95% of our entire guild unit voted NO on
@AFLCIO
management’s second “Best and Final Offer,” a contract that failed to meet our standards for a living wage and retirement security.
Union values start at home and we are standing strong!
The
@AFLCIO
Staff Guild has voted 85% to ratify a TA reached shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday.
This contract includes 13.25% raises over 4 years, a cost-neutral solution to protect our pensions and more. When we fight, we win!
Guild member & AFL-CIO staffer Stephanie Sepulveda: “Wages at the
@AFLCIO
have been stagnant for 9 years. On
#LatinaEqualPayDay
, I’m proud to be out here with my AFL-CIO union siblings fighting for a fair contract!” 👏
Today at the
@AFLCIO
Executive Council Meeting, guild members hand-delivered 592 signatures from our union allies & siblings that are urging management to return to the bargaining table to President
@LizShuler
and
@STRedmond
Union values begin at home.
We’re back at the bargaining table today, fighting for a contract with the fair wages, compensation time and retirement security we deserve.
Union values start at HOME.
The AFL-CIO staff guild is outside the House of Labor informational picketing AGAIN as part of our fight for a contract with the fair wages & respect that reflect the
@AFLCIO
’s union values!
The
@aflcio
staff union is STILL fighting for a fair contract.
We need your help. Sign on & let management at the house of labor know you stand with us!
TOMORROW: The AFL-CIO Staff Guild will be hosting a rally & informational picket outside the
@AFLCIO
headquarters.
Join us as we make our voices clear: It’s time for a fair contract NOW!
WHAT TIME IS IT?
UNION TIME!
The
@aflcio
staff guild is standing strong for AS LONG AS IT TAKES for a fair contract with the union values the House of Labor loves to preach!
Solidarity with our
#1u
@UnionStaffSEIU
family who are fighting for pay that keeps up with inflation!
Unionized staff shouldn’t be forced to authorize a strike to ensure union leaders like
@MaryKayHenry
practice what they preach.
We support you!
WHAT AN AMAZING TURNOUT TO TODAY’S RALLY!
More than a hundred guild members, union allies and leaders came out to send a clear message to the house of labor — UNION VALUES START AT HOME! Fair contract now!
More than 500 of you agree: The workers who make the house of labor possible deserve a fair contract.
Here’s what you’re saying—we couldn't agree more and we're so grateful for your support!
Have you signed on yet?
AFL-CIO President
@LizShuler
has spoken writ large about the importance of pensions and retirement security, yet AFL-CIO management wants to erode it for their own staff.
Union values start at home. Let's keep our pension, let's keep our promise.
It’s officially been 120 days since our union contact expired.
We’re still fighting for a fair contract that protects our retirement and benefits — will you sign on & stand with us? 👉
Last night AFL-CIO Guild members showed up in force to celebrate our hard work and kickoff our first contract negotiations in 5 years! Was amazing to have our entire unit come together in support of the strong contract we deserve.
The AFL-CIO Staff Guild is still fighting to negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with us and let management know that their priorities do not respect the hard work, sacrifice and dedication of our guild and our staff. 👉
Last night AFL-CIO Guild members showed up in force to celebrate our hard work and kickoff our first contract negotiations in 5 years! Was amazing to have our entire unit come together in support of the strong contract we deserve.
🔥
@newsguild
President
@gaufre
is WITH US TODAY and has a message for the
@AFLCIO
: “It’s time
@LizShuler
that you respect your own workers!
We’re not going to change the labor movement unless we INVEST in the labor movement!
That means investing in the workers at the AFLCIO!”
One eternity later, the
@aflcio
staff union STILL does not have a fair contract.
Sign on now if you agree: It’s time for the house of labor to treat its workers with dignity and respect! ⤵️
🧵: Yesterday
@AFLCIO
staff organizers, researchers, lobbyists, IT admins, communicators & other programmatic & technical staff of the largest labor union federation in America came together to propose a modern
@aflcioguild
contract at the outset of our bargaining process.
The staff union at the
@AFLCIO
stand in solidarity with the striking members of
@ATULocal689
. We believe you deserve equal pay for equal work, and we support your effort to push back against
@wmata
privatization.
#1u
THANK YOU to all who are signing our petition & letting the
@AFLCIO
know that the workers who make the house labor possible deserve a fair contract.
Here’s just one of 500+ testimonials. Have you signed on yet? …
We signed cards signifying our commitment to shared goals including:
👏Implementation of work-life balance policies, such as modern telework.
💵A salary schedule reflective of the dramatic increases in inflation since it was last modified.
Happy
#membermonday
! Isaac is always looking for ways to build up our State Federations and labor Councils at the
@aflcio
. As a dedicated Trade unionist, he’s served as a leader of our unit and is passionate about making our workplace inclusive for all people.
#1u
#unionstrong
So glad I made it. Chanting and marching in a circle was right on target for what my brain could handle today.
@OPEIU
Local 2 members stand with
@newsguild
members at the
@aflcioguild
!
@AFLCIO
time to practice what you preach!
Our current contract expires on March 31, 2023.
These negotiations open nearly all of the contract’s terms for the FIRST time in 5 years and is the our first contract negotiation at the
@AFLCIO
since the pandemic.
Today at the
@AFLCIO
Executive Council Meeting, guild members hand-delivered 592 signatures from our union allies & siblings that are urging management to return to the bargaining table to President
@LizShuler
and
@STRedmond
Union values begin at home.
AFL-CIO Advocacy Hub's Johnie Palmer on why the topic of pensions hits so close to home for her.
#faircontractnow
We deserve to retire ⏰ with dignity like the workers we support each and every day!
For MLK Day the AFL-CIO
@newsguild
@WBNG32035
members studied, learned about and made a video collage of Martin Luther King Jr's Dec '61 speech to the AFL-CIO Convention. As Black History Month begins we wanted to share that speech project with you.
We might send five to the bargaining table, but there are a lot more of us with them in solidarity. We're still standing for a better bargain!
#USUReddy
#USUSolidarity
Happy
#MemberMonday
! Our Unit’s Field Vice Chair, Samantha Trueblood, is in DC this week for staff training. You can find
@SamanthaLibre
fighting for working people all across the Midwest and a tireless advocate for the
@aflcioguild
members!
It’s
#membermonday
again and today we’re highlighting two amazing women, Patricia and Raquel, who train union organizers across the nation on how to build power for working people.
#1u
#unionstrong
This week’s edition of
#membermonday
is featuring
@EmJIsrael
, our Senior Field Communications Coordinator for the Western States! From Texas to Alaska, she’s sharing the stories of workers and raising the profile of the labor movement. Thank you, Sister! ✊
#1u
#unionstrong
@marykfletch
, Health and Safety Specialist at
@aflcio
on the
#aflcioguild
's 8-year wage freeze:
"I don't know how I'll continue to celebrate the benefits of a union and how to do this work that I love when we aren't being given dignity, benefits, and wages."
#faircontractnow
Want to affect positive change for working people and have job security with a union contract? Check out this opportunity to work for
@DCLabor
as a member of
@WBNG32035
!
#1u
#UnionJobs
Strikes. We need to organize and prepare to strike. Nothing else will stop this trend. Why can’t we have anything nice (roses)? Because we’ve been willing to work more to meet basic needs (bread). If we want bread and roses too, it will take a lot of strikes.
#1u
#LaborDay2019
Dedicated leaders like
@libsolomon
are what keeps growing the labor movement and giving more workers rights and a voice at work ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾✊🏽✊🏻✊ Solidarity, Sister!
#1u
"Donald Trump is a racist.
We don't need many words to say it. Just as he doesn't have any words to deny it.
We will do everything we can to remove this abomination from the White House in 2020."
- CWA President Chris Shelton
#1u
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏻