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February 27, 2026
Fortune staff win three-year contract with wage increases, other benefitsService & Solidarity Spotlight
Digital and print staff at Fortune, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local 31003, ratified their first union contract, winning annual wage increases, new salary floors, just cause protections and layoff severance after a mass layoff cut their unit by a third over the summer.
Read moreFebruary 26, 2026
Hearst Magazines union ratifies new contract with raises, other benefitsService & Solidarity Spotlight
Writers Guild of America East members across 29 Hearst titles, including Cosmopolitan, Elle and Esquire, approved a new three-year agreement after a strike pledge signed by more than 85 percent of the unit, securing better raises, higher wage floors and an improved 401k match.
Read moreFebruary 25, 2026
Solidarity isn't a slogan. It's a promise: what working people are doing this weekWeekly roundup
A look at labor activity across the country this week, from Boilermakers ratifying one of their best-ever contracts at a Mississippi shipyard to Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga ratifying their first SEIU contract with pay increases and frozen healthcare premiums.
Read moreFebruary 25, 2026
Action alert: tell Whirlpool America's workers deserve a future, not pink slipsAction alert
Whirlpool has announced nearly 400 more layoffs at its Amana, Iowa plant, shrinking an IAM-represented workforce that once numbered more than 3,000 down to 1,300. A petition calls on the company's CEO to reverse course and invest in the community instead.
Sign the petitionFebruary 25, 2026
Nurses at NewYork–Presbyterian ratify agreement, ending historic strikeService & Solidarity Spotlight
After 41 days on the picket line, 15,000 New York State Nurses Association members ratified a new three-year contract, closing out the largest and longest nurses' strike New York City has seen in decades.
Read moreFebruary 24, 2026
Organizing works! In the states roundupState federations roundup
Highlights from state labor federations nationwide, including union membership growth in California through 2025 and active organizing campaigns underway in Illinois, Maine, Michigan and beyond.
Read moreFebruary 24, 2026
Black History Month profiles: Christon JonesBlack History Month
An IATSE Local 873 carpenter and health and safety instructor trainer, Christon Jones has mentored young Black professionals into the union since joining in 2017, calling seeing his name in the credits a defining career moment.
Read moreFebruary 24, 2026
PSA flight attendants reach tentative agreement with 30-50% wage increasesService & Solidarity Spotlight
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA members at American Eagle regional carrier PSA Airlines reached a tentative three-year deal with 30 to 50 percent compensation increases, scheduling improvements and greater flexibility.
Read moreFebruary 23, 2026
Get to know AFL-CIO's affiliates: school administratorsAffiliate spotlight
The American Federation of School Administrators represents 25,000 principals, assistant principals and school leaders nationwide, and marks its 50th anniversary this July under the leadership of president Mark Cannizzaro.
Read moreFebruary 23, 2026
Black History Month profiles: Wynn ThomasBlack History Month
A 40-year veteran of the film industry and IATSE member since 1981, Wynn Thomas has spent his career training the next generation of union craftspeople alongside some of the industry's most talented artists.
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