Elections Matter!: What Working People Are Doing This Week
Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here’s a look at the broad range of activities we’re engaged in this week.
Actors’ Equity:
Equity delegates have begun sharing their ideas for proposed resolutions with each other. If you have thoughts about the work you’d like to see at this year’s convention, now is the time to reach out to your delegates and make your voice heard.
🔗 https://t.co/WB3gz6KPnf pic.twitter.com/Zi7t6A20PA— Actors’ Equity (@ActorsEquity) August 18, 2022
AFGE:
AFGE turns 90 today!
From the very beginning, our union’s mission has been not just to empower our members in the workplace but to give the American people a government that works for them.
Show us some birthday love! 🥳#1u pic.twitter.com/ilVYajLUWx
— AFGE (@AFGENational) August 18, 2022
AFSCME:
Two new public-safety laws – that have strong AFSCME support – will keep our communities safer and benefit first responders and their families. https://t.co/dnQLiE4BAS
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) August 18, 2022
Alliance for Retired Americans:
Elections matter! The midterm elections this November will have a direct impact on expanding Medicaid and reducing the coverage gap. https://t.co/us1rkJjC1E
— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) August 18, 2022
Amalgamated Transit Union:
Our maintenance members at Local 998-Milwaukee, WI, came out for a practice picket to send a strong and unified message to Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) that they demand a fair and just contract that treats them with the dignity and respect they deserve. #1u #UnionStrong pic.twitter.com/zL7F2B7Lv3
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) August 17, 2022
American Federation of Teachers:
“As we head back to school, the AFT is laser-focused on supporting teachers and school staff with the tools and resources that can help educators help kids learn and succeed.”
Watch this video from @rweingarten announcing @sharemylesson‘s 2 million members 🎉 pic.twitter.com/PYE2WkUYb1
— AFT (@AFTunion) August 18, 2022
American Postal Workers Union:
Pres. Dimondstein: The entire labor movement must up the game to defend and expand voting rights and compel the federal government, which hides behind the anti-democratic filibuster and has shamefully not passed voting rights legislation to stop this new wave of voter suppression pic.twitter.com/sUhNH93uYN
— APWU National (@APWUnational) August 15, 2022
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance:
Care about safe and fair elections? You can help make sure elections run smoothly and polling places stay open in your own community by signing up to be a poll worker @powerthepolls today. #PollWorkerRecruitmentDay https://t.co/2G6pOgbVCF pic.twitter.com/azG5fTcAfo
— Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (@APALAnational) August 16, 2022
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
Today, aviation unions launched a campaign demanding airline CEOs pledge to stabilize the industry with reliable operations & good jobs before diverting any airline cash to Wall Street through stock buybacks. #GreedDoesntFly
Demand action: https://t.co/dbkguAvI3R pic.twitter.com/4nXiLvr2XZ
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) August 18, 2022
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers:
40 BCTGM members of Local 85 have gone on STRIKE at @CornNuts in Fresno, Calif. (owned by @HormelFoods). Get the early facts & learn how you can support! 👉 https://t.co/8u40vULvEw#CornNutsStrike #OnStrike #1u pic.twitter.com/b7aig3lmvX
— BCTGM International (@BCTGM) August 17, 2022
Boilermakers:
We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters at @TSSAunion ✊ #RailStrikes https://t.co/dFA1nf1kUx
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) August 18, 2022
Bricklayers:
IUBAC hails the passage of the IRA and congratulates Congress for taking the bold steps to make it a reality. “The Inflation Reduction Act shows that addressing climate change does not have to come at the expense of good jobs.” – Pres. Driscoll https://t.co/qXqhWxGxCF
— Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union (@IUBAC) August 13, 2022
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists:
https://t.co/MxmnC6F4Ai Watch: CBTU President Terry Melvin’s speech at the United Mineworkers Convention:
— CBTU (@CBTU72) August 11, 2022
Communications Workers of America:
All union members should know about their Weingarten Rights. https://t.co/BHOCIpspkd
— CWA (@CWAUnion) August 18, 2022
Department for Professional Employees:
We are excited for the strippers of Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood who are joining together in union with @ActorsEquity!
Supporters in LA can show their solidarity on Friday (8/19) at 6:30 p.m. PT at a rally outside of the Equity office. pic.twitter.com/frHUswN6k2
— Department for Professional Employees (@DPEaflcio) August 18, 2022
Electrical Workers:
Colorado #IBEW apprentice has a unique side-gig: Modeling https://t.co/nRhmNqXRq5
— IBEW (@IBEW) August 18, 2022
Fire Fighters:
FSRI Report Studies Near Misses to Help Improve Safety https://t.co/jtTnV6Lm0V pic.twitter.com/aPEzkSye5e
— International Association of Fire Fighters (@IAFFNewsDesk) August 18, 2022
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Mechanical Insulation is the one item that goes into a building and starts paying for itself as soon as the system is activated, immediately saving energy and reducing greenhouse emissions to help our environment. https://t.co/wqLli9ybTL pic.twitter.com/mTCRBb2Xnn
— Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) August 18, 2022
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:
IFPTE Applauds President Biden’s Signing of Inflation Reduction Act, Which Supports TVA Green Energy Investments https://t.co/YYbtfqSc5D
— IFPTE (@IFPTE) August 16, 2022
International Labor Communications Association:
REMINDER: ILCA’s 2022 Labor Media Awards are open thru 9/30. Entry fees will go up on 9/2!
We’re holding a live Q&A on 8/19 to answer any questions about the contest.
RSVP for 12:30PM ET/9:30AM PT: https://t.co/fFgFaNZaWd
RSVP for 3:30PM ET/12:30PM PT: https://t.co/EyfmzZbl6I pic.twitter.com/5tsU6vQZW3
— International Labor Communications Association (@ILCAonline) August 17, 2022
Ironworkers:
Mentorship within our Union is essential!
IW’s Director of Diversity Vicki O’Leary lays out the importance in the July issue of The Ironworker Magazine. https://t.co/U7O1bFf8tr#Ironworkers #UnionStrong pic.twitter.com/GPh3Fv7vpT
— Iron Workers Union (@TheIronworkers) August 15, 2022
Jobs With Justice:
A must-read new report from @CPDAction. Once you’ve read it, sign the petition to call for an official investigation into the conditions at pharma plants in Puerto Rico!
👇🏾https://t.co/XDgXiki5qA https://t.co/bIK1xln5Qw
— Jobs With Justice (@jwjnational) August 17, 2022
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
Join us at our 50th Anniversary Gala to hear from @LatinaInstitute Executive Director @lupemrodriguez! Purchase tickets for the gala today: https://t.co/XTORPdcMfs pic.twitter.com/3IJiYsTkp0
— LCLAA (@LCLAA) August 18, 2022
Laborers:
Good news for infrastructure & jobs! @POTUS delivers for working people. https://t.co/FP46Kd7bSh
— LIUNA (@LIUNA) August 18, 2022
Machinists:
“We fought for & won unprecedented relief for airline workers to save the industry for its workers and the flying public, not to line the pockets of Wall Street,” -Richard Johnsen, @iamairtransport General Vice President… No Stock Buybacks! https://t.co/yuPZ7z97XQ
— Machinists Union (@MachinistsUnion) August 18, 2022
Metal Trades Department:
“AB 2183 would give more choices to farmworkers so they can vote free from intimidation — in secret, whenever and wherever they feel safe.” #Solidarity #UnionYES #WorkersVoicehttps://t.co/5A41dxuX0p
— Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) August 18, 2022
Mine Workers:
On August 14, 1923, when a miner relit their lamp, fumes were ignited causing an explosion at the Frontier Mine owned by Kemmerer Coal Company. 99 miners were killed because of this explosion. #NeverForget #AnniversaryPost pic.twitter.com/EcmV3jHWaQ
— United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) August 14, 2022
Musical Artists:
AGMA Ratifies 3-Year Agreement with Houston Grand Opera: https://t.co/YkhmUaRR2O pic.twitter.com/YBEjCeyMWI
— AGMA (@AGMusicalArtist) August 18, 2022
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
NATCA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER HIGHLIGHT: Camryn Cadenhead, child of Kansas City ATCT (MCI) member Clarence Cadenhead, is among the 2022 winners of the NATCA scholarship. Read the essay Camryn submitted here: https://t.co/agA8AItSEx pic.twitter.com/YDBATlHgLW
— NATCA (@NATCA) August 18, 2022
National Association of Letter Carriers:
Kimberly Smith of Colorado Springs Br. 204 was at an apartment building on her route when a woman frantically approached her and asked if she knew CPR. She said yes, headed to the swimming pool, and started life-saving chest compressions on a young girl. https://t.co/Xu1mvT60EQ
— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) August 18, 2022
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
“You will find domestic work is much more than meets the eye. They are teachers, nurses, confidants, coaches, event planners and much more,” – @aijenpoo
A #DomesticWorkersBillofRights is how we make sure every worker has the safe workplace they deserve.https://t.co/QvADAlBmlk
— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) August 18, 2022
National Federation of Federal Employees:
Reminder: Take Advantage of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver by October 31st! Almost all federal employees are qualified.
Visit our new resource page for more information: https://t.co/47YIflgiZI pic.twitter.com/p45EhdGTiA
— NFFE (@NFFE_Union) August 9, 2022
National Nurses United:
The #monkeypox virus is continuing to spread, and more nurses are seeing suspected or confirmed cases in our facilities.
Join us for a special livestream presentation on what nurses and other health care workers need to know. https://t.co/SzPZt0OWhX
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) August 17, 2022
National Taxi Workers Alliance:
Rest in Peace, our Brother.
He was robbed, beaten and fell while being struck by multiple passengers. But the headline implies he just fell while running.
This was a working person trying to earn a living and he was killed on the job. Rest in Peace, our Brother. pic.twitter.com/qLUSOK0TQ3
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) August 13, 2022
NFL Players Association:
One time for Kylen Granson @theKCG18, who distributed 250 uniforms as well as 550 backpacks & supplies at the @KGsKids1 2nd annual Back To School Drive for Indianapolis-area students!#CommunityMVP 💪 pic.twitter.com/JSmHLfCCZH
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) August 15, 2022
North America’s Building Trades Unions:
“We’re one of the last places in the economy where someone coming out of high school can make $75k-$80k without a college degree in 3-5 years with no student debt… Yes, these programs ACTUALLY exist.” 👏🙌https://t.co/N6SFVbwvId
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) August 18, 2022
Office and Professional Employees:
#FundTheNLRB https://t.co/qIN1jLNsQy
— OPEIU (@OPEIU) August 17, 2022
Painters and Allied Trades:
Union apprenticeships like ours provide world-class education, free of charge, and you earn as you learn a skilled trade that provides family-sustaining wages and robust benefits.
If you’re looking for a better way, come join us! pic.twitter.com/Ayz6nBwtSh
— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) August 9, 2022
Plasterers and Cement Masons:
— OPCMIA International (@opcmiaintl) August 18, 2022
Pride At Work:
Pride at Work is occupying the lobby of the Millenium Hotel in Minneapolis as @unitehere fights for a fair contract! @AFLCIO pic.twitter.com/Qow0prcjFF
— Pride at Work (@PrideatWork) August 18, 2022
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
PASS is proud to represent nearly 11,00 of these FAA ‘bureaucrats’: skilled, experienced aviation safety professionals serving their country and the American flying public! #aviationsafety #publicservice https://t.co/QhPDJfHGp5
— PASS (@PASSNational) August 17, 2022
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:
#tbt to when the first farmworkers in New York State unionized in October 2021 at Pindar Vineyards! Less than a year later, farmworkers at Paumanok and Palmer Vineyards in Aquebogue, NY have joined the @Local338 union family – and they certainly won’t be the last! pic.twitter.com/bBN63n2G8E
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) August 18, 2022
Roofers and Waterproofers:
Overhead power lines put roofers at risk of electrocutions and falls. Learn more at: https://t.co/D8JelAN09b #roofersafety365 pic.twitter.com/bFq9mvIESc
— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) August 17, 2022
SAG-AFTRA:
Happy birthday to the Sundance Kid, 1995 SAG Life Achievement Award recipient #RobertRedford. The actor, director, producer and philanthropist has also received an Academy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 🎂#BOTD pic.twitter.com/6IPzCWoIyJ
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) August 18, 2022
Seafarers:
The numbers behind the Jones Act https://t.co/rilo32smWj via @splash_247 #maritime #1u #JonesAct
— Seafarers Union (@SeafarersUnion) August 17, 2022
Solidarity Center:
Funding for environmentally sustainable projects like silk production often doesn’t address human costs involved in primary production in places like #Tajikistan. where women are subjected to weeks of harsh working conditions for meager pay. https://t.co/IyPNh97FLR
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) August 18, 2022
The NewsGuild-CWA:
— NewsGuild-CWA (@newsguild) August 17, 2022
Theatrical Stage Employees:
#ThrowbackThursday to when Local 27 gathered for a crew shot after load in at First Energy Stadium for Machine Gun Kelly’s Cleveland concert. #behindthescenes pic.twitter.com/gWlTD2qJMM
— IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) August 18, 2022
Transport Workers Union:
The grants recently awarded by @USDOT are a huge win for current and future Transport Worker Union members across the country. For the first time ever, these grants focus on worker training and development for all equipment purchased with these investments. https://t.co/S0WXYqctSW
— TWU (@transportworker) August 18, 2022
Transportation Trades Department:
🔥 “After 16 years on the job, I should not have to worry if my career is safe when the railroads have made $146 billion in profit since 2015.” https://t.co/0btpucSazs
— Transportation Trades Department (@TTDAFLCIO) August 18, 2022
UAW:
The UAW commends President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for their leadership and perseverance throughout this lengthy process as it could not have happened without them. https://t.co/hyTQdE0fXA
— UAW (@UAW) August 12, 2022
Union Label and Service Trades Department:
The Inflation Reduction Act lowers prescription drug prices, lowers health ins. premiums, invests in clean energy and creates jobs and economic opportunities for business and labor; reduces the deficit, and makes commonsense reforms to corp. tax code. https://t.co/e2KJNBqlik
— Union Label Dept. (@ULSTD_AFLCIO) August 8, 2022
Union Veterans Council:
Today, we applaud @POTUS for signing the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our #PACTAct of 2022 into law: https://t.co/nxrkS3hNpD
— Union Veterans Council🪖✊ Pass the #PROAct (@unionveterans) August 10, 2022
UNITE HERE:
UNITE HERE hospitality workers are putting Workers to the Front in the 2022 midterm elections.
Click here to get involved >> https://t.co/8W52Q3NYNc pic.twitter.com/Z42MKkl5fH
— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) August 18, 2022
United Food and Commercial Workers:
NEW: @UNMC and UFCW release report based on one of the largest longitudinal #COVID19 studies with findings on:
✅ UFCW members’ COVID-19 infection rates;
✅ Employers’ workplace safety policies;
✅ Workers’ access to vaccinations & other critical resources.Read now:
— UFCW (@UFCW) August 4, 2022
United Steelworkers:
Union votes to accept new 5-year collective bargaining agreement at Harley-Davidson York plant https://t.co/CLsmTlzaOU via @fox43
— United Steelworkers #EverybodysUnion (@steelworkers) August 18, 2022
Utility Workers:
As utility workers, we’re proud to wake up every morning, put on our gear, and serve our communities by ensuring our families and neighbors have safe, reliable access to the utilities they need. #UnionProud pic.twitter.com/c3wLblbo5R
— UWUA National (@The_UWUA) August 17, 2022
Working America:
A story about a normal American couple, undergoing the same medical procedure but differently priced, speaks to how unpredictable our healthcare system is. We need healthcare reform NOW. https://t.co/xNFzkoU3yW
— Working America | Pass the #PROAct (@WorkingAmerica) August 17, 2022
Writers Guild of America, East:
Join the @WritersGuildF and @WGAWest tomorrow at 7pm ET (4pm PT) for Sublime Primetime 2022 – a celebration of the 2022 Emmy-Nominated writers for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series & Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
Learn more & RSVP ⬇️https://t.co/trziycej0d
— Writers Guild of America, East (@WGAEast) August 17, 2022
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