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New York. NY – Broadway cleaners represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ have reached a tentative agreement with theater owners. Members across more than 30 venues voted in late June to authorize a potential work stoppage if the Broadway League refused to settle a fair contract.

AFT delegates are convening in the nation’s capital July 16, 2026 to celebrate our union’s fighting spirit and renew our commitment to the people we serve at Convention 2026: Fighting for a Better Life for All. Delegates will be inspired by AFT President Randi Weingarten and some of the country’s fiercest defenders of liberty and justice for all, including House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Georgia Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, and labor legend Dolores Huerta.

Detroit, MI – Well, now we know why U.S. mail delivery has been so slow in Downtown Detroit: At one point, the United States Postal Service (USPS) closed 10 of the 11 local Post Offices there – including the one serving the rapidly growing business and residential area around the Renaissance Center.

Washington, DC —“Donald Trump is desperate and afraid. Instead of tackling the cost-of-living crisis, he’s dredging up sad, 6-year-old conspiracy theories to sow doubt in democracy and seize control over the midterm elections. “He doesn’t want his disastrous record to be subjected to the will of the people, so he manufactures crises and peddles conspiracies to divert the public’s attention and abuse his dwindling power. “Trump lost the 2020 election.

Vineland NJ –  UFCW Local 152 members who work at the Tyson Foods plant in Vineland, N.J., ratified a new contract on June 13. These members are employed in the production, sanitation, and warehouse divisions of the plant. The three-year contract includes guaranteed wage increases annually for the life of the agreement in addition to a ratification bonus. The second shift’s differential rate was also increased.

New York, NY — On July 14, 2026, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced a major expansion of pre-school special education. The press conference was conducted at PS 5 Ellen Lurie school at 3703 10th Ave. in Manhattan.

TWU Local 100 joined AFSCME, LIUNA, AFT and other unions to file a brief in federal appellate court on July 13th in support of New York State in its case against the United States Department of Transportation. Announced in April, $73.5 million in federal transportation funds has been withheld from New York by the federal government over what it claims are New York State’s compliance issues in issuing CDLs. “These decisions were arbitrary and capricious,” the court papers state.

Washington, DC – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) on behalf of David Demas, president of AFGE Local 3003, challenging BOP’s unlawful retaliation against Demas for his protected speech as a union leader.

Join us Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at City Hall 9 am rally and 10 am hearing.

Dear Friends: On Thursday, October 1, 2026 the New York Committee for Occupational Health will hold its annual gala. The NYCOSH gala is a great opportunity to network with others in the labor movement and the safety & health space. It is always well attended and features stellar honorees.