AFL-CIO News
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Lewiston-Auburn Transit Drivers Ratify First Contract with Western Maine Transportation Services 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. Drivers with Lewiston-Auburn's Citylink bus service ratified their first union contract with Western Maine Transportation Services. The contract covers about a dozen transit workers, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and includes a nearly 13% wage increase over three years. The new contract also includes… [...]
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Raul Aceves Cisneros Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today's profile features Raul Aceves Cisneros of the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT). Raul Aceves Cisneros has been a union member since 2019. “The union has made a difference in my life since I joined. I’m able to provide insurance to my family because of the union. I also have a better wage, which means a lot nowadays. I have learned many more things about my job… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Washington Teachers’ Union Reaches Tentative Agreement 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. The Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU), a local of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), reached a tentative agreement (TA) Monday with the District of Columbia Public Schools for a new five-year contract.This TA comes a year after the expiration of WTU’s previous contract with the Washington, D.C., school district—the union credits… [...]
Worker Wins: Freedom from Intimidation at Work Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. Workers at County Assessor’s Office in West Virginia Join UMWA: On Friday, staff at the Monongalia County Assessor’s Office in West Virginia successfully voted to join the Mine Workers (UMWA). This victory comes after months of organizing efforts led by workers and union representatives to support their right to a free and fair union election. These staff members are the latest in a growing number of public sector workers across West Virginia who… [...]
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Here's who we've featured so far:Omayra Sánchez, Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU)Amanda Filpo, International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART)Roy Zuniga, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)Elizabeth Mercado, Communications Workers of America (CWA)Alicia Castro Chicol, Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)Antonio Betancourt, Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)Hilda G. Cortes, Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS)Monica Martinez, AFSCMELiz Sorenson, Communications Workers of America (CWA)Tiffany Roman, AFGE,Odalis Betances Heat and Frost Insulators… [...]