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.
Writers Guild of America 2023 Strike
The 2023 Writers Guild strike is so big that it has its own Wikipedia page. On that page, the strike is characterized as the “largest interruption to American television and film production since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, as well as the largest labor stoppage the WGA has performed since the 2007-08 strike,” the site notes.
OSHA and FRA Announce Collaboration to Improve Railroad Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are increasing their collaboration to protect the safety and health of railroad workers in light of...
Psychological Safety in the Workplace
Staying quiet when you see unsafe behavior in the workplace - like seeing a guy who doesn’t tie off on the roof - is the same as staying quiet when your coworker makes threats about self-harm. Yes, your coworker might not fall off the roof. Yes, your coworker might...
Mary Nowicki, CWA Local 1168
My name is Mary Nowicki and I am a proud member of CWA Local 1168. I learned my work ethic from my parents and family. My grandfather worked at Bethlehem Steel and was part of the United Steel Workers and my father is a tractor-trailer driver for Teamsters 449. I...
GOP Lawmakers in Several States Introduce Model Legislation to Roll Back Child Labor Laws
In April, the Washington Post reported that Iowa lawmakers voted to roll back certain child labor protections passing a bill to allow children as young as 14 to work night shifts and allow 15-year-olds on assembly lines. According to the Washington Post, the...
