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Black History Month Profiles: Will Leathers For Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Will Leathers of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). Will Leathers serves as the principal trumpet for both the Nashville Symphony and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, achievements he reached while still a student at The… [...]
Black History Month Profiles: Sheila Mott For Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Sheila Mott of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). UFCW Local 99 member Sheila Mott shows up for her co-workers at Safeway 1255 in Tucson, Arizona, every single day. Whether welcoming a new hire or… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Vancouver’s Rio Theatre Workers Ratify First Union Agreement, Secure 6% Across-the-Board Raises 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 Vancouver’s historic Rio Theatre overwhelmingly ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with the Arts and Cultural Workers Union, Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local B778. More than 93% of workers voted in favor of ratifying the new contract, which covers workers across nine classifications,… [...]
Worker Wins: ‘We Now Have a Voice, Community and Collective Power’ Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. Indianapolis Baristas Win Union and Powerful Contract: Nearly eight months after Quills Coffee baristas in Louisville, Kentucky, unanimously ratified their first contract, their counterparts at the chain’s location in Indianapolis have followed suit, joining Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 32BJ and securing exciting new workplace benefits. Quills’ workers in the Louisville area first joined SEIU during the summer of 2024, securing voluntary recognition from the company’s CEO who stated… [...]
Black History Month Profiles: Da’Laine Simpson For Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Da’Laine Simpson of AFGE. Da’Laine Simpson embodies leadership and community spirit as president of AFGE Local 2004, president of AFGE Council 169 and vice president of the Harrisburg Region Central Labor Council. As the founder and… [...]