10/17/2025 - 4:30pm
It's Time for a Fair Contract: What Working People Are Doing This Week
Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week.
Actors' Equity:
The members of @kickstarterunited.org have been on strike since October 2nd. Sign their letter and tell management to meet Kickstarter United's demands of codifying their schedule and raising the minimum salary. https://bit.ly/3LbV1MN
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— Actors' Equity Association (@actorsequity.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
AFGE:
AFSCME:
Alliance for Retired Americans:
10/17/2025 - 4:30pm
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition Workers Ratify First Contract
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.
The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA) members who work for the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition (MEJC) are celebrating the ratification of their first-ever collective bargaining agreement.
Staff at the statewide nonprofit work to achieve a healthy and safe environment for vulnerable residents in the state. Their contract established a number of wins that will ensure they can continue this important work such as wage increases, remote work flexibility, retirement security and more.
“This contract was hard won. Every member of our unit (past and present) has their hands on these pages. I am elated for our shared success in securing protections and benefits for workers at MEJC,” said Aiko Fukuchi, operations associate at MEJC. “The severance language we were able to confirm was a priority for us in this contract. We wanted to ensure workers had some security they could rely on, especially in such unpredictable times as these. It must be noted that through this process, we benefited greatly from the past efforts and successes of other units in The NewsGuild.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Thu, 10/16/2025 - 10:40
