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National Labor News
- ‘The First Strike In The 145-Year History Of The Boston Symphony Has Been Averted’ As Union-Represented Orchestra Musicians ‘Ratify A New Three-Year Contract’
- Seattle Hotel Workers’ ‘Strike Hits Two Months As UNITE Local 8-Represented Workers Continue To Demand Better Pay & Health Care’
- Union-Busters ‘Are Using ICE To Intimidate’ California Wine Industry Workers - The Wine Industry ‘Runs On Immigrant Exploitation, Now Migrant Workers Are Unionizing’
- The American Federation Of Teachers Launch ‘Shop Smart, Not Target’ Campaign For Back-To-School - New Website Offers Teachers & Families ‘Community-Friendly Shopping Alternatives After Target Fails to Speak Out About ICE Activity’
- The Virginia State Attorney General ‘Launches Unit To Protect Workers From Wage Theft, Abuse & Employee Misclassification’
- More Than 2,000 Unionized Meat, Seafood & Deli Workers At 60-Plus ShopRite Supermarket Locations Across Southern New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Ratify A ‘New Contract That Features Annual Wage Increase & Rewards Seniority’
Labor News From Washington, D.C.
- Unions ‘Sound The Alarm On A Last-Minute Push For Robot Farm Equipment’
- Unions ‘Blast’ Supreme Court’s ‘OK Of Trump Mail-In Ballots Ban’
- ‘Save Our Game Workers’ - CWA Members Rally Across The U.S. & Canada Against XBOX Layoffs
- National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler On The AFT’s ‘Shop Smart, Not Target’ Campaign: “As You Do Your Back-To-School Shopping, Remember To Thank The Union Members Who Make Our Education System Run”
- AFSCME Members ‘Elect Organizer & Proven Fighter’ Patrick Moran’ As The National Union’s Next President
- Leadership From AFSCME, The AFT & SEIU ‘Recommit To A Strong Partnership’
Buffalo and Western New York Labor News
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- Sam Capitano, Business Manager For The Upstate NY Laborers District Council & President of Buffalo’s Laborers' Local 210, Honored As One Of City & State’s 2026 Trailblazers In Construction, New York’s ‘Impactful’ Builders & Contractors
- Laborers’ Unions In Buffalo & The Hudson Valley Receive A Combined $1 Million-Plus In New York Power Authority Funding ‘To Support Workforce Development & Prepare New Yorkers for Clean Energy Careers’
- ‘After Three Years,’ NABET-CWA Members ‘Near First Contract’ At WROC-8 In Rochester
- CSEA ‘Partners With The NYS Department Of Civil Services On New’ Testing Centers
- The WNY Area Labor Federation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration: “As Different As We Are, We Are A United Movement. We Do Justice For Those Who Came Before Us And We Are Building For Those To Come. This Federation Is Stronger Because You Are In This.”
- The United Public Service Employees Union ‘Reaches Impasse’ In Contract Talks With Batavia Downs Gaming - Union ‘Feels Betrayed After Standing With’ Downs President & CEO Byron Brown ‘For Legislation To Reduce The Corporation’s Tax Liability’
New York City Labor News
- IATSE Local 4 ‘Secures Series of Organizing Wins’ In Brooklyn, Organizing Pacha, National Sawdust & Under the K Bridge
- The Mayor, District Attorney & The Head Of The Department Of Worker Protection ‘Partner Up To Combat Wage Theft & Related Crimes In New York City’
- AI & Labor In New York: Perspectives From Workers, Union Leaders & Elected Officials
- The Teamsters ‘Urge The New York City Council To Pass The Delivery Protection Act’
- Times Square Hotel & Gaming Trades Council-Represented Workers ‘Win Contract After 47 Days On The Picket Line’ - ‘Will Get Immediate Wage Increases Of $10 To $15 Per Hour, Free Family Health Care & More Than $50,000 In Back Pay Each’
- New York City ‘Could Force Amazon & FedEx To Directly Employ Its Delivery Drivers’
New York State Labor News
- New York City Construction Workers ‘Call Out The Use Of Body Shops' At City-Funded Construction Site, ‘Allege Unsafe Practices, Poor Pay At Brooklyn Job’
- New Contract Reached Between New York State & The Public Employees Federation Is ‘Overwhelmingly Ratified’ By Union Membership
- The Teamsters Release A Report On Amazon’s ‘Violations Of The New York State Warn Act’
- Planned Parenthood Workers ‘Call For Better Pay’ At City-Wide Picket
- Unions Certified At Both The Fortune Society & The New York Immigration Coalition – Creating More Than 400 New Members Of OPEIU Local 153
- Federal Judge ‘Blocks’ New York State NLRB Trigger Law Following A Lawsuit Filed By Amazon
Organizing News From Across The U.S.A.
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Staff Announce Their ‘Go Union’ Effort With UFCW Local 328 ‘For Better Job Security’
- Bally’s Black Hawk Casino Workers ‘Go Union,’ Join Teamsters - 110 Workers ‘Become First Casino Employees In Colorado To Unionize’
- USGS Water Science Center Employees In New York State ‘Go Union’ With NFFE-IAM
- Columbus Metropolitan Library Workers ‘Go Union’
- Public Library Workers In Geneva, Illinois ‘Go Union’ With AFSCME
- ‘Worlds Of Fun’ Workers ‘Vote Overwhelmingly’ To Join IATSE Local 31 In Kansas City
Apprenticeship & Training News
- Greenkeeper Apprentice Program ‘Enters Fourth Year Of Promoting Career Growth In Turf Industry’
- Students ‘Gain Real-Life Experience Through Drone’ Apprenticeship Program
- America ‘Needs Thousands Of Blue-Collar Workers To Manufacture Our AI Future’ - Electricians, Welders & HVAC Technicians ‘Are In Short Supply As Data Center Spending Hits $700 Billion’
- Gen Z ‘Turns To The Building Trades As Wages Rival White-Collar Jobs’
- California Teens Are ‘Shifting Towards Blue Collar Trades As Colleges Get Further Out Of Reach’
- Michigan Bricklayer Apprentices ‘Can Get College Credit In New’ Program
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