Fair Pay Is Worth Fighting For: 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 members create the Broadway hits of the future in development sessions, and they deserve a fair contract. Share your support of these actors and stage managers: https://t.co/PF9eKYCzs0pic.twitter.com/CYX2xfLNzf
— Actors' Equity (@ActorsEquity) February 13, 2024
AFGE:
Fair pay is worth fighting for!
And federal workers know how to fight💪#AFGERisingpic.twitter.com/rv3S1ggNY1— AFGE (@AFGENational) February 13, 2024
AFSCME:
ASEA member Crystal Basnaw has dedicated 14 years to bringing comfort to elders at The Fairbanks Pioneer Home. Discover how she earned our Never Quit Service Award. https://t.co/O4hJs3MOcJ
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) February 12, 2024
Alliance for Retired Americans:
Social Security cuts are deeply unpopular, because voters know that's not what we need.
It's time to make the wealthy pay their fair share so we can expand benefits: https://t.co/8R4amUR8uOhttps://t.co/URWfOsixta— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) February 13, 2024
Amalgamated Transit Union:
ATU-endorsed Tom Suozzi wins! #ATURidinWithSuozzipic.twitter.com/EC5iCDWbX0
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) February 14, 2024
American Federation of Musicians:
Bravo! This might have been the best opener for the #SuperBowl. An orchestra of 60 musicians from Local 369 (Las Vegas). The session was recorded under an AFM union contract. #unionmade#1u@MusiciansVegas AFM Local 369 https://t.co/cXrreTnOov
— AFM (@The_AFM) February 12, 2024
American Federation of Teachers:
Roses are red
Fights for #SafeStaffing are not in vain
Health professionals are winning
With the #CodeRed campaign!#HealthPolicyValentines@AFTHealthcare#CodeRedhttps://t.co/pcIKrvKXRV— AFT (@AFTunion) February 14, 2024
American Postal Workers Union:
The fifth COLA increase under the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement has been announced. https://t.co/fI9pdk1olS
— The American Postal Workers Union - APWU (@APWUnational) February 13, 2024
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
Corporate greed won’t fly! Flight Attendants are on the picket lines today demanding fair contracts now! #FlightAttendantsFightBack#ContractNowpic.twitter.com/aapAtZVVTh