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.
Convention Convenes with Focus on Mission, Accountability, and Momentum
The 72nd Convention of the Union Label and Service Trades Department (UL&STD) opened on April 23 at 10:20 a.m., bringing together delegates from across the labor movement to advance a clear and coordinated agenda, centered on strengthening the visibility and value...
Organizing Momentum: Major Union Wins Across Industries in Recent Months
Over the past few months, working people have continued to organize, vote for representation, and secure first contracts that deliver real gains. These victories span auto manufacturing, health care, energy, media, and service-sector workplaces. They also reflect a...
Alex Pretti Lived as a Helper, He Died as One Too
Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration agents while trying to help people in his community. On January 24, 2026, the 37-year-old VA intensive care nurse and union member was killed during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis after...
Why Repealing Right-to-Work Would Strengthen Virginia’s Workers and Communities
With Democrats now holding the governorship and majorities in the General Assembly, Virginia may be on the verge of one of the most consequential labor policy changes in decades: repealing the state’s right-to-work law. For working people across the Commonwealth, such...
Surveillance Pricing Is Costing Working Families Thousands — and It Needs to Be Stopped
Most people know prices go up and down. Gas gets more expensive in the summer. Groceries rise with inflation. Airline tickets spike around the holidays. That’s not new. What is new — and deeply troubling — is the rapid growth of “surveillance pricing,” a practice that...
