Community Updates

The Union That Wired America: The IBEW Story

By LaborForce Media / 09/12/2026

From dangerous early linework to today’s energy grid, data centers and electrical apprenticeships, the history of the IBEW is a story of skill, safety, training and worker solidarity.

Labor’s 9/11 Legacy: Preserving the Union Story of Rescue, Recovery and Rebuilding

By LaborForce Media / 09/10/2026

LaborForce Media Launches Labor’s 9/11 Legacy, a New Podcast Preserving the Stories of the Workers and Leaders Who Helped New York Recover and Rebuild After September 11
Hosted by Arthur Aidala, the free weekly series features Gary LaBarbera, Sal Cassano, Ray Kelly, Peter King, Mike Bove and other voices connected to New York’s response, recovery and rebuilding

LaborForce Media and Rick Smith Launch The Daily Jolt

By LaborForce Media / 09/08/2026

The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith, powered by LaborForce Media, is now available on radio and podcast platforms, bringing working America labor news, interviews, facts, and working-class solutions.

From Switchboards to Streaming: How CWA Kept Up With a Changing America

By LaborForce Media / 08/30/2026

CWA began with telephone workers. Today, its members work across telecommunications, media, airlines, public service, higher education, healthcare, manufacturing, high tech, video games, and other industries. The union says it represents workers through roughly 1,200 chartered local unions across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

From Grocery Aisles to Meatpacking Lines: The UFCW Story

By LaborForce Media / 08/30/2026

LaborForce Media | History of Unions Series | August 30, 2026 Walk into almost any grocery store in America and you will see the finished product. Fresh meat wrapped behind glass. Produce stacked in neat rows. Prescriptions waiting behind the pharmacy counter. Shelves filled with food and household goods. What you usually do not see…

National Health Center Week: Why It Matters to Unions and Working Families

By LaborForce Media / 08/01/2026

National Health Center Week, observed August 2–8 in 2026, recognizes the Community Health Centers that provide accessible primary care in neighborhoods across the United States.

Wellcentra and LaborForce Media Partner to Help Plan Sponsors Address Rising Prescription Drug Costs

By LaborForce Media / 07/29/2026

Click here: AP Press Release NEW YORK, N.Y., July 28, 2026 — LaborForce Media and Wellcentra today announced a strategic education and market-engagement partnership designed to help self-funded companies, unions, health and welfare funds, benefit administrators, consultants, and other plan sponsors better understand—and more effectively respond to—the rising cost of prescription medications. The collaboration combines…

Virta Health and LaborForce Media Join Forces to Improve the Health of Union Members

By LaborForce Media / 07/21/2026

LaborForce Media and Virta Health, the leader in reversing metabolic disease, today announced a partnership focused on expanding education and awareness around clinically guided solutions for union members living with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and related chronic conditions.

National Parks and Recreation Month: Honoring the Spaces That Bring Us Together

By LaborForce Media / 07/04/2026

July is National Parks and Recreation Month, a time to celebrate America’s parks, public spaces, recreation programs, and the workers who keep them safe and open.

Union One and LaborForce Media Announce National Partnership to Advance Member Valued Programs for Labor Unions

By LaborForce Media / 07/04/2026

The partnership brings together Union One’s nearly two decades of experience designing and administering union-focused benefit programs with LaborForce Media’s national platform, labor relationships, and communications reach.