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SAG-AFTRA Statement on Rockstar Games Workers Union Recognition Vote
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 11 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release:
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SAG-AFTRA Statement on Rockstar Games Workers Union Recognition Vote
November 9, 2026
SAG-AFTRA members, including those that work in video games, stand in solidarity with the Rockstar Games Workers Union. We recognize that unionization is vital for the future of the video game industry. All game workers deserve fair wages and working conditions. In the face of record layoffs, job instability, hostile work places, and toxic crunch
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LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 11 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release:
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SAG-AFTRA Statement on Rockstar Games Workers Union Recognition Vote
November 9, 2026
SAG-AFTRA members, including those that work in video games, stand in solidarity with the Rockstar Games Workers Union. We recognize that unionization is vital for the future of the video game industry. All game workers deserve fair wages and working conditions. In the face of record layoffs, job instability, hostile work places, and toxic crunchculture, it is now more critical than ever for unions and workers to stand in support of one another.
SAG-AFTRA advocates for fair treatment of workers in games and led the charge for industry-first protections from abuse and displacement due to new technology like generative artificial intelligence. We proudly stand with our fellow game workers as they set the foundation for protecting each other under the banner of their new union.
This is a fight for all workers. The gaming industry is a commercial juggernaut, and the people that create these amazing works of art deserve fair treatment and the opportunity to improve the terms of their employment with a strong voice at the bargaining table. We honor the courage of our fellow game workers at Rockstar and proudly support their union vote.
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About SAG-AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.
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Original text here: https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-statement-rockstar-games-workers-union-recognition-vote
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USC Arcadia Hospital nurses and health care workers ratify new contracts with strong measures to improve patient safety and retention
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release:
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USC Arcadia Hospital nurses and health care workers ratify new contracts with strong measures to improve patient safety and retention
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Registered nurses and health care workers at USC Arcadia Hospital in Arcadia, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying their respective three-year contracts on Nov. 5 and 6, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse and health care worker retention, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU)
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release:
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USC Arcadia Hospital nurses and health care workers ratify new contracts with strong measures to improve patient safety and retention
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Registered nurses and health care workers at USC Arcadia Hospital in Arcadia, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying their respective three-year contracts on Nov. 5 and 6, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse and health care worker retention, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU)and Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU). NNU is the largest and fastest-growing union of registered nurses in the nation.
"Caring for our patients is at the heart of what we do," said Shannon Vandelac, RN in the critical care unit. "This contract victory is a huge step in continuing to provide excellent patient care that our community deserves."
Highlights of the nurse contract include: workplace violence protections, staffing improvements, wage increases averaging 15.84 percent over the life of the contract, and no takeaways:
* Safe staffing improvements, including more resource nurses, and giving bedside nurses a voice in how to best implement this critical resource on the units.
* Workplace violence prevention language that expands the protections for bedside nurses.
* Investment in education: New certification pay language for education so nurses can continue expanding their knowledge and skills.
* Economic gains to help retain and recruit experienced nurses. The agreement includes an average of 15.84 percent wage increase over the life of the contract and five additional steps to the wage grid.
* No contract takeaways
The new pact covers the period Nov. 5, 2026 to June 30, 2029.
"We are very proud to serve the community of Arcadia," said Gi Park, RN in the cardiac telemetry unit.
In addition to registered nurses, members of Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU) also ratified their contract on Nov. 6. CHEU is an affiliate of CNA and represents more than 740 health care workers at USC Arcadia, including respiratory therapists, nursing aides, and laboratory workers.
Highlights of the health care workers' contract include: workplace violence protections, staffing improvements, wage increases averaging 21.01 percent over the life of the contract, and no takeaways:
* Workplace violence prevention language expanding protections for health care workers
* Increase of standby rate to $23.00 which will follow the health care minimum wage.
* Non-discrimination language: Strengthening protection for members from discrimination, retaliation, and harassment. Also, includes remedies for members subjected to any of these.
* Economic gains to help retain and recruit experienced staff. The agreement includes an average of 17.62 percent wage increase for technical bargaining unit employees and 21.15 increases for non-professional bargaining unit employees over the life of the contract and two additional steps to the wage grid.
"We work hard for our patients because we love our patients," said Maggie Cervantes, a nursing assistant in the telemetry unit. "This is a contract fight that I am proud to have been a part of because we focused on the recruitment and retention of health care workers."
CNA represents more than 780 nurses at USC Arcadia Hospital and CHEU represents 740 ancillary health care workers at USC Arcadia 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/usc-arcadia-hospital-nurses-and-health-care-workers-ratify-new-contracts
Statement from UAW President Shawn Fain and UAW Vice President Ryan Hiestand on Delphi Retirees
DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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Statement from UAW President Shawn Fain and UAW Vice President Ryan Hiestand on Delphi Retirees
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The UAW is happy to announce that GM has agreed to honor its commitments to Delphi retirees who were denied annual lumpsum payments in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The remaining eligible Delphi retirees will receive a $2,000 payment in or about March 2027 covering prior years, and a future $500 payment in December 2027.
Let's be clear. This issue never should've taken this long to resolve.
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DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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Statement from UAW President Shawn Fain and UAW Vice President Ryan Hiestand on Delphi Retirees
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The UAW is happy to announce that GM has agreed to honor its commitments to Delphi retirees who were denied annual lumpsum payments in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The remaining eligible Delphi retirees will receive a $2,000 payment in or about March 2027 covering prior years, and a future $500 payment in December 2027.
Let's be clear. This issue never should've taken this long to resolve.While GM makes a record $20 billion payout to Wall Street, certain Delphi retirees have had to wait years to get what they've been owed. Through the diligence of the UAW, and the members who raised their voices, we have made things right, and will keep fighting for every single member to get their fair share.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/statement-from-uaw-president-shawn-fain-and-uaw-vice-president-ryan-hiestand-on-delphi-retirees/
Enliven Planters Workers in Philadelphia Join IATSE Local USA 829
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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Enliven Planters Workers in Philadelphia Join IATSE Local USA 829
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - Horticultural Designers, Nursery Workers, and Gardeners at Enliven Planters have voted 24- 5 to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local USA 829, United Scenic Artists, the union announced Tuesday. The newly formed bargaining unit covers 30 workers.
Enliven Planters designs, installs, and maintains custom container gardens and
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NEW YORK, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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Enliven Planters Workers in Philadelphia Join IATSE Local USA 829
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - Horticultural Designers, Nursery Workers, and Gardeners at Enliven Planters have voted 24- 5 to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local USA 829, United Scenic Artists, the union announced Tuesday. The newly formed bargaining unit covers 30 workers.
Enliven Planters designs, installs, and maintains custom container gardens andseasonal planters for homes, businesses, and neighborhoods throughout the Philadelphia region. Each arrangement is a living composition of color, texture, and form, created by designers and gardeners who combine artistic vision, horticultural expertise, and skilled hands.
The campaign began in May 2024, when Enliven workers, frustrated with their working conditions, started talking about organizing and connected with USA 829 for support. Over more than two years, and through many staffing changes, they built solidarity around wages, safety, and access to benefits. On August 28, 2026, the workers delivered a letter to Enliven co-founders asking the company to voluntarily recognize their union. When management refused, the workers filed for an NLRB election and won it on October 14.
Management responded with a conventional anti-union campaign, flooding workers with information and insisting that unionizing was not right for them. The workers had built such strong solidarity that they were largely unfazed. The Philadelphia AFL-CIO publicly backed the campaign, and Philadelphia City Councilmembers-at-Large Katherine Gilmore Richardson, Kendra Brooks, Isaiah Thomas, and Rev. Nicolas O'Rourke wrote to management in support of the workers and a fair election.
"USA 829 has always represented the artists and craftspeople who shape the spaces people live in, whether that's a theater, a film set, or a city street," said Sandy Phillips, National Business Agent for Local USA 829. "The workers at Enliven Planters organized because they love what they do and want it to be sustainable. Their win shows that creative workers in every field can build power together."
An Enliven gardener involved in the organizing drive reflected on the victory: "Organizing is a beautiful thing. It played a huge part in building the middle class in this country, which now seems to be disappearing. There are so many wonderful and seriously hard-working people who work at Enliven. We have taken the step of unionizing with Local USA 829 because we want the best for each other, and we want the job we love to be more sustainable for us."
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Original text here: https://iatse.net/enliven-planters-workers-in-philadelphia-join-iatse-local-usa-829/ (TNSmlt)
Bimbo Bakeries Teamsters in New Jersey Unanimously Authorize Strike
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Bimbo Bakeries Teamsters in New Jersey Unanimously Authorize Strike
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Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: mdrumm@teamster.rog
(NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.) - A group of over 90 workers in East Brunswick, N.J., have unanimously voted to authorize a strike at Bimbo Bakeries. The drivers and warehouse workers are demanding a fair contract that retains their Teamsters' health care.
"These workers deserve a deal that honors their worth and respects the precedent
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Bimbo Bakeries Teamsters in New Jersey Unanimously Authorize Strike
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Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: mdrumm@teamster.rog
(NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.) - A group of over 90 workers in East Brunswick, N.J., have unanimously voted to authorize a strike at Bimbo Bakeries. The drivers and warehouse workers are demanding a fair contract that retains their Teamsters' health care.
"These workers deserve a deal that honors their worth and respects the precedentthey have set with previous agreements at Bimbo Bakeries," said Jeff Padellaro, Director of the Teamsters Brewery, Bakery, and Soft Drink Conference. "It's time for management to put serious offers on the table. If Bimbo wants a strike, a strike is what they will get."
"The company thinks they can intimidate workers into accepting an offer that downgrades their benefits. Teamsters will not be bullied," said Ron Lake, President of Teamsters Local 701. "Our members refuse to be fooled by management's efforts and are ready to head to the picket line if a fair contract is not reached."
Bimbo is attempting to abandon Local 701's health plan that the workers have been with for over 25 years. Management has resorted to interrogating workers over negotiations. As a result of this behavior, Local 701 has filed unfair labor practices against the company.
"Management continues to come to the table with insulting offers that they know we would never agree to," said Ken Golden, a member of Local 701 and shop steward at Bimbo Bakeries. "We are not willing to be strong-armed out of our union's health plan. We don't want to strike but are ready for a work stoppage if the company keeps going down this road."
Teamsters Local 701 has been fighting for working-class families for 75 years. For more information, please visit teamsterslocal701.org.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/11/bimbo-bakeries-teamsters-in-new-jersey-unanimously-authorize-strike/
AFT, UFT and Anthropic Sign Binding AI Safety and Privacy Agreement for Schools
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT, UFT and Anthropic Sign Binding AI Safety and Privacy Agreement for Schools
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NEW YORK--The AFT and the United Federation of Teachers today announced a legally binding agreement with Anthropic that makes AI safety, privacy and transparency standards enforceable in thousands of U.S. K-12 schools.
The national AI Safety and Privacy Standard for Schools automatically applies to Anthropic's existing agreements with school districts using Claude for Teachers and builds
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT, UFT and Anthropic Sign Binding AI Safety and Privacy Agreement for Schools
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NEW YORK--The AFT and the United Federation of Teachers today announced a legally binding agreement with Anthropic that makes AI safety, privacy and transparency standards enforceable in thousands of U.S. K-12 schools.
The national AI Safety and Privacy Standard for Schools automatically applies to Anthropic's existing agreements with school districts using Claude for Teachers and buildson its partnership with the two unions that includes the New York City-based National Academy for AI Instruction. Anthropic had already committed to the agreement, with today's announcement marking the point those principles go formally into effect.
In May, as part of a 10-point plan to boost student learning, the 1.875 million-member AFT called for a ban on student-facing AI in elementary school, a screen ban in kindergarten through second grade, and a total ban on "social companion" chatbots before the age of 16.
"We said repeatedly that the guardrails for AI are just as important as any training we were doing for AI," said AFT President Randi Weingarten. "That's why I'm glad our AI Safety and Privacy agreement is now one step closer to an industry standard with Anthropic joining us. And while we want this standard embedded in law, the action we're taking today is proof positive that we can create a future that is safer for our students, our teachers and our communities.
"In the almost total absence of federal and state AI regulation, we want to make certain no teacher or parent ever has to choose between AI tools and the safety and privacy of their children. This legally binding contract is how we build a world where algorithms and technology can never replace human judgment, relationships or responsibility."
The agreement sets enforceable standards for three key principles of safety and privacy:
* Student data is off-limits. Student and educator information may be used only for authorized educational purposes. It can never be sold or used for targeted advertising. Schools keep control over their data, including how long it is kept and when it is deleted.
* Educators stay in charge. AI products must include safeguards built for schools. Educators, not AI systems, remain responsible for instructional decisions and other consequential decisions about students.
* No "black boxes." Schools, educators and families get clear, plain-language information about how AI products work, what data they collect, where they fall short and what safeguards apply.
In July, Anthropic launched Claude for Teachers, an AI tool designed for adult educators. Claude for Teachers gives verified U.S. K-12 educators free access to Claude, a library of teaching skills and a direct connection to evidence-based curricula mapped to academic standards in all 50 states.
"As society adapts to AI, we must work to protect and enhance the deeply important work of teachers," said Elizabeth Kelly, the head of beneficial deployments at Anthropic. "That is only possible if teachers, students and school systems trust us. These agreements provide a foundation for that trust. We will live up to them and build on them for our education approach globally."
"This latest agreement continues our work as educators to keep our students and their families safe. Ideally, the federal government would step in, but since it hasn't, teachers unions are working to hold AI companies accountable. We are heartened that Anthropic sees the value of upholding student privacy and listening to parents and educators," said Michael Mulgrew, president of the 200,000-member United Federation of Teachers in New York City.
Anthropic is a founding partner of the National Academy for AI Instruction, alongside the AFT, the UFT, Microsoft and OpenAI. At the academy, educators lead other educators in learning and deciding on the best and most ethical ways to use AI in classrooms.
The full agreement can be viewed here.
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Original text here: https://www.aft.org/press-release/aft-uft-and-anthropic-sign-binding-ai-safety-and-privacy-agreement-schools
AFGE Urges House to Impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees posted the following news release:
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AFGE Urges House to Impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
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202-374-6491
tim.kauffman@afge.org
WASHINGTON - The American Federation of Government Employees is urging Congress to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from office over repeated violations of the law, including waging an unauthorized war against Iran and terminating labor contracts covering more than
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees posted the following news release:
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AFGE Urges House to Impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
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Join the 150,000 AFGE members who have already made the switch to E-Dues.
Contact:
Tim Kauffman
202-374-6491
tim.kauffman@afge.org
WASHINGTON - The American Federation of Government Employees is urging Congress to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from office over repeated violations of the law, including waging an unauthorized war against Iran and terminating labor contracts covering more than250,000 civilian employees represented by the union.
In a Nov. 9 letter to members of the U.S. House, AFGE National President Everett Kelley urges lawmakers to support a resolution of impeachment introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie.
By directing the war in Iran without prior Congressional approval, Hegseth violated the oath he took to support and defend the Constitution and in the process has risked the lives of thousands of military personnel, as well as countless civilian employees who support our military on the frontlines, Kelley wrote.
"He has continued to flout the law by refusing to obey Congress's express direction in June to terminate unauthorized hostilities against Iran. His illegal supervision of the hostilities has, so far, cost the lives of at least 21 service members and resulted in close to 900 injuries. This grim tally must not increase," Kelley wrote.
In addition, Hegseth issued a memo in April directing DoD agencies and components to terminate all collective bargaining agreements with AFGE - following President Trump's illegal orders from last year stripping more than one million federal employees of their union rights.
"Over the past year and a half, Mr. Hegseth has abused the authority of his office by illegally terminating workplace rights and protections for DoD civilian employees, many of whom are military veterans," Kelley wrote in his letter. "These patriots have been silenced, unable to voice legitimate concerns about Mr. Hegseth's conduct of the war in Iran without fear of political retaliation and job loss. The deprivation of their rights has harmed - not helped - our country's national security. As legal challenges wend their way through the courts, the best hope for the swift restoration of the rule of law at the Department of Defense is for the House to impeach Mr. Hegseth and refer him to the Senate for removal from office."
Written by OPEIU 2 AFL-CIO
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/f24574f88cc0491da0239894836c7ced.aspx (TNSmlt)
