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.
Grad Students in California Launch Largest Academic Strike In U.S. History
Desires for improved, “livable” wages and stronger childcare benefits have driven 48,000 graduate students, teaching assistants, and researchers across the entire University of California system to strike. The employees and students, represented by the United...
Residents at New York Montefiore Medical Center Seek Voluntary Recognition of Union
More than 1,000 doctors employed by the Montefiore Medical Center, one of the largest residency programs in New York City, requested voluntary recognition of a union in November. The residents and fellows at the Bronx Hospital have signed cards from more than 70...
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...
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...
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...
