Service & Solidarity Spotlight: WGAE Members at HuffPost Ratify New Contract; Secure 3% Raises

Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at HuffPost have unanimously ratified their new three-year contract, securing critical artificial intelligence guardrails among other meaningful wins.

The 69-member strong HuffPost Union bargaining unit first secured voluntary recognition in 2016. This is their fourth collective bargaining agreement at the online news outlet. Other contract highlights include 3% annual wage increases, codified parental leave, unlimited sick time, protected severance language, increased budgets for professional development conferences and training and more.

“We stood firm in protecting safeguards that support a diverse and representative newsroom,” said the union’s negotiations committee. “We did not let industry uncertainty around technology stop us from securing AI protections. We refused to sell out future workers for short-term promises. And we were able to do this because 100% of our members were unified about what the contract we deserved looked like, and what we were willing to do to secure it.”

Kenneth Quinnell Tue, 03/03/2026 - 09:52

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: SEIU

This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we've covered all 64 of our affiliates. Next up is the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Name of Union: Service Employees International Union

Mission: SEIU’s work is about power—helping members come together to raise wages, improve working conditions, and have a real say over their jobs and their lives. The union organizes across industries and communities to win strong contracts and to push for policies that support working people, including access to health care, fair immigration systems, racial equity and climate solutions.

Current Leadership of Union: SEIU is led by President April Verrett, a longtime union leader who has spent her career organizing care workers and holding corporations accountable. Under her leadership, SEIU is focused on growing the union and winning new organizing victories, particularly in parts of the country where workers have historically faced the greatest barriers to organizing.

Current Number of Members: 2 million

Members Work As: Jobs that keep communities functioning every day—health care workers, senior and disability caregivers, educators, airline workers and those who maintain the places where Americans live and work.

History: SEIU traces its roots to 1921, when building service workers first organized for dignity and respect on the job. From early on, the union brought together members across race and background—something that set it apart at the time and continues to shape its work today.

Over the decades, SEIU members have led campaigns that reshaped entire industries. In 1990, janitors in Los Angeles—mostly immigrant workers—launched what became the Justice for Janitors movement, drawing national attention to poverty wages and unsafe working conditions. In 2012, fast-food workers helped ignite the Fight for $15 and a Union, pushing cities and states across the country to raise wages and confront economic inequality.

Current Campaigns/Community Efforts: SEIU publishes a blog. On its website, SEIU spotlights member stories. SEIU's constituency groups include: the People Working with Disabilities Caucus, the Latino Caucus, SEIU Rise, the African American Caucus, the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, the Lavender Caucus and the Retiree Council.

Learn More: Website, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, Threads, X, Substack (President Verrett)

Kenneth Quinnell Mon, 03/02/2026 - 13:46