Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Nelly Ayala León Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Nelly Ayala León. Nelly Ayala León has been the president of UAW-Asociacion de Empleados de Comedores Escolares Local 2396 since […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Cecilia Valdez Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Cecilia Valdez. Cecilia Valdez has been a longtime activist and a CWA member for more than 40 years. Born in Tucson, […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Karrie Setters Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Karrie Setters. Karrie Setters leads by action. She is the first Latina to serve as a BCTGM International Representative. She is […]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2022 — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest airline union, today announced that it will file an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB), the federal agency that conducts union representation elections in the airline and railroad sectors. The IAM has sufficient interest among JetBlue Fleet Service workers to conduct a union representation election. […]
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: AFL-CIO, Chris Gardner Foundation Join Forces to Give Students Life-Changing Job Opportunities Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s […]