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RNs at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth to protest Wednesday their employer's illegal crackdown of their efforts to unionize
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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RNs at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth to protest Wednesday their employer's illegal crackdown of their efforts to unionize
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Registered nurses with Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are holding a rally Wednesday, May 27 at the hospital to protest their employer Prime Healthcare's flagrantly illegal crackdown on their efforts to unionize, which include the recent firing of four nurse leaders, said National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC)/National Nurses United (NNU).
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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RNs at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth to protest Wednesday their employer's illegal crackdown of their efforts to unionize
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Registered nurses with Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are holding a rally Wednesday, May 27 at the hospital to protest their employer Prime Healthcare's flagrantly illegal crackdown on their efforts to unionize, which include the recent firing of four nurse leaders, said National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC)/National Nurses United (NNU).
The nurses wish to join NNOC and last week filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board. They want union representation so that they can improve working conditions for themselves and, in turn, provide better and safer care for their patients. Just days after filing, the hospital fired four nurses among those leading the union campaign for passing out flyers outside employee entrances -long-recognized as protected union activity.
Nurses demand the reinstatement of their colleagues, a fast and fair election, and to freely exercise their labor organizing rights.
Who: RNs at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital and supporting Chicago union RNs
What: Rally to protest employer's illegal suppression of their union organizing campaign
Where: Corner of West Division and North Oakley Streets, Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital, Chicago
When: Wednesday, May 27, 8 a.m. Central Time
"This is Chicago and we are a union town. Nurses and our community are here to tell Prime that they cannot get away with this," said Quishe' Branch, a Saint Mary of Nazareth emergency department RN. "Nurses at Saint Mary, just like the rest of this city, are hungry for union representation so that we can better our workplaces and ultimately take better care of our patients. Prime needs to show us respect, reinstate our colleagues, and let us have a fair election. We will not stop until we prevail."
The nurses at Saint Mary are part of a major wave of RN union organizing by NNOC in Chicago, with the recent victory by 2,000 Rush University Medical Center registered nurses of their union election on May 18. Chicago RNs are eager to join the largest and fastest-growing union of registered nurses in the country.
More than 400 RNs work at Saint Mary of Nazareth. NNOC also represents about 2,500 nurses and health care workers working at Prime Healthcare facilities in California and Nevada.
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/rns-at-prime-saint-mary-of-nazareth-to-protest-crackdown-of-efforts-to-unionize
American Federation of Teachers, American Association of University Professors Issue Letter to Apollo Global Management
WASHINGTON, May 24 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers and American Association of University Professors issued the following letter to Apollo Global Management:
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Here is the text of the letter:
May 19, 2026
Jessica Bibliowicz
Chair, Audit Committee
Apollo Global Management
9 West 57th Street, 42nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Dear Ms. Bibliowicz:
I am writing with concerns related to the conduct of Apollo CEO Marc Rowan, which I believe constitutes a violation of Apollo's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. As you may be aware, Rowan has been a vocal critic
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WASHINGTON, May 24 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers and American Association of University Professors issued the following letter to Apollo Global Management:
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Here is the text of the letter:
May 19, 2026
Jessica Bibliowicz
Chair, Audit Committee
Apollo Global Management
9 West 57th Street, 42nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Dear Ms. Bibliowicz:
I am writing with concerns related to the conduct of Apollo CEO Marc Rowan, which I believe constitutes a violation of Apollo's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. As you may be aware, Rowan has been a vocal criticof higher education policy. It is, of course, Rowan's right as an American to hold whatever views he pleases. What is not permitted under Apollo's Code of Business Conduct is the use of Apollo's staff and resources to conduct Rowan's campaign. This conduct is proscribed in Apollo's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and a violation of the duties expected by Apollo's limited partner clients.
Many of those limited partner clients include public pension funds that are responsible for providing a secure retirement for the AFT's 1.8 million-member participants. Other limited partners include university endowments created to protect the financial security of universities, the very institutions at the center of Rowan's campaign.
Specifically, through Freedom of Information Act requests and other sources, we have determined that Rowan has used his executive staff at Apollo to conduct this campaign, including using his executive assistant Hannah Mollett to schedule meetings with university presidents. While Apollo's Code of Conduct requires that "personnel involved in personal and civic affairs must make clear at all times that their views and actions are their own, and not those of the Company," Rowan undertakes his political activities from his @apollo.com email address, utilizing Apollo Global Management staff and resources, and appears to take no measures to note that he is acting in a personal capacity.1 Mollett has scheduled appointments for Rowan with university leaders and others, during business hours, to discuss Rowan's "personal" projects.
On at least one occasion, Apollo staff have prepared documents for university leaders. Document metadata shows that a December 2023 document sent to
University of Pennsylvania administrators was prepared by Apollo's Sarah Veith, who was serving at the time as chief of staff to Rowan.2 The metadata suggests that Veith either edited or produced this document, which appears to have zero nexus to Apollo's business prerogatives. In 2023, during his tenure as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, Rowan is reported to have campaigned3 to oust former University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill, including reportedly sending "daily emails to trustees to protest the school's direction, taking care to number each email."4 As private universities are not subject to Freedom of Information Act requests, the full extent of Apollo resources diverted by Rowan to personal projects may be difficult to ascertain.
We would further note that, while we are still in the process of collecting evidence related to Rowan's communication with university administrators, the examples put forward are only a small sample of the many communications Rowan has had with university leaders. Notably, however, existing evidence spans at least two years, at different universities and in vastly different geographies.
Limited partners in Apollo rightly may question whether they are being billed for the time Rowan has spent seeking to influence higher education policy and the day-to-day operation of America's institutions of higher education. It would be reasonable for Apollo's LPs to ask, are these costs being allocated to limited partners? To the books of Apollo Global Management and its shareholder base? Did Apollo notify limited partners regarding how the firm is accounting for Apollo staff time and resources spent advancing Rowan's "personal" campaign? And if Rowan has compensated the firm for the resources he used, could you provide that documentation?
Since the beginning of 2026, Apollo Global Management's share price has fallen from $152 to $133. The company has become the poster child for the crisis in private credit and is further plagued by questions over the firm's candor in its disclosure of ties to the notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Instead of focusing on dealing with these crises and returning value to shareholders, including notably our members' own pension funds, Rowan appears to have prioritized lobbying university leaders on higher education policy.
To make matters worse, Rowan's campaign in support of the Compact for
Academic Excellence in Higher Education would harm LGBTQIA+ students and staff at any university that adopts the compact.5 Apollo's website touts a 2021 award from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which declared it one of the "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality" for two years running.6 The compact further bans signatory institutions from considering race as a factor in admissions, which appears to conflict with Apollo's efforts to portray the firm as committed to racial equity, including its annual spending commitments focused on diversity goals.7
The endowment funds of many institutions of higher education, along with the public pension funds our educators and public employees depend on for their retirement security, are key sources of capital for Apollo's limited partnerships. The key question is this: Has the Apollo board of directors formally endorsed Rowan's campaign and given him express permission, despite the apparent conflict with the firm's own personnel policies, to use Apollo's firm resources to advocate against the interests of educators and public employees?
Please let us know how Apollo plans to address these issues. We would be pleased to meet with you to discuss this matter if that would be helpful.
Regards,
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
Todd Wolfson, American Association of University Professors President
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URL: American Association of University Professors
Original text and footnotes here: https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2026/Letter_to_Apollo_May_2026_FINAL.pdf
News release here: https://www.aft.org/press-release/aft-and-aaup-apollo-ceo-using-company-resources-fund-personal-political-agenda
IAM Local 2782 Rejects Latest Leonardo DRS Contract Offer, Calls on Company to Negotiate in Good Faith
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, May 23 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM Local 2782 Rejects Latest Leonardo DRS Contract Offer, Calls on Company to Negotiate in Good Faith
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WEST PLAINS, Mo., May 23, 2026 -Members of IAM Local 2782 at Leonardo DRS have voted today to reject the company's latest contract offer, reaffirming their dedication to win a fair agreement that reflects the critical nature of the work they perform every day for the U.S. military.
The nearly 300 IAM members locked out
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UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, May 23 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM Local 2782 Rejects Latest Leonardo DRS Contract Offer, Calls on Company to Negotiate in Good Faith
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WEST PLAINS, Mo., May 23, 2026 -Members of IAM Local 2782 at Leonardo DRS have voted today to reject the company's latest contract offer, reaffirming their dedication to win a fair agreement that reflects the critical nature of the work they perform every day for the U.S. military.
The nearly 300 IAM members locked outat the West Plains facility manufacture some of the most essential defense systems in the American arsenal, including the M-SHORAD counter-drone and air defense system, battlefield surveillance technology, heavy assault bridging equipment, and fuel and water distribution systems that support U.S. combat forces in the field.
"Our members at Leonardo DRS have dedicated their careers to ensuring the men and women of our armed forces have what they need to complete their mission and come home safe," said IAM International President Brian Bryant. "Leonardo DRS is profiting from record defense demand while locking out the very workers who make that possible. That is unacceptable, and we will stand with Local 2782 until this company comes back to the table and negotiates a fair contract."
"Our members didn't come to this decision lightly," said IAM District 9 Business Representative BJ Wear. "Our members have given years to this company and to the service members who depend on what we build. Leonardo DRS is benefiting from surging demand and a nearly $1.5 trillion defense budget that specifically prioritizes the exact systems our members produce. There is no excuse for the company to offer a compensation package that doesn't reflect that reality."
Leonardo DRS, which partners with L3Harris, Moog, Northrop Grumman, and General Dynamics on integrated defense systems, including the Stryker-based M-SHORAD platform, has seen backlog and revenue grow rapidly, particularly in the Middle East region.
"The members of Local 2782 are skilled, dedicated workers who manufacture systems that protect American lives on the battlefield," said IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Sam Cicinelli. "Leonardo DRS has every resource it needs to put a deal on the table that our members will support. The Midwest Territory stands fully behind these members, and we expect this company to make a stronger offer."
IAM International President Bryant sent letters to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, urging both officials to stand with members of IAM Local 2782 at Leonardo DRS
Read the letter to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe
Read the letter to U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley
IAM Local 2782 calls on Leonardo DRS to end the lockout, return to negotiations, and reach a fair contract now.
IAM Local 2782 members at Leonardo DRS's West Plains facility manufacture a portfolio of critical U.S. Army systems, including fire support systems the Army has relied on since 1982; battlefield reconnaissance and surveillance platforms; heavy transport and mobility systems; fuel and water distribution equipment; and force protection technologies for armored vehicles.
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Original text here: https://www.goiam.org/press-releases/iam-local-2782-rejects-latest-leonardo-drs-contract-offer-calls-on-company-to-negotiate-in-good-faith/
CWA Members at AT&T Mobility Ratify New Union Contract Covering 9,000 Workers
WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release:
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CWA Members at AT&T Mobility Ratify New Union Contract Covering 9,000 Workers
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The four-year agreement includes an improved benefits package, industry-leading wage increases, and more.
NATIONWIDE - AT&T Orange Mobility workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), have ratified a new contract that covers 9,000 workers in customer service, retail, technical support, and other positions across 36 states and the District of Columbia.
The four-year
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WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release:
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CWA Members at AT&T Mobility Ratify New Union Contract Covering 9,000 Workers
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The four-year agreement includes an improved benefits package, industry-leading wage increases, and more.
NATIONWIDE - AT&T Orange Mobility workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), have ratified a new contract that covers 9,000 workers in customer service, retail, technical support, and other positions across 36 states and the District of Columbia.
The four-yearagreement includes a top-tier benefits package and industry-leading wage increases. Other highlights include new job security provisions, call center scheduling improvements, and more.
"This is a strong contract that delivers long overdue benefits and wage increases while securing jobs for the workers who make AT&T millions," said Dennis G. Trainor, Vice President, CWA District 1. "This agreement serves as a reminder that strong contracts are not won at the bargaining table but in the streets and on the shop floor where CWA members mobilize and fight for their fellow AT&T workers and the customers they serve."
On March 19, over 95 percent of AT&T workers covered by the Orange Mobility contract voted to give CWA President Claude Cummings Jr. the authority to call a strike if negotiations between CWA and the telecom company failed to reach a fair agreement. A tentative agreement was reached with the company on April 30, and after a two-week voting period, an overwhelming majority of workers voted to ratify the agreement.
About CWA : The Communications Workers of America represents working people in telecommunications, customer service, media, airlines, health care, public service and education, manufacturing, tech, and other fields.
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Original text here: https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/cwa-members-att-mobility-ratify-new-union-contract-covering-9000-workers
Nurses to strike at Houlton Regional Hospital starting May 26
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 22 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Nurses to strike at Houlton Regional Hospital starting May 26
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Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) in Houlton, Maine, will begin a four-day strike on Tuesday, May 26, to protest management's refusal to address their deep concerns about emergency department (ED) staffing and its impact on patient care, announced Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (MSNA/NNOC).
After the closure of labor and delivery services on May 2, 2025, HRH
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 22 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Nurses to strike at Houlton Regional Hospital starting May 26
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Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) in Houlton, Maine, will begin a four-day strike on Tuesday, May 26, to protest management's refusal to address their deep concerns about emergency department (ED) staffing and its impact on patient care, announced Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (MSNA/NNOC).
After the closure of labor and delivery services on May 2, 2025, HRHnurses had reached an agreement with the hospital to increase RN staffing to three nurses at all times in the emergency department in anticipation of pregnant patients showing up with urgent cases there. However, new management took over at the end of May 2025 and is not honoring the agreement to ensure patient safety. Currently, only two nurses are scheduled from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. daily.
"We have patients, including patients in labor, who come to the ED, who require at least two nurses to meet their needs," said Tenille Nason, RN in the emergency department. "The ED staffing agreement was a compromise, but we felt it addressed our biggest concern, which was made even more critical by the closure of labor and delivery. Without an additional nurse, who will take care of the rest of the patients in the emergency department?"
Who: Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital
What: Four-day strike for emergency department staffing
When: Tuesday, May 26, 6:45 a.m. to Saturday, May 29, 6:44 a.m.
Where: HRH, 20 Hartford St., Houlton, Maine
The nurses gave HRH notice of their strike on May 15, allowing the hospital to make alternative plans for patient care. In November 2025, nurses held a two-day strike. HRH nurses have been negotiating for over a year and a half for a new contract. The previous contract expired on Nov. 30, 2024.
"What's inexplicable is that we had an agreement on increasing emergency department staffing after the OB unit was closed," said Jess McBride, RN in the emergency department. "Our local managers understood our concerns, but new management has refused to honor the agreement. We want to staff our ED with at least three nurses on at all times so we can safely handle everything that comes through - day or night."
"The emergency department is very much like staffing the fire department or ambulance services. You don't know when the influx of patients is going to occur, but you need enough nurses to safely take care of them whenever it does," said Tenille Nason, RN in the emergency department. "This issue had been resolved, so the fact that it remains an ongoing issue after all this time is mind-boggling."
MSNA/NNOC represents 55 nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital.
Maine State Nurses Association is part of National Nurses Organizing Committee, representing 4,000 nurses and other caregivers from Portland to Fort Kent. NNOC is an affiliate of National Nurses United, the largest and fastest-growing labor union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-to-strike-at-houlton-regional-hospital-starting-may-26
NALC, USPS head to mediation on new collective-bargaining agreement
WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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NALC, USPS head to mediation on new collective-bargaining agreement
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After three months of intense negotiations, NALC and the Postal Service have made progress, but have not reached tentative agreement on the terms of a new collective-bargaining agreement. The current agreement, which expires at midnight tonight, Friday, May 22, 2026, will remain in full force and effect until a new negotiated or arbitrated agreement takes effect.
Beginning May 17, the entire NALC
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WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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NALC, USPS head to mediation on new collective-bargaining agreement
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After three months of intense negotiations, NALC and the Postal Service have made progress, but have not reached tentative agreement on the terms of a new collective-bargaining agreement. The current agreement, which expires at midnight tonight, Friday, May 22, 2026, will remain in full force and effect until a new negotiated or arbitrated agreement takes effect.
Beginning May 17, the entire NALCExecutive Council, along with Headquarters letter carrier staff, legal counsel and professional staff, came together with the Postal Service's bargaining team at a Washington, DC, hotel for the entire final week of the contract in an attempt to reach a deal with USPS. A mandatory 60-day mediation period will follow, as required by statute. During that period, NALC will continue to work toward reaching a negotiated agreement with the Postal Service. After the mediation period, unresolved issues would be addressed through an interest arbitration process, which would result in a final and binding decision on the contents of a new National Agreement. The parties will select a neutral arbitrator to chair an arbitration board that would also include one management and one union arbitrator.
NALC officers and staff have been working since August 2025 on preparation for these negotiations. At the same time, the union has been preparing to present our case in interest arbitration if necessary. All the proposed contract changes or additions were created by subcommittees of NALC Executive Council members and Headquarters staff after months of intensive preparation. The subcommittees developed our concepts and proposals after consideration of NALC's official bargaining positions adopted at national conventions, feedback from Rank-and-File Bargaining Committees and the national rap session workshop participants in Cleveland, OH, last fall, the participation of members across the country in surveys, and more.
"I'm appreciative of the arduous work of our Executive Council members, staff and professionals during the last several months of preparations and negotiations for a new collective-bargaining agreement. I am also appreciative of the input from branch leadership and all the members of NALC who have taken part in various aspects of our preparation for this round of bargaining," NALC President Brian L. Renfroe said.
"While good-faith bargaining with our counterparts from the Postal Service has brought progress in some areas, we have not yet reached agreement on terms that we believe properly reward NALC members for their hard work and value to the Postal Service. We are confident that both sides of the table will continue to productively engage throughout the
60-day mediation period mandated by law. We will do everything we can to reach agreement but are fully prepared to use the interest arbitration process if necessary to resolve any remaining differences after the 60-day mediation period.
"We look forward to the opportunity to have in-depth discussion with our branch and state leaders on where we are and next steps in the process at our Collective-Bargaining Conference in Washington, DC, in just over a week."
The Collective-Bargaining Conference will be held June 1-3. Further updates will be provided as the process moves forward.
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Original text here: https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/nalc-usps-head-to-mediation-on-new-collective-bargaining-agreement
Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Three Candidates from Iowa for Election to Congress
WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Three Candidates from Iowa for Election to Congress
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AFGE says Christina Bohannan, Lindsay James, and Sarah Trone Garriott will fight for workers' rights and benefits
EAGAN, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three candidates for election to the U.S. House representing Iowa in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is June 2, and the general election is Nov.
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WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Three Candidates from Iowa for Election to Congress
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AFGE says Christina Bohannan, Lindsay James, and Sarah Trone Garriott will fight for workers' rights and benefits
EAGAN, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three candidates for election to the U.S. House representing Iowa in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is June 2, and the general election is Nov.3.
AFGE is endorsing former state Rep. Christina Bohannan (First Congressional District), current state Rep. Lindsay James (Second Congressional District), and current state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (Third Congressional District).
This announcement comes on the heels of all three candidates receiving the Committee on Political Education (COPE) endorsement from the Iowa Federation of Labor.
AFGE is endorsing these candidates because of their commitment to protecting federal employees, safeguarding retirement benefits, and ensuring workers have a voice on the job. Each understands the vital role unions play and recognizes that federal workers are essential members of their communities.
"Christina Bohannan, Lindsay James, and Sarah Trone Garriott understand the value of public service and the people who deliver it every day," AFGE District 8 National Vice President Ruark Hotopp said. "They will stand up for federal workers, protect their rights, and fight for the communities they serve."
Over the past year, federal workers in Iowa and across the country have faced unprecedented attacks on their workplace rights. These actions have cost Iowa's economy millions, while the current congressional delegation has supported these cuts under the guise of cost savings - even as they backed legislation increasing the federal deficit by trillions of dollars.
Nearly 22,000 federal employees live in Iowa - caring for veterans, supporting the military, and getting Social Security recipients their benefits accurately and on time.
AFGE is the largest federal employee union in the country, representing more than 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers in all functions of government. AFGE District 8 represents more than 19,000 workers in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/ef7ac3049d8448ccac411856167077f1.aspx
