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Starbucks Boycott

30 Aug, 2026

Sanctioning a Boycott of Starbucks in Support of Starbucks Workers United Baristas WHEREAS, More than 12,000 Starbucks baristas across the United States have organized with Workers United-SEIU in order to secure fair wages, adequate staffing, sufficient hours, workplace protections, and a voice on

2026 Indiana-Armstrong CLC Scholarship

03 Jul, 2026

Congratulations to Melina Fry and Grace Bowersox on being awarded the 2026 Indiana-Armstrong Central Labor Council Scholarships. Melina is a Pre-Law student at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Law, Criminal Justice, and Society with minors in Political Science and Sociology. Melina is the

2026 Indiana-Armstrong CLC Scholarship

23 Jan, 2026

The Indiana-Armstrong CLC Scholarship application for 2026 is now available! Click here for more information on eligibility and the application.

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IAFF Member Puts Union Plus Scholarship Toward Mental Health Degree

Tony Lein, a member of the Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 95 in Chicago, is among the 2020 Union Plus Scholarship award winners. He is a firefighter/paramedic and peer fitness trainer with the Oak Park [Illinois] Fire Department, where he has worked since 2015.

10, Dec, 2020

A Blueprint to Safely Open Schools

The United States has the sad distinction of having the most confirmed coronavirus cases and death in the world, which has kept many schools shuttered for instruction in person.

02, Dec, 2020

Larry Willis, head of federation of Transportation Workers, Dies in Bike Accident

Larry Willis’s colleagues liked to joke that he kept a copy of the Railway Labor Act, passed a few years before the Great Depression, under his pillow.

“He loved the wonk,” said his wife, Amy York. “He could explain things in a way that normal people could understand.”

02, Dec, 2020

Millions of workers poised to lose access to paid leave as virus spikes

“It’s absolutely essential,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in an interview.

29, Nov, 2020

California Adopts Emergency Workplace Safety Rules for COVID-19

California has become the fourth and largest state to adopt emergency workplace protections for COVID-19. Nearly 20 million workers in California will be protected by the new mandate, which includes requirements for face masks, physical distancing and reporting of outbreaks in the workplace.

20, Nov, 2020

2020 Union Families Christmas Project

2020 UNION FAMILIES CHRISTMAS PROJECT

The NWPA Area Labor Federation and the Washington- Greene CLC have undertaken an enormous project “2020 Union Families Christmas Project” and with the collaboration and support of organized labor and our friends, it can be successful.

18, Nov, 2020