AFL-CIO News
Worker Wins: We’re Just Getting Started Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. Minnesota Nurses Ratify Union Contract with Essentia Health-Virginia Hospital: After 10 bargaining sessions that began in July, nurses at Essentia Health-Virginia Hospital, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU)) voted to ratify their union contract on Wednesday. More than 100 nurses are covered by the three-year contract that is effective through July 31, 2028. “This contract was won because nurses stood together,” said Jodi Hensley, RN and co-chair… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Flight Attendants at Flight Services Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract 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. Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 578 members who work as flight attendants at Flight Services International have ratified a new five-year contract.The agreement includes substantial wage increases, more vacation time, improved sick leave and other major quality-of-life improvements.“Flight Attendants at TWU Local 578 voted massively to ratify a… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Adler Planetarium Staff Vote to Join AFSCME 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. Workers at the Adler Planetarium voted on Thursday to join AFSCME Council 31, marking the latest victory for cultural workers in Chicago fighting for a fair voice on the job.Members of Adler Planetarium Workers United began organizing in October to bargain a contract that addresses staffing shortages, management’s communication and… [...]
Not One More: What Working People Are Doing This Week Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week. Actors' Equity:Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair union contract, and Equity members can help! Don't cross the picket line, sign the petition and find a local picket site near you at https://www.nocontractnocoffee.org/[image or embed]— Actors' Equity Association (@actorsequity.bsky.social) December 16, 2025 at 12:41… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: SMART-TD Reaches Tentative Agreement with SEPTA 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. Members of SMART-TD Local 1594 reached a tentative agreement with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on Thursday, preventing a holiday work stoppage.This deal comes just days after the same contract was also approved by their union brothers, sisters and siblings at Transit Workers Union (TWU) Local 234. It contains major… [...]