ILR, Unions Offer NYC Construction Workers Innovative Emotional First Aid
Ironworker Chris Scattone remembers walking slowly to the edge of the 63rd story of the skyscraper he was helping to build and imagining his own funeral. He remembers the orange glow from a nearby copper rooftop in lower Manhattan, and how his T-shirt was spattered with blood after he shot heroin that morning. He was…
Teachers Protest at UFT Demanding More Action to Defend Immigrants
New York City, NY – On Wednesday February 11, rank-and-file unionists held a speakout in front of United Federation of Teachers headquarters, while the union’s monthly delegate assembly was being held. The action sought to put pressure on union leadership to do more to support immigrant students, families and staff from ICE attacks. The speakout…
The IAFF Has Expanded its Suicide Prevention Training
Washington, DC – The IAFF has announced it is taking important steps in the prevention of suicide in the fire service. The IAFF is training members to recognize warning signs, ask direct questions and encouraging them to step in before it is too late. Across North America, Locals are adopting suicide prevention programs built for the fire…
AFT Survey: 74% of Union Members Living Paycheck to Paycheck Amid Rising Costs
Orlando, Fla. — Nearly three-quarters of American Federation of Teachers members are living paycheck to paycheck, unable to save for retirement or afford basic necessities, according to a sweeping new survey released Wednesday that union leaders say reflects the growing financial strain on working families. The survey of more than 7,500 AFT members — educators,…
Union Growth Continues
Washington, D.C. – Union representation grew by 463,000 in 2025 according to new data released by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. The total number of workers represented by union contracts is now 16.5 million with 11.2% of all wage and salary workers in the United States now covered under union contracts. This is the highest in…
AFSCME Continues to Organize
“Despite unrelenting attacks on working people, public service workers are organizing, securing strong contracts, expanding collective bargaining and building power in their workplaces and communities,” said AFSCME President Lee Saunders. “As corporations and billionaires continue to raise costs on everything from groceries to health care, workers understand that joining a union gives them the strength in…
Newsroom Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Organize
Journalists at The Columbus Dispatch have voted by a wide margin to form a union, marking a major shift in the culture of the historic Ohio newsroom and reflecting a growing wave of labor organizing across the news industry. According to results announced after the vote count, a strong majority of eligible newsroom employees supported…
NYC hospitals nurses strike could end after union reaches tentative agreement
New York City’s longest and largest nurses strike may soon be ending as union members vote on tentative contract deals that could bring thousands of nurses back on the job within days. The New York State Nurses Association says nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian reached a late-night agreement with hospital officials on Tuesday. Members are now voting…
NYC Bakery Workers Unionize with the UAW
Harper Freeman at The Chief reports that workers at Breads Bakery’s in theiter flagship location in NYC Union Square in late December, told management they plan to unionize. Gadi Peleg, the owner of the Bakery, was first smiling at a video session but when told by staff that they intended to be part of U. for just a…
ICE Out: January 23rd General Strike ‘Brewing In Minnesota’
President Donald Trump’s assault on the rule of law in Minnesota has prompted a call for a General Strike on Friday, January 23rd. Numerous Labor Unions, Human Rights Advocates, and other organizations support the planned Strike that would target the working day, school, and shopping. “We are not going to shop. We are not going to work. We are not going…