Avalon.AI Launches PhysicianGPS: A Smarter Way to Help Members Find the Right Doctor, the First Time
LaborForce | Vendors Supporting Unions | April 1, 2026 For unions, Taft-Hartley funds, TPAs, brokers, actuaries, and fund administrators, the stakes are high: members deserve high-quality care without delays or detours, and plans need predictable, sustainable costs. Yet too often, members are left to sift through directories, online reviews, or word-of-mouth—processes that rarely reflect real…
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…
UFCW Locals 655 & 88 Host Grocery Toy Drive
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 655 and sister Local 88 held a grocery and toy drive for their members on Friday, Dec. 12. Combined, UFCW 655 and 88 represent most union workers at Schnucks, Dierbergs Markets and Straub’s. Their joint efforts allowed for their workers from either union to come to their union…
Union Pacific Railroad Completes Agreements with 11 Unions
Union Pacific has reached ratified agreements with 11 unions that cover 12 crafts and represent 46% of the railroad’s craft employees. I want to thank all our union partners for their work in reaching these agreements. It’s important we reward our employees without delay and acknowledge their contribution providing the safe, reliable service we sold…
Judge Rules Mass Termination of Probationary Federal Workers Illegal
Ruling in a lawsuit filed by AFGE and other allies, Judge William Alsup from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on September 12 , 2025 said OPM exceeded its authority by instructing agencies to fire employees based on fabricated performance issues. AFGE and allies filed the lawsuit in February following OPM’s directive ordering the mass…
CWA Across America
Last month, CWA members and retirees across the country took to the streets in opposition to President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which eliminates healthcare protections for millions of Americans while providing tax breaks for the obscenely wealthy. Members joined labor and community partners to hold elected officials accountable and send a clear message: the American…
CSEA ‘Fights For Legislation To Protect’ Caseworkers
Peekskill, NY – The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) has been fiercely advocating for legislative changes that would help Caseworkers stay safer when they’re working in our communities. This especially in light of last year’s murder of CSEA Westchester County Unit Member Maria Coto. Coto, a Senior Social Caseworker in the County Department of Social Services Child Protective Services Unit,…
Trumps Big Beautiful Bill Cuts American Jobs in Energy
The jobs impact of the legislation is of great concern to Americans. North America’s Building Trades Unions say over 1.75 million construction jobs could be lost. Labor groups in both the U.S. and Canada are concerned that the bill undermines years of planning and threatens long-term employment in renewable energy sectors. Without incentives, green investments…