The Label Letter is the official newsletter of the Union Label & Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO. It is published bimonthly and includes the Do Buy and official AFL-CIO Boycott Lists. Subscriptions are available to members only. With the exception of copyrighted material, permission to reprint is hereby granted, but credit to the source is appreciated.
Starbucks Workers Strike on Red Cup Day;Call Work Action ‘Red Cup Rebellion’
More than 2,000 employees at 112 Starbucks locations held a one-day strike on November 17, according to their union, Starbucks Workers United (SWU). The walkouts coincided with Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day, when the company gives free reusable cups to customers who...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Journalists On Strike
Journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have been striking since October 18, joining colleagues from the mail rooms, typographical/advertising department, pressmen and Teamsters, who are also striking. The non-journalist workforce strike began when the Post-Gazette...
THANK YOU MADAM SPEAKER
AFL-CIO: House Leadership Under Speaker Nancy Pelosi Has Been Transformational for America’s Working Families Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement to not pursue the role of minority leader: America’s unions thank...
Labor is in the crosshairs of GOP Controlled House
More than a week after election day, the GOP secured that the House of Representatives. What does a GOP House mean for Labor Unions? According to reports this summer, Republicans in the House Education and Labor Committee have a shortlist of labor officials they...
E. Palestine Ohio Rail WreckCries Out for Safety Improvements
The recent rail disaster in E. Palestine, Ohio, occurred despite a history of rail unions calling for improved safety equipment and regulations to protect crews and the public. Unfortunately, the warnings were not heeded. In E. Palestine, rail crew and communities...
