AFL-CIO News
Get to Know AFL-CIO's Allied Groups: Union Lawyers Alliance This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our allied groups. The series will run weekly until we’ve covered all of the groups. Next up is the Union Lawyers Alliance (ULA). Name of Organization: Union Lawyers AllianceDescription: ULA is a bar association for lawyers who represent the AFL-CIO or its affiliated unions. It was created in 1983 as the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee. In 2021, the organization changed its name to the AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance with the intent of more clearly… [...]
Workers Deserve More Power: 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. Unions Can Save Tech Workers and Tech Work: “Two University of California tech workers explain their unionization process—and how unions can help recapture the original promise of tech being used to better people’s lives rather than make the worst people in the world ever richer.”Providence St. Patrick Hospital Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize: “On Wednesday, workers at Providence St. Patrick… [...]
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: ABC News Digital Staffers Join WGAE 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 staff behind ABCNews.com and ABC News’ social media platforms are officially members of the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), marking an important win for digital staff as the news organization continues to face scrutiny from the Trump administration.The new bargaining unit covers approximately 50 workers, including digital reporters, digital… [...]
Worker Wins: The Ability to Speak With One Voice Our latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. New York Immigration Coalition Employees Win Union Recognition: Staff at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) have secured voluntary recognition from management as members of Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 153. NYIC is a coalition of 200 immigrant and refugee rights organizations across New York State that offer legal assistance, workers’ rights training and other services. The essential workers who make this advocacy possible announced their intention to form NYIC… [...]
SOLIDARITY ALERT: Disneyland Cast Members The character and parade cast members of Disneyland help bring magic to life every day at work. They love their jobs and strive to make Disneyland the happiest place on Earth! These cast members have been bargaining for their first union contract since October 2024. While there has been some progress at the negotiating table, Disneyland management has been dragging their feet and will not come to terms for a deal. In fact, management is now trying to eliminate worker benefits, while also reducing retirement and paid time off benefits, and keeping wages low.That’s why… [...]