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NABTU Statement on Gateway Tunnel Project Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The AFL-CIO North America's Building Trades Unions issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2026:
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NABTU STATEMENT ON GATEWAY TUNNEL PROJECT SHUTDOWN
North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey issued the following statement:
"Today's shutdown of the Gateway Project is a reckless and profound failure of responsibility by the federal government. Stopping work on this nationally critical $16 billion mega project endangers the economic stability of the Northeast Corridor, the livelihoods of thousands of skilled building trades members and
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The AFL-CIO North America's Building Trades Unions issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2026:
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NABTU STATEMENT ON GATEWAY TUNNEL PROJECT SHUTDOWN
North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey issued the following statement:
"Today's shutdown of the Gateway Project is a reckless and profound failure of responsibility by the federal government. Stopping work on this nationally critical $16 billion mega project endangers the economic stability of the Northeast Corridor, the livelihoods of thousands of skilled building trades members andtheir families and directly undermines President Trump's stated goal of modernizing the infrastructure that keeps America competitive, secure, and moving.
"President Trump has rightly emphasized the need to rebuild and strengthen America's transportation systems, reinforce core infrastructure, put America first, create good American jobs, and protect domestic economic and national security. The Gateway Project directly advances all of those stated priorities. Yet the U.S. Department of Transportation's refusal to release already-approved federal funds needed to continue construction has brought this project to a halt. An essential rebuild of a century-old tunnel damaged by Superstorm Sandy now remains vulnerable, placing jobs, public safety, and national infrastructure at risk.
"This funding uncertainty affects more than just our members. Manufacturers, suppliers, investors, and scores of small businesses will also be impacted, as this uncertainty disrupts current and future development related to the Gateway Project. To the thousands of building trades members and stakeholders now facing uncertainty, we stand with you. To the governors and the Gateway Development Commission working to restore funding, we have your back. And to those with the authority to release these critical infrastructure dollars: enough is enough. America's need for critical infrastructure upgrades should not fall victim to politics.
"There have been public reports that a dispute over naming rights has delayed the release of funding for this project. NABTU wants to be clear: we view this critical infrastructure as America's Tunnel, and we are simply America's workforce, ready to do our part. The men and women of the building trades do not care what this project is called or ultimately named. What matters to us is the opportunity to do what we do best: build this project safely, on time, and in service of the people, commerce, and national interests it was designed to advance. NABTU will continue fighting relentlessly until this funding is restored, our members return to the job site, and this vital project moves forward once again, as it should have all along."
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Original text here: https://nabtu.org/press_releases/gateway-tunnel-project-shutdown/
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UAW Endorses Independent Dan Osborn in Nebraska U.S. Senate Race
DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2026:
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UAW Endorses Independent Dan Osborn in Nebraska U.S. Senate Race
The UAW has voted to endorse Dan Osborn, an Independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Nebraska.
"Dan Osborn is one of us. A union member who came up through the ranks to fight for economic and social justice for the working class," said UAW President Shawn Fain. "We don't need another lawyer or corporate hack who only cares about the richest Americans in the U.S. Senate, we need independent blue-collar fighters like Dan.
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DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2026:
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UAW Endorses Independent Dan Osborn in Nebraska U.S. Senate Race
The UAW has voted to endorse Dan Osborn, an Independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Nebraska.
"Dan Osborn is one of us. A union member who came up through the ranks to fight for economic and social justice for the working class," said UAW President Shawn Fain. "We don't need another lawyer or corporate hack who only cares about the richest Americans in the U.S. Senate, we need independent blue-collar fighters like Dan.Wealth inequality is out of control in our country. The rich continue to take all the profits while the affordability crisis leaves working class people scraping to get by paycheck to paycheck. If we're going to change this system, we need to elect working-class people to the halls of Congress who understand this. We're proud to stand with Dan Osborn and ready to elect him to take on corporate greed and our rigged political system."
"UAW Region 4 is on the front lines of the class war on blue collar America, and Dan Osborn is right there with us," said UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell, whose region covers the state of Nebraska. "Dan is an independent, who is loyal only to the working class. From his leadership in the Kellogg strike to taking on Tyson as they try to devastate the Midwest with another massive plant closure to pad Wall Street's bottom line, Dan has proven he's got the guts and the experience to take corporate America head on, and working Nebraskans are ready to elect him to the U.S. Senate."
"The United Auto Workers helped build this country and ushered in our nation's greatest eras of prosperity for working people," said Dan Osborn. "With their leadership and working class representation in the Senate, we can return to that prosperity and level the playing field for workers once again. I am honored and humbled by their endorsement, and I will always be a fighter for them and all working people in the U.S. Senate."
The UAW will convene for its biannual Community Action Program Conference in Washington DC, February 8-11, where Osborn will address hundreds of UAW members. For more information, visit UAW.org/cap2026.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/uaw-endorses-independent-dan-osborn-in-nebraska-u-s-senate-race/
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Teamsters at BelGioioso Cheese Ratify Contract
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Teamsters at BelGioioso Cheese Ratify Contract
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Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org
(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) - Teamsters at the BelGioioso Cheese facility in Campbell, New York, represented by Teamsters Local 118, have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract that secures higher wages and strengthens job protections. The agreement covers 180 workers responsible for the production, maintenance, and distribution of Polly-O cheeses
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Teamsters at BelGioioso Cheese Ratify Contract
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Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org
(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) - Teamsters at the BelGioioso Cheese facility in Campbell, New York, represented by Teamsters Local 118, have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract that secures higher wages and strengthens job protections. The agreement covers 180 workers responsible for the production, maintenance, and distribution of Polly-O cheesesacross the region.
"Our members made it clear they expected a contract that respected their work, and that's exactly what we achieved," said Tim Barbeto, President of Teamsters Local 118. "This agreement raises wages, improves benefits, and strengthens the workplace protections our members rely on every day."
The contract clarifies workplace rules, improves the posting process for line lead positions, limits the use of temporary workers, and strengthens rules around seniority and job assignments.
"This contract protects our jobs and gives us a stronger voice at work," said Thomas Didas, a steward. "We finally feel respected for the essential role we play in producing and shipping thousands of Polly-O cheese products."
Teamsters Local 118 proudly represents over 5,000 workers across upstate New York and in Northern Pennsylvania. For more information, go to teamsters118.com.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/02/teamsters-at-belgioioso-cheese-ratify-contract/
Centinela Hospital nurses announce strike
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Centinela Hospital nurses announce strike
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Nurses as Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, Calif., gave notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare that they will hold a strike for one day on Feb. 19, 2026, to protest the administration's refusal to address RNs' deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU).
Centinela Hospital nurses are in the process of negotiating a new contract with
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Centinela Hospital nurses announce strike
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Nurses as Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, Calif., gave notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare that they will hold a strike for one day on Feb. 19, 2026, to protest the administration's refusal to address RNs' deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU).
Centinela Hospital nurses are in the process of negotiating a new contract withlittle to no movement on key issues. The RNs urge management to invest in nursing staff and agree to a contract that provides safe staffing and a commitment to practices that recruit and retain nurses amid high nurse turnover.
What: Centinela one-day strike
When: Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 a.m. to Friday, Feb. 20, at 6:59 a.m. Rally at 1 p.m.
Where: Centinela Hospital Medical Center, 555 E. Hardy St., Inglewood, Calif.
"At Centinela Hospital, nurses are striking because patient safety is being put at risk every day," said Elexa Elkins, RN at Centinela Hospital. "Chronic short staffing and unsafe conditions make it harder to provide the care our patients deserve. We are standing up because our community deserves better."
Nurses at Centinela have been in negotiations for a new contract since July 2025, with little to no movement on key issues. This ten-days' notice of their strike follows a nearly unanimous strike authorization vote on Jan. 14.
California Nurses Association represents 800 RNs at Centinela Hospital.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the nation with more than 100,000 members in more than 200 facilities throughout California and more than 225,000 RNs nationwide.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/centinela-hospital-nurses-announce-strike
Candidates for national office may now purchase space in the Postal Record for campaign advertisements
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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Candidates for national office may now purchase space in the Postal Record for campaign advertisements
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NALC is now accepting advertisements submitted by candidates for national office in any issue of The Postal Record. Previously, ads were only accepted in a single, specified issue of the magazine published prior to the election.
In accordance with the resolution passed at the 52nd Biennial Convention, the rates for political ads in The Postal Record for candidates
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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Candidates for national office may now purchase space in the Postal Record for campaign advertisements
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NALC is now accepting advertisements submitted by candidates for national office in any issue of The Postal Record. Previously, ads were only accepted in a single, specified issue of the magazine published prior to the election.
In accordance with the resolution passed at the 52nd Biennial Convention, the rates for political ads in The Postal Record for candidatesfor national office are calculated at the actual per-page publication cost. The rates printed below are based upon the average of the 2024 and 2025 printing and postage costs.
Such advertisements may be printed in any issue of The Postal Record. Ads must be received by the 5th of the month preceding the month in which the ad will appear, e.g., February's deadline (Feb. 5) is for the March publication.
Camera-ready ads or the copy for ads, as well as payment by check payable to NALC, must be received at NALC Headquarters by the same deadline ( The Postal Record, 100 Indiana Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001-2144). Ads may be sent electronically to postalrecord@nalc.org, but payment must be made by check.
Ads will run in an advertisement section of the magazine and will be labeled as advertisements.
Below are the rates for political ads (size shown is width x height):
* Full page (8" x 10-1/2"): $3,600
* Half page (8" x 5-1/4"): $1,800
* One-third page (8" x 3-1/2" or 2-2/3" x 10-1/2"): $1,200
* One-quarter page (4" x 5-1/4" or 8" x 2-2/3"): $900
Consistent with NALC policy, no other advertisements will be accepted for The Postal Record.
The following box contains the two-year costs for printing and postage for The Postal Record, which typically runs in the President's Biennial Report prior to the convention. The price for an ad in The Postal Record is based on these costs.
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Original text here: https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/candidates-for-national-office-may-now-purchase-space-in-the-postal-record-for-campaign-advertisements
America's Credit Unions President/CEO Simpson: Reintroduced credit card mandates would cost consumers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Simpson: Reintroduced credit card mandates would cost consumers
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Despite its name, the reintroduced Credit Card Competition Act has little to do with competition or even lowering costs for consumers. In a CUInsight op-ed, America's Credit Unions President/CEO Scott Simpson shares how it would be a financial windfall for only the largest retailers, repeating failed policies from the Durbin Amendment's debit card mandates.
"The government's harmful intervention in the debit card market
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Simpson: Reintroduced credit card mandates would cost consumers
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Despite its name, the reintroduced Credit Card Competition Act has little to do with competition or even lowering costs for consumers. In a CUInsight op-ed, America's Credit Unions President/CEO Scott Simpson shares how it would be a financial windfall for only the largest retailers, repeating failed policies from the Durbin Amendment's debit card mandates.
"The government's harmful intervention in the debit card marketprovides a clear cautionary tale for policymakers now eyeing the credit card system. Every day consumers simply cannot afford a repeat of the Durbin experiment," Simpson notes. "No matter what you call it, the Credit Card Competition Act won't deliver competition or savings. It would increase costs, and they land squarely on the shoulders of the people who can least afford them."
New credit card mandates would:
* Harm data privacy and security by allowing retailers to choose cheaper, less secure networks;
* Shrink access to credit with a loss of interchange funds to cover the costs of maintaining a credit card program; and
* Ultimately result in consumers facing less access to credit, higher fees, reduced protection, with no guarantee of any benefits or savings.
America's Credit Unions, leagues, and credit unions successfully kept Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., from a credit card mandate bill to a digital assets bill during a Senate Agriculture Committee markup last week.
Read the full op-ed: https://www.cuinsight.com/new-credit-card-mandates-would-be-costly-for-consumers/
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/simpson-reintroduced-credit-card-mandates-would-cost-consumers
Workers at Grecian Delight Kronos Join Teamsters
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Workers at Grecian Delight Kronos Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org
(GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill.) - More than 180 workers at Grecian Delight Kronos have voted to join Teamsters Local 710. The production, warehouse, sanitation, and quality assurance workers are seeking better wages, stronger benefits, and improved working conditions.
"This company tried but failed to block these workers from exercising
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Workers at Grecian Delight Kronos Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org
(GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill.) - More than 180 workers at Grecian Delight Kronos have voted to join Teamsters Local 710. The production, warehouse, sanitation, and quality assurance workers are seeking better wages, stronger benefits, and improved working conditions.
"This company tried but failed to block these workers from exercisingtheir federally protected right to form a union," said Mike Cales, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 710. "Our new members overcame a relentless anti-union campaign, and we look forward to helping them in negotiations to win a strong contract."
Shippers and receivers at Grecian Delight Kronos have been represented by Local 710 for over 25 years, and the contract protections they enjoy were a major catalyst for the latest organizing effort. With the election now certified, preperations to negotiate a first contract are underway.
"As companies consolidate and squeeze workers harder, more people are realizing they need a real voice on the shop floor," said Tom Erickson, Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division. "These workers stood strong, they won, and now they're ready to bargain for the wages, benefits, and respect they deserve."
"When Grecian Delight bought Kronos, everything changed for the worse. Only after they learned we were holding a union election did they suddenly pretend to 'hear our concerns.' Management hired union busters and did everything they could to stop us from becoming Teamsters, but we succeeded," said Maria Flores, a worker at Grecian Delight Kronos and a new member of Local 710.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/02/workers-at-grecian-delight-kronos-join-teamsters/
