attempted to cancel
The nation’s most prestigious universities, some known for centuries as centers of intellectual life in the United States, are currently engaged in a battle to
In 2023, the “Stand Off Strike”, which pitted the Big Three: Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, against the UAW, ended with significant wins for the
New York State Senator Jessica Ramos, has made quite a promise in her quest to seek the mayoral title. She wants to implement a program
District-Council 37 (DC 37) has ramped up its ugly effort to push city retirees off the traditional Medicare they were promised decades ago and onto
Rikers Island, the New York City jail complex, has been notorious for decades for its high rates of violence, lawlessness, and abuse within its walls.
New York, NY — The proposed federal cuts would impact over 4 million New Yorkers on Medicaid and almost 3 million New Yorkers on SNAP In
New York, NY – The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office serves a population of over 1.5 million. It provides a wide range of protections, innovative programs
New York, NY – Mario Bucceri is the President of The United Transit Leadership Organization (UTLO). The UTLO represents collective bargaining units within the New
New York, NY – Thomas Shevlin is the President of the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association. He has brought much to that role – the
New York, NY — Patrick Ferraiuolo, who for the last 15 years was the president of the Correction Captains Association, and served 43 years with
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