News Stories
Feb 25, 2022 | News Story
"The AFL-CIO joins with unions from around the world in standing in solidarity with our union partners in Ukraine. We demand an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and a commitment to political and diplomatic solutions to the crisis that will cause needless suffering and hardship for people throughout the country." -Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO President
Feb 25, 2022 | News Story
More than 100 retail workers at the national outdoor gear chain Recreational Equipment, Inc. will decide whether to form a union during an in-person vote on March 2, paving the way for what could become the company’s first unionized store.
The workers are campaigning to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in order to help workers address issues related to wages, paid-time off...
Feb 25, 2022 | News Story
Mayor Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams have reached an agreement to fund a universal Summer Youth Employment Program that will offer 100,000 jobs to those aged 14-to-24. Under the deal announced at a joint press conference on Feb. 15, the city will commit $79 million to fund those positions, with 90,000 being offered through the city's Department of Youth and Community Development...
Feb 25, 2022 | News Story
The new LaGuardia Airport in Queens is one of the most complicated construction projects in American history and it is being completed two years ahead of schedule and 100% union built.
Feb 25, 2022 | News Story
On Wednesday, the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor held its first hearing of 2022, with a focus on how the City can take preventative measures including, but not limited not to enhancing worker protection requirements in City contracts, effective policy mechanisms to combat worker mistreatment, and stronger enforcement of workplace standards. The Committee, which is...
Feb 25, 2022 | News Story
Together with our partners, we welcome this week’s outcome of the largest-ever auction of offshore wind development rights! The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) award of 6 new lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey, within an area known as the New York Bight, sets the stage for a multi-billion dollar investment in renewable energy projects, domestic supply chain, and regional...
Feb 25, 2022 | News Story
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) this week filed Unfair Labor Practice charges (ULPs) against Amazon claiming that it has engaged in misconduct during the re-run union election in Bessemer, Alabama. This is the second set of ULP charges by the Union, showing a continuance of the company’s conduct aimed at interfering with the right of employees to organize.
Feb 25, 2022 | News Story
Every year the Alliance publishes a Congressional Voting Record that scores every U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative on key retirement security issues.
Feb 25, 2022 | News Story
This photography contest is a nationwide competition for union members working in climate jobs. Any union member who sees their work as a "climate job" can submit a photo to this contest—whether they're driving an electric bus, working on wind turbines, teaching children about the climate crisis, cleaning up after climate-related disasters, constructing green buildings, installing solar,...
Feb 18, 2022 | News Story
Management of REI SoHo has not only ignored workers' requests to have their union voluntarily recognized, they’ve deployed textbook union-busting tactics meant to intimidate and scare workers out of voting Union Yes. Since announcing their union last month, here’s just some of what the REI SoHo workers who are seeking to join RWDSU have endured: