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.
Union Label Department Unveils New Do Buy Database
In its most comprehensive redesign ever, the Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has built a new “Do Buy” database of union-made products and services. “We set out to clean up and update our database of products currently housed on our website,”...
Alabama Coal Miners on Strike at Warrior Met Coal
In April, over one thousand coal miners at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Alabama, walked off the job. The workers, members of District 20 of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), are the first miners in Alabama to go on strike in 40 years. The unfair labor...
Two Week ULP Strike at Arnold Air Force Base Brings Best Primary Base Contract in 70-year History
Members of the Air Engineering Metal Trades Council (AEMTC) ended their recent work stoppage after winning a contract they call the “best primary base contract in our 70-year history.” The members had gone on an unfair labor practice strike against the...
Democrats Push Parts of PRO Act in Reconciliation Bill
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, speaking at a press conference on July 15, told reporters that “parts of the PRO Act are part of reconciliation.” Trumka was referring to Senate Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill which is slated to be passed with a simple...
Senate Confirms Su as DOL Deputy Secretary
In July, the U.S. Senate confirmed Julie Su as the next deputy secretary of labor in a 50-47 vote. Julie Su was confirmed in July as the next deputy secretary of labor. Su, formerly the secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, is recognized...
