Celebrate
| National Disability Employment Awareness Month |
| Physician Assistant Week Oct. 6 - 12th |
| Medical Assistants Recognition Week Oct. 19 - 23rd |
| National School Bus Safety Week Oct. 19 - 23rd |
On Labor
- OnLabor Is Now on Substack 10/26/2026You can now find OnLabor on Substack! We’ll be sharing highlights and a weekly roundup of our coverage, and joining conversations about workers, organizing, and the law. Visit our profile and click Subscribe to follow along. Our full articles and Daily News & Commentary will continue to appear here at onlabor.org.
AFSCME-American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Blog
- Corvallis, Oregon, city workers return to work after successful strike 10/26/2026Their strike worked, as City of Corvallis, Oregon, workers returned to work last week with a fair contract in hand.
IAFF-International Association of Fire Fighters News
- IAFF rallies around Alberta fire fighter following ALS diagnosis 10/23/2026Affiliates and the public are raising funds and awareness in support of Chestermere Local 5284 President Kimball Yorston as IAFF Alberta prepares to push for recognition of ALS as an occupational disease.
Data Center Watch
- GDT Exec: Channel Can Benefit From Nvidia’s AI Financing Boom—But Hurdles Persist 10/15/2026Chris Kapusta, an executive at Softcat-owned GDT, explains to CRN how Nvidia’s AI financing boom can benefit the channel, but says solution providers, including his company, are grappling with the global components crunch and growing U.S. data center backlash.
Labor Relations Update
- Updated: The Fight Over Columbia Heads West: Stanford Moves to Stay NLRB Election for Undergraduate RA’s 09/30/2026UPDATE: On October 6, 2026, as expected, Residential Assistants United Rising withdrew its petition to represent RAs at Stanford University, rather than risk Columbia being overturned or limited in scope. * * * A university may be gearing up to challenge the Columbia standard, which held that graduate student teaching and research assistants may qualify […]
Teamsters
- 700 Waste Management Teamsters Win New Contract in California 10/26/2026(LOS ANGELES) – A group of 700 Waste Management workers in Los Angeles and Orange counties represented by Teamsters Local 396 have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. This victory comes soon after 1,900 Republic Services Teamsters from Local 396 ratified their own contract. “Congratulations to the rank-and-file Teamsters whose engagement and energy were key […]
U.S. Department of Labor National News
- US Department of Labor awards $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago Grants to promote mine safety, health education 10/26/2026WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago grant funding to two organizations to support education and training initiatives that will help identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s mines.Administered by the department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety grant program helps recipients […]
NLRB-National Labor Relations Board
- Is Constantino’s brash social media persona landing with voters? 10/26/2026Even Roger Stone thinks Anthony Constantino should woo voters in the 21st Congressional District with more honey and less vinegar.
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART)
- SMART committees inspire Chicago-area women to pursue careers in the sheet metal industry 10/26/2026Ahead of the 2026 SMART Leadership Conference in Chicago, sheet metal workers from across North America put the values of our union on full display, cohosting a hands-on Service and Learning Day with Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT). The post SMART committees inspire Chicago-area women to pursue careers in the sheet metal industry appeared first […]
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