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AFA-CWA Leaders Approve Tentative Agreement with United Airlines

AFA-CWA leaders have approved a tentative new labor contract for 25,000 flight attendants at United Continental Airlines. The joint collective bargaining agreement for flight attendants at the merged airline must still be ratified in the coming weeks by the workers. Read More...

California Labor Leaders, AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust Break Ground at C3

Hard-Fought Fight

Congratulations to the AT&T workers represented by the Communications Workers of America, Local 9003, who reached a settlement following a grievance strike. Workers had walked off the job in protest due to the unjust suspension of one of its members, but with the settlement workers will now be guaranteed a fair due process if their managers act in bad faith.

November It Is!

Due to your efforts, the Los Angeles City Council overwhelmingly approved Build Better LA for this November’s ballot. Thousands of Angelenos – renters, workers, transit riders, business owners – will have the chance to vote for housing that they can afford and good, local jobs.

AFA-CWA Meets To Approve Labor Contract Terms For 25,000 United Flight Attendants

Twenty-five thousand union flight attendants have reached joint collective bargaining contract terms with United Airlines on a new labor contract.

Uber Data And Leaked Docs Provide A Look At How Much Uber Drivers Make

Uber data suggests that drivers overall in three major U.S. markets — Denver, Detroit, and Houston — earned less than $13.25 an hour after expenses in late 2015, according to calculations based on more than a million trips.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumpka on United States V Texas Supreme Court ruling

Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumpka:

Railway Workers United: One-Person Freight Trains Are Unsafe

Railroad workers want you to know that federal regulations are needed to prevent railroads from running freight trains with just one person. JP Wright of Railway Workers United.