NY Unions ‘Push For Tier 6 & Rally Draws 15,000
Albany, NY – Labor Leaders and Public Sector Workers turned out at the MVP Arena in Albany on Sunday, March 8th to push for changes to New York’s Tier 6 Pension System. Union Members and a variety of Public Workers participated in the rally of 15,000 who came from across the State. The goal was to ask legislators to…
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,…
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…
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…