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UAW: Amid Slashed Services and Striking Workers, Six-Figure Salary Administration Positions in Lorain County Triple Since 2021
DETROIT, Michigan, April 30 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on April 29, 2026:
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Amid Slashed Services and Striking Workers, Six-Figure Salary Administration Positions in Lorain County Triple Since 2021
The number of administration positions earning $100,000 or more in salary at Lorain County has tripled since 2021, according to recently released Lorain County Auditor data (https://ohioauditor.gov/auditsearch/detail.aspx?ReportID=91f57092-55e4-415d-a33c-dd211c2377ad). As reported by the County Auditor payroll data released this year, the number of administrative
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DETROIT, Michigan, April 30 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on April 29, 2026:
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Amid Slashed Services and Striking Workers, Six-Figure Salary Administration Positions in Lorain County Triple Since 2021
The number of administration positions earning $100,000 or more in salary at Lorain County has tripled since 2021, according to recently released Lorain County Auditor data (https://ohioauditor.gov/auditsearch/detail.aspx?ReportID=91f57092-55e4-415d-a33c-dd211c2377ad). As reported by the County Auditor payroll data released this year, the number of administrativepositions at Lorain County earning over six-figures spiked from 55 in 2021 to 174 in 2025 - with the $20.3 million spent on these six-figure payrolls representing nearly a quarter of the County's entire $89 million operating budget last year alone.
The added positions at these high payouts - which do not figure in health care coverage, pension contributions, or paid time off accruals - are surging as County Commissioners slash public services, claiming an $11 million budget deficit, and refuse to bargain with workers on strike at Job and Family Services over a $1 per hour supplemental wage increase aimed at addressing a severe retention and service crisis. Meanwhile, as these administrative payrolls ballooned, County Commissioners have directed $67 million in County capital funds to a controversial "Megasite" economic development project.
"The County Commissioners have blown up the budget on six-figure administrative salaries but won't resolve a strike with the frontline workers who actually deliver services," said UAW Local 2192 Chairperson Gina Jones, a case worker on strike at JFS. "We know we have the community on our side in our outrage at the County's mismanaged priorities and refusal to settle for $1 per hour."
The cost to settle the JFS strike, a $1 per hour supplemental wage increase that Commissioners have refused to negotiate, would total approximately $299,520 annually. That figure represents less than 1.5% of what the County spent on six-figure administrative salaries in 2025. The growth in administrative wages between 2024 and 2025 alone - approximately $2.6 million - is nearly nine times the cost of settling the JFS strike.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/amid-slashed-services-and-striking-workers-six-figure-salary-administration-positions-in-lorain-county-triple-since-2021/
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Union Victory at Family and Children's Service of Ithaca
WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release:
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Union Victory at Family and Children's Service of Ithaca
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ITHACA, N.Y. - Yesterday, clinicians and support staff at Family and Children's Service of Ithaca (F&CS) overwhelmingly voted to authorize their union in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. The workers are represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), joining a movement of healthcare workers across Tompkins County who are choosing union representation with CWA.
Workers
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WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release:
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Union Victory at Family and Children's Service of Ithaca
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ITHACA, N.Y. - Yesterday, clinicians and support staff at Family and Children's Service of Ithaca (F&CS) overwhelmingly voted to authorize their union in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. The workers are represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), joining a movement of healthcare workers across Tompkins County who are choosing union representation with CWA.
Workersacross healthcare industries are organizing for the right to negotiate union contracts that create working conditions and organizational cultures essential to both client and worker well-being. Staff at mental health clinics are tasked with meeting the increasing demand for mental health services in our communities. At F&CS, workers have seen an increase in the number of clients and increasing acuity of many clients' concerns. Without adequate support and protections, these growing demands can put F&CS workers at risk of burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as reduce quality of care. Union members at Family and Children's Service look forward to negotiating a union contract that ensures sustainable and dignified working conditions as they work to meet the needs of the community.
"I'm very proud of the hard work we have done in organizing our union, and I'm excited to move forward with bargaining our first contract as equal partners with management," said Calyx Steiner, a clinician with Family and Children's Service of Ithaca. "I believe we will be able to develop innovative policies together, which will offer us respectful, dignified, and trauma-informed working conditions. For me, organizing is a powerful and liberatory act which brings me hope, joy, and a sense of community in our current political landscape."
"Unionizing means there will be a formal process for workers' needs and perspectives to be represented in the policies that affect our working conditions," said Naomi Sommers Bewley, a clinician with Family and Children's Service of Ithaca. "There's a mutual benefit towards long-term sustainability for workers and the organization, allowing us to continue filling a crucial role in mental health services for our community."
Represented workers include clinicians, nurses, intake clinicians, behavioral health care coordinators, facilities workers, outreach workers, and clinic administrative coordinators. The workers provide mental health care and social services to the Ithaca community.
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.
cwa-union.org @cwaunion
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Original text here: https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/union-victory-family-and-childrens-service-ithaca
Teamsters at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago Authorize a Strike
WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Teamsters at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago Authorize a Strike
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Press Contact: Caleen Carter-Patton Phone: (847) 696-7500 Email: Caleen@teamsterslocal727.org
(CHICAGO) - More than 200 members of Teamsters Local 727 at the Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), doing business as the Brookfield Zoo Chicago, have rejected their employer's last, best, and final offer and voted to authorize a strike.
The collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2026. Despite
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WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Teamsters at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago Authorize a Strike
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Press Contact: Caleen Carter-Patton Phone: (847) 696-7500 Email: Caleen@teamsterslocal727.org
(CHICAGO) - More than 200 members of Teamsters Local 727 at the Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), doing business as the Brookfield Zoo Chicago, have rejected their employer's last, best, and final offer and voted to authorize a strike.
The collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2026. Despitehaving bargaining scheduled for April 27 and 29, CZS abruptly ended bargaining early on April 27 and presented its last, best, and final offer.
"Chicago Zoological Society should be ashamed for offering our hardworking members less than four percent in wage increases, while boosting their CEO's compensation over 70 percent," said John Coli Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of Local 727. "To add insult to injury, the zoo's final proposal would eliminate the 100 percent employer paid union health care -something these Teamsters have earned and relied upon for decades. The zoo has used our members' pride in working for an animal conservatory and love for the animals against them for years. Our members deserve a fair contract that addresses their staffing and safety concerns and pays them a fair and equitable wage."
The hundreds of animal care specialists, groundskeepers, patrol officers, seasonals, aides, and custodians are demanding a contract that includes wage increases and staffing guarantees. Throughout bargaining, CZS has committed numerous unfair labor practices (ULP) including bad faith bargaining, direct dealing, unilateral change, retaliation, and threatening/intimidating union workers. There are currently eight separate ULP charges pending with Region 13 of the labor board against CZS.
Negotiations are scheduled for Friday, May 1, ahead of the expiration at the end of the day.
Teamsters Local 727 represents nearly 10,000 hardworking men and women throughout the Chicago area. For more information, go to teamsterslocal727.org.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/04/teamsters-at-the-brookfield-zoo-chicago-authorize-a-strike/
Production Workers at Penn Live Arts' Annenberg Center Vote Unanimously to Join IATSE Local 8
NEW YORK, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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Production Workers at Penn Live Arts' Annenberg Center Vote Unanimously to Join IATSE Local 8
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - Eight production employees at The University of Pennsylvania's Penn Live Arts' Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts have voted unanimously to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 8. On April 22, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board certified the results of an election in which all eligible
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NEW YORK, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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Production Workers at Penn Live Arts' Annenberg Center Vote Unanimously to Join IATSE Local 8
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - Eight production employees at The University of Pennsylvania's Penn Live Arts' Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts have voted unanimously to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 8. On April 22, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board certified the results of an election in which all eligibleworkers voted in favor of union representation. The group includes full-time and part-time Audio Engineers, Digital Production Supervisors, House Electricians, Production Coordinators, and Theatre Technicians who operate the venue's technical and production systems.
Penn Live Arts is the University of Pennsylvania's on-campus organization for the performing arts. Headquartered at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the organization is responsible for producing and presenting performances, as well as managing the venue and its operations. The center includes three primary performance spaces: Zellerbach, Harold Prince Theatre, and Bruce Montgomery Theatre. Together, these venues support a wide range of performance scales, from large touring productions to intimate experimental work.
Production employees at Penn Live Arts organized by building trust, staying united, and communicating openly. Their strong internal cohesion and clear majority support allowed the campaign to move smoothly through the process and reach certification.
"When production workers come together and choose union representation, it benefits more than one workplace," said Daniel Little, International Representative for IATSE. "It strengthens the arts community and helps ensure professional standards across nonprofit and university venues."
Tait Adams, Theatre Technician at Penn Live Arts, emphasized the importance of having a voice in workplace decisions: "There are a lot of great aspects of working here at Penn Live Arts. There is also a lot of room for improvement. As the organization continues to grow, the workers deserve to have a say in our conditions. Being represented by IATSE Local 8 means that we have the necessary support and resources to make sure our voices are heard and recognized."
The organizing victory at Penn Live Arts adds to IATSE Local 8's long history of representing production workers at theatres and performing arts venues throughout the Philadelphia region. The newly organized workers will now move forward to negotiate their first collective bargaining agreement with the University of Pennsylvania.
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Original text here: https://iatse.net/production-workers-at-penn-live-arts-annenberg-center-vote-unanimously-to-join-iatse-local-8/
IAM Union Blasts Supreme Court's Gutting of the Voting Rights Act
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM Union Blasts Supreme Court's Gutting of the Voting Rights Act
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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2026 -Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), issued the following statement in response to today's Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana v. Callais, which sharply weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
"Today's Supreme Court ruling
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UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM Union Blasts Supreme Court's Gutting of the Voting Rights Act
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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2026 -Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), issued the following statement in response to today's Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana v. Callais, which sharply weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
"Today's Supreme Court rulingis a direct attack on workers and our democracy. The court has effectively gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the very provision designed to end Jim Crow-era gerrymandering and expand voting protections for Black people across the South.
"The right to vote and the right to organize are connected. IAM Union represents hundreds of thousands of workers of every background across North America, and we know that when any worker's voice is silenced at the ballot box, all workers lose.
"Repressive voter ID laws, racial gerrymandering, long lines, and voter misinformation campaigns are the modern tools of disenfranchisement. The Supreme Court has now made it harder to fight them. Congress must act immediately to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act. This is not a Democrat issue or a Republican issue. Workers deserve a democracy that works for all of them, not just the billionaires and people in power."
The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is one of North America's largest and most diverse industrial trade unions, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, shipbuilding, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive, and other industries across the United States and Canada.
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Original text here: https://www.goiam.org/news/iam-union-blasts-supreme-courts-gutting-of-the-voting-rights-act/
AFT's Weingarten on the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais
WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT's Weingarten on the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais
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WASHINGTON- AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, gutting the Voting Rights Act:
"When courts eliminate remedies for racial discrimination in voting, they aren't just redrawing maps. They're dismantling democracy and setting back the promise of fair, multiracial representation. Louisiana v. Callais makes painfully
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WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT's Weingarten on the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais
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WASHINGTON- AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, gutting the Voting Rights Act:
"When courts eliminate remedies for racial discrimination in voting, they aren't just redrawing maps. They're dismantling democracy and setting back the promise of fair, multiracial representation. Louisiana v. Callais makes painfullyclear that the conservative bloc in the Roberts court knows that and doesn't care. They are closing the door on the democratic promise of meaningful representation and voting rights, leaving too many Americans without protection or recourse from racial discrimination in redistricting. We will continue to fight for what Americans want and deserve-a fair system of representation, in which every community has an equal chance to choose their leaders and hold them accountable."
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Original text here: https://www.aft.org/press-release/afts-weingarten-supreme-courts-decision-louisiana-v-callais
AFSCME's Saunders: We will keep fighting to protect our democracy and ensure a better future for working families
WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following statement:
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AFSCME's Saunders: We will keep fighting to protect our democracy and ensure a better future for working families
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais :
"For decades, the Voting Rights Act has protected the freedom to vote and ensured that the voices of people of color could not be diluted to weaken our collective power. Today the Supreme Court
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WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following statement:
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AFSCME's Saunders: We will keep fighting to protect our democracy and ensure a better future for working families
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais :
"For decades, the Voting Rights Act has protected the freedom to vote and ensured that the voices of people of color could not be diluted to weaken our collective power. Today the Supreme Courtabandoned its duty to uphold equal justice under the law, stripping away critical protections that helped guarantee working people a seat at the table. This is a clear political power grab that guts civil rights protections that people gave their lives for, further rigging the system toward the powerful and billionaires at the expense of working families.
"But despite the Court's ruling, we will not be silenced. AFSCME members are getting organized and taking action because we know that strong public services and an economy that works for everyone depend on a democracy where every voice is heard and every vote counts. We will keep fighting in Congress, in state and local governments, in the courts and at the ballot box to protect that promise and build a better future for working families."
AFSCME's 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations -from nurses to corrections officers, childcare providers to sanitation workers -AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families
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Original text here: http://origin-afscme.bytrilogy.com/press/releases/2026/we-will-keep-fighting-to-protect-our-democracy-and-ensure-a-better-future-for-working-families
