AFL-CIO News
‘This Is Everyone’s Win’: The Working People Weekly List Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. Starbucks Workers Strike at Dozens of U.S. Stores on ‘Red Cup Day’: “More than a thousand unionized Starbucks workers walked off the job across the country on Thursday, demanding concessions from the coffee chain in their contract negotiations. Starbucks Workers United, the union representing the baristas, said that the strike would affect 65 stores in over 40 cities, and that… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Staffers at Iconic D.C. Concert Venues Win Voluntary Union Recognition 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 renowned Washington, D.C., music venues have secured voluntary recognition of their efforts to organize with UNITE HERE Local 25. The workers will next move on to negotiate their first union contract with IMP.The workers include production, food service, box office and door staff at IMP… [...]
National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Zuben Ornelas Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today's profile is Zuben Ornelas of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Zuben Ornelas joined IATSE in 1993 and has served on Local One’s Social Justice, DEI and PAC committees. “Learning to contribute as part of a team and as a member of Local One has shaped my approach to everything I do and for that I'm eternally… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: The NewsGuild of New York Reaches Tentative First Contract Agreement for Journalists at the Daily News 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 the New York Daily News reached a tentative agreement with the paper’s owner, Alden Global Capital, for a first contract. The union members still must vote to ratify the contract. The NewsGuild of New York, an affiliate of The… [...]
National Native American Heritage Month Profile: Sunnie Patterson Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today's profile is Sunnie Patterson of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE). “I have been a crane operator engineer apprentice for the past four years. I joined Operating Engineers Local 324 because I wanted to better my life, have benefits and gain valuable knowledge in the trades. My favorite part of being a member of IUOE… [...]