There are encouraging signs that labor’s enemies’ right-to-work campaigns can actually be defeated. The labor movement in Montana scored a big victory on March 2 after digging in its heels …
Unions
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Inspired by the high-profile campaign to unionize an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Alabama, workers in Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, Denver and Southern California have begun exploring ways to form unions …
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Trustees of the American Federation of Musician’s Employers Pension Fund have withdrawn their application to reduce benefits for nearly half of its 50,000 participants. The Fund had applied to the Treasury …
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“In the hardest year, Hollywood’s unions had their finest hour,” writes David Robb in Deadline Hollywood. “Together and separately, they navigated those first uncertain days of the entertainment industry shutdown …
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AFL-CIO on Thursday called for the Senate to abolish the filibuster if it prevents Democrats from moving forward with a pro-worker agenda. “For decades, working people have paid the price for …
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“Right-to-work laws proliferated across the Midwest in the mid-2000s,” writes Olivia Pascal in TruthOut. “But their roots are in the Jim Crow South, in the milieu of anti-Black racism and anti-Semitism …
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Guild
Group Interview: A Special Guild Panel Talks Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
by uncreditedby uncredited“It’s very important for editors, producers, show-runners and the department heads to take a close look at their own crews.”
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Committee NewsNews
Young Workers Group Gives Voice to a New Generation of Post-Production Folks
by uncreditedby uncreditedThe strength of a union can be measured by the professional expertise, engagement, and solidarity of its membership. In order to ensure those elements exist, each new generation must be …
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According to Los Angeles Teachers union President Cecily Myart-Cruz on Friday night, 91% of the union’s members voted to stay out of classrooms until the union’s demands are met. A …
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From The National Executive Director
Cathy’s Column: After a Year of Struggle and Challenge, There’s Hope Ahead
by Cathy Repolaby Cathy RepolaLet us remain consistently proud of what we can achieve through unity, strive always to be better, and open our hearts and our minds to the differences we have and …