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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Mary Entoma For Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Mary Entoma of UNITE HERE. Mary Entoma is from Cebu, Philippines, and grew up in San Mateo, California. She is a community organizer with UNITE HERE Local 11 in Los Angeles and has worked on numerous campaigns and organizing efforts of migrants and immigrant workers.… [...]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Chai Douanglee For Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Chai Douanglee of the United Steelworkers (USW). Chai Douanglee, a welder at Newport News Shipbuilding, joined USW Local 8888 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced him to pivot careers, having never worked in welding or been a union member before. Now the proud immigrant from Laos… [...]
Worker Wins: The Contract Will Immediately Change Lives Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. AFSCME Corrections Officers in Connecticut Recognized for Making Workplaces Safer: Corrections officers from three AFSCME locals were honored for making their workplaces safer by the Connecticut AFL-CIO. Annually, as part of Workers Memorial Day, the Connecticut AFL-CIO holds an event in Hartford to honor workers who have died, been injured on the job or gotten sick due to work. The state federation’s Health and Safety Committee also honors those who are working… [...]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Grant Tom For Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AFL-CIO is spotlighting various Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Grant Tom of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Grant Tom is secretary-treasurer of UFCW Local 135, where he has spent 25 years representing members in health care, retail, cannabis, entertainment and manufacturing. “During our tenure we fought and took back our union. Giving… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: NewsGuild of New York Journalists at Sports Illustrated Win New Contract, Guaranteed Pay Increases 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. Journalists at Sports Illustrated (SI)—who are members of The NewsGuild of New York, Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 31003—won a new three-year contract that raises salaries, saves on health care costs, protects remote work as well as workers regarding artificial intelligence (AI).The… [...]