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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WGAE Members at RadicalMedia Ratify First Union 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. Staff at RadicalMedia—who are represented by Writers Guild of America East (WGAE)—have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement.These WGAE members are behind popular nonfiction titles such as “This Is a Gardening Show,” “Conversations with a Killer,” “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” and more. Highlights of the contract include new rate… [...]
Worker Wins: ‘Each One of Us Cares Deeply About Our Work’ Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. CommonWealth Beacon Staff Win Voluntary Recognition: Staff at the CommonWealth Beacon have successfully won voluntary recognition as members of The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA). MassINC, the nonprofit that publishes the digital news outlet, informed workers that they were ready to move forward with negotiations with the CommonWealth Beacon Guild bargaining unit following a vote by the board of directors. “To get truly impactful reporting that educates the public and holds power… [...]
Working People Mourn Labor Icon Dolores Huerta Labor icon Dolores Huerta died yesterday. Here is how labor organizations commemorated her life and work. AFL-CIO:Dolores Huerta will forever be a shining example of the best of the labor movement, embodying the fighting spirit of our unions and workers for generations. Her superpower was sparking workers to achieve what was thought to be unachievable. She was a catalyst for one of the greatest organizing efforts over the past century, catapulting the farmworker movement and ultimately winning huge victories that improved the lives of generations of working people. As co-founder of the United Farm… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Staff at The Fresh Grocer 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. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 152 members who work for The Fresh Grocer have ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement.The contract covers meat, seafood and deli department staff at two Philadelphia-area locations. After approving the deal, members received immediate, across-the-board wage increases. Other wins include increased… [...]
AFL-CIO Honors Labor Icon Dolores Huerta The AFL-CIO released the following statement on the passing of labor leader Dolores Huerta:Dolores Huerta will forever be a shining example of the best of the labor movement, embodying the fighting spirit of our unions and workers for generations. Her superpower was sparking workers to achieve what was thought to be unachievable. She was a catalyst for one of the greatest organizing efforts over the past century, catapulting the farmworker movement and ultimately winning huge victories that improved the lives of generations of working people. As co-founder of the United Farm Workers, she sat… [...]