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Teamsters Ratify Wegmans Contract
Following a week-long contract review period, Teamsters Local 118 members employed at Wegmans Food Market distribution centers in Rochester voted to ratify a new agreement by an overwhelming 80...
Senate Energy Bill Supports Union Jobs
This post was written by the IBEW. An IBEW-backed bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would ensure that the country’s growing number of clean energy construction jobs will be filled by...
Organizing Bus Drivers & Legal Services Workers
Every day more and more workers are organizing and making the decision to join a union. Whether they are a large workplace or just a few employees, these working men and women have decided to take...
The AFT Sues Betsy DeVos
The AFT brought the student debt crisis to court Thursday, filing a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education for gross mismanagement and out-and-out sabotage of...
Rand Paul Blocks 9/11 Victims Fund Bill
Nearly 18 years after the 9/11 attacks, over 50,0000 first responders and construction workers are still dealing with the health effects of the attack. To help these men and women deal with the...
Organizing the Unorganized
Workers across the country are realizing the importance of having a voice in their workplace. Workers in show business, coffee, military contractors, and staff at a blood center all understand that...
Trump's Labor Guy is Out
On Friday, embattled Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned. At a press conference announcing his resignation, Trump called Acosta "a great Labor secretary not a good one" and "a...
Can We Prevent Call Center Offshoring?
More than 1,200 CWAers from across the country joined a CWA town hall call this week to hear from CWA President Chris Shelton and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) about how to take action in...
July 10: Linemen Appreciation Day
This post was written by the IBEW Media Center. An early summer thunderstorm had knocked out power in parts of northwest Washington, D.C.
Everyone Wants to Join a Union
Over the last few weeks, a lot of rough news has come out. Whether it’s Trump’s continuing war on labor, the NLRB’s attempts to make it harder to organize, or the campaign against...