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Baltimore nurses announce one-day strike for patient and staff retention
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 25 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Baltimore nurses announce one-day strike for patient and staff retention
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Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., gave notice today to their employer that they will hold a strike for one day on Monday, July 6, to protest the administration's refusal to address RNs' deep concerns about patient safety and staff retention, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today.
Management has cut staff hours, impeding
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 25 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Baltimore nurses announce one-day strike for patient and staff retention
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Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., gave notice today to their employer that they will hold a strike for one day on Monday, July 6, to protest the administration's refusal to address RNs' deep concerns about patient safety and staff retention, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today.
Management has cut staff hours, impedingnurses' ability to provide optimal patient care. As Ascension reports over $900 million in net profit in the last fiscal year, management has told nurses that cuts to their hours are part of a push for increased "productivity." To cover gaps in staffing, management is engaging in unsafe floating practices - floating nurses who usually work in the medical/surgical units to work in postpartum and pediatric units when they are not trained to care for babies, children, or new parents.
"Staffing is the No. 1 issue that our coworkers bring to us nurses on the bargaining team. When we have too many patients, we can't provide the care we were trained to give," said Gideon Eziama, RN in the cardiovascular telemetry unit. "The hospital's stubborn refusal to improve staffing in our contract is troubling. They should put patients over profits and agree to a fair contract now"
Who: Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital
What: One-day strike for patient safety and a fair contract
When: Monday, July 6, 7 a.m. to Tuesday, July 7, 6:59 a.m.
Where: Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, 900 S. Caton Ave., Baltimore, Md., on the corner of the main Caton Ave. entrance into the hospital by the "Ascension" sign.
This strike notice follows Saint Agnes nurses' very first strike in July 2025. The hospital has refused to agree to a fair contract that addresses nurses patient safety concerns. Nurses have given advance notice to the hospital for their upcoming strike.
Saint Agnes nurses have been in negotiations since January 2024 for a first contract with little to no movement on key issues. The RNs urge management to invest in nursing staff and agree to a contract that provides:
* Safe staffing
* Retention of experienced RNs to provide safe patient care
* Limitations to floating assignments based on patient safety
"Floating limitations are incredibly important and incredibly serious. In the postpartum unit this week, we were staffed by nurses from medical-surgical units without the specialization needed to care for babies in their most vulnerable moments," said Kathryn Blackburn, RN in the labor delivery unit at Saint Agnes. "We have excellent, qualified nurses, but by trying to save pennies by shifting people around, Ascension does our patients a disservice. We are fighting for common-sense provisions in our contract, and the hospital will only benefit by agreeing to floating protections."
National Nurses Organizing Committee represents more than 600 nurses at Ascension St Agnes.
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/baltimore-nurses-announce-one-day-strike-for-patient-and-staff-retention
AFT's Weingarten on US Supreme Court Ruling Ending Protection for Hundreds of Thousands of Haitians and Syrians
WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT's Weingarten on US Supreme Court Ruling Ending Protection for Hundreds of Thousands of Haitians and Syrians
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WASHINGTON -AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protected status protections for thousands of workers from Haiti and Syria who live and work legally in the United States:
"This country has been a beacon of hope for people around the
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WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT's Weingarten on US Supreme Court Ruling Ending Protection for Hundreds of Thousands of Haitians and Syrians
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WASHINGTON -AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protected status protections for thousands of workers from Haiti and Syria who live and work legally in the United States:
"This country has been a beacon of hope for people around theworld who seek a safe haven from violence and persecution. Immigrants with temporary protected status pour billions into the economy each year, pay taxes and fill essential jobs across industries including healthcare, agriculture and manufacturing. Losing their right to work and live here will push them into poverty and leave our country weaker, poorer and more vulnerable.
"When darker forces-like those in the White House today-closed our borders in the 1920s, millions of people who needed shelter were slaughtered abroad. We said "never again," yet now we have a Supreme Court that's closed its eyes to that history.
"It is ironic that the six justices who issued this ruling would likely never visit or live in Haiti or Syria because of the extreme and ongoing instability there. Yet they somehow feel constitutionally compelled to send others back based on an administration policy rooted in discrimination and hate. History will not be kind to those who joined this warped opinion-and it is now incumbent on Congress to reverse it."
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Original text here: https://www.aft.org/press-release/afts-weingarten-us-supreme-court-ruling-ending-protection-hundreds-thousands-haitians
UAW Celebrates Union Member Leader Claire Valdez's Victory in NY-07's Democratic Primary for Congress
DETROIT, Michigan, June 24 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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UAW Celebrates Union Member Leader Claire Valdez's Victory in NY-07's Democratic Primary for Congress
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Today, the UAW is celebrating the Democratic primary victory for one of the Union's own member leaders, Claire Valdez for Congress in NY-07. UAW Region 9A mobilized thousands of members across NY-07 to help deliver a victory for New York's working class.
"We are so proud to be sending the UAW's own Claire Valdez to deliver for the working class in Congress," said UAW President
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DETROIT, Michigan, June 24 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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UAW Celebrates Union Member Leader Claire Valdez's Victory in NY-07's Democratic Primary for Congress
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Today, the UAW is celebrating the Democratic primary victory for one of the Union's own member leaders, Claire Valdez for Congress in NY-07. UAW Region 9A mobilized thousands of members across NY-07 to help deliver a victory for New York's working class.
"We are so proud to be sending the UAW's own Claire Valdez to deliver for the working class in Congress," said UAW PresidentShawn Fain. "We know with Claire in Congress, we'll never ask her to pick a side in the fight for justice. This is exactly how the labor movement can fight back against corporate greed and inequality: by electing more of our own. We know Claire is ready to fight like hell in Washington for the working class and our core issues at the UAW, and we have her back."
"We are so excited to be celebrating Claire Valdez's Democratic primary victory today alongside a broad, multiracial, multigenerational, working-class coalition in New York," said UAW Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla. "For every union member we elect to office, we build a stronger, more powerful foundation to fight back against the billionaire takeover of our politics. Claire's campaign ran on an unapologetically pro-organizing, pro-worker empowerment labor platform, and proves this is what voters are looking for right now. We're proud of the hundreds of rank-and-file UAW volunteers that mobilized thousands of our neighbors to the polls for Claire!"
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/uaw-celebrates-union-member-leader-claire-valdezs-victory-in-ny-07s-democratic-primary-for-congress/
Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 3 Arizona Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress
WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 3 Arizona Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress
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AFGE says Reps. Ansari, Stanton, and Grijalva support federal workers and their rights
LAKEWOOD, Calif. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Arizona in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is July 21, and the general election is Nov. 3.
The
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WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 3 Arizona Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress
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AFGE says Reps. Ansari, Stanton, and Grijalva support federal workers and their rights
LAKEWOOD, Calif. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Arizona in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is July 21, and the general election is Nov. 3.
Theendorsed candidates are Reps. Yassamin Ansari (CD-3), Greg Stanton (CD-4), and Adelita Grijalva (CD-7).
"Representatives Ansari, Stanton, and Grijalva have spent their time in Congress supporting Arizona's working class. They have stood their ground to make Arizona a better place to work for everyone, including the federal employees we represent at AFGE," AFGE District 12 NVP Mario Campos said.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (CD-3)
Yassamin Ansari was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2025, making history as the youngest woman in the 119th Congress and the first Iranian-American Democrat elected to Congress. She also serves as freshman class president for Democrats in the 119th Congress.
Prior to her election to Congress, Ansari served as vice mayor of Phoenix and was the youngest woman ever elected to the Phoenix City Council, representing one of the city's most diverse districts in the fifth largest and fastest-growing city in the country.
Rep. Greg Stanton (CD-4)
Greg Stanton is a proven champion for Arizona families. As mayor of Phoenix from 2012-2018, he didn't just manage growth - he reshaped the city's economy around innovation and trade, creating thousands of quality jobs and driving some of the strongest wage growth in the nation.
Since first being elected to Congress in 2018, Rep. Stanton has focused on Arizona's water future, investing in transit, lowering costs for working families, and building out the state's 21st-century economy. He is the cofounder of the Extreme Heat Caucus and currently serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (CD-7)
Adelita Grijalva was first elected to public office in 2002, when she was elected to the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board, the largest school district in Tucson and the second-largest district in Arizona. There, as a volunteer elected official, she led the successful effort to significantly expand pre-school availability at district schools, fiercely defended Mexican-American studies and bilingual curriculum from attacks by the Arizona State Legislature, and advocated for investments in public schools in historically overlooked communities.
In September 2025, Grijalva was elected to Congress in a special election to replace her father, Rep. Raul Grijalva, who died in March 2025 after serving in the U.S. House since 2003.
Nearly 64,000 federal employees live in Arizona - caring for veterans, supporting the military, ensuring the safety of our food and air, 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 represents more than 10,000 federal employees in District 12, which includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada.
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/73e25c86a345479d8b97131022fa1656.aspx
IRS Employees Delivered Despite Challenging Tax Season
WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Union] (TNSrpt) -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following news release:
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IRS Employees Delivered Despite Challenging Tax Season
Despite a difficult set of challenges, including the loss of around 30,000 employees, the IRS performed better than expected in the 2026 tax season, according to the new National Taxpayer Advocate report released today. Still, taxpayers who required assistance often struggled to get it due to massive cuts to the IRS workforce
While 99 percent of tax returns were processed without significant delay, the IRS answered
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WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Union] (TNSrpt) -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following news release:
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IRS Employees Delivered Despite Challenging Tax Season
Despite a difficult set of challenges, including the loss of around 30,000 employees, the IRS performed better than expected in the 2026 tax season, according to the new National Taxpayer Advocate report released today. Still, taxpayers who required assistance often struggled to get it due to massive cuts to the IRS workforce
While 99 percent of tax returns were processed without significant delay, the IRS answered20 percent fewer calls than last filing season, according to Erin M. Collins, who leads the independent watchdog agency of the IRS. Additionally, filings requiring manual processing increased by roughly 17 percent compared to last filing season.
"Let's be clear: the IRS owes its success to the hard work and dedication of its workforce," said NTEU National President Doreen Greenwald. "IRS employees, to their credit, have managed to do more with less, but these deep cuts have taken a toll.
The report says the number of fully staffed Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TAC) fell to 42, down from 102 in the 2025 filing season.
"For some taxpayers, phone and online service are not enough," Collins said in her report to Congress. "TACs protect the right to quality service by giving these taxpayers access to in-person assistance."
NTEU, which represents tens of thousands of frontline IRS employees around the country, has long urged Congress to restore the agency's depleted operating budget and invest more in staffing, training and technology.
"The budget cuts and staffing losses are well documented, as is the damage being done to our voluntary tax system," said Greenwald.
The need for additional staffing has become increasingly apparent, as the IRS recently requested authority to hire approximately 8,000 employees to help restore workforce capacity and improve service to taxpayers.
Among those taxpayers hit the hardest this past filing season are those who needed additional help beyond standard processing channels-including identity theft victims, taxpayers responding to IRS correspondence, and taxpayers who needed in-person or telephone assistance. They faced longer waits, confusing notices, reduced access to live help and unresolved account problems, according to the report.
"No taxpayer should be left out in the cold for needing help paying their fair share," said Greenwald. "A smaller, less effective IRS undercuts the whole tax system and deprives our government of much-needed revenue."
NTEU represents employees in 38 different federal agencies and departments.
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REPORT: https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JRC27_FullReport.pdf
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Original text here: https://www.nteu.org/media-center/News Releases/2026/06/24/TaxpayerAdvocateReport
At 39th Constitutional Convention, UAW Delegates Chart Ambitious Course For Next Four Years
DETROIT, Michigan, June 24 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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At 39th Constitutional Convention, UAW Delegates Chart Ambitious Course For Next Four Years
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Nearly 900 delegates gathered in Detroit, Michigan, last week for the UAW's 39th Constitutional Convention, charting an ambitious, aggressive path forward for the iconic union.
Among other business, delegates voted to grow the union's strike fund, commit more resources to organizing, and raise strike pay, passing resolutions in support of an aggressive organizing approach and buildup to
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DETROIT, Michigan, June 24 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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At 39th Constitutional Convention, UAW Delegates Chart Ambitious Course For Next Four Years
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Nearly 900 delegates gathered in Detroit, Michigan, last week for the UAW's 39th Constitutional Convention, charting an ambitious, aggressive path forward for the iconic union.
Among other business, delegates voted to grow the union's strike fund, commit more resources to organizing, and raise strike pay, passing resolutions in support of an aggressive organizing approach and buildup toMay Day 2028. The assembled delegates expanded and clarified the definition of a UAW retiree, allocated additional funding for the Women's Department and Civil & Human Rights Departments, and added local standing committees for Communications, Health & Safety, and much more.
UAW-endorsed candidates Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Jocelyn Benson addressed the body, as did AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, SEIU President April Verrett, IndustriALL General Secretary Atle Hoie, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson, Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, and others. The UAW awarded the union's prestigious Social Justice Award to four recipients: Retired UAW Vice President Chuck Browning, the workers of Volkswagen Chattanooga, the late Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Maria Medina.
The delegates elected UAW Local 838 Financial Secretary Stacie Loveless to serve as an International Trustee for a 12-year term. They also nominated candidates for the union's International Executive Board elections, with ballots set to be mailed in August.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/at-39th-constitutional-convention-uaw-delegates-chart-ambitious-course-for-next-four-years/
AFT and NEA Call on Democratic Governors to Reject Trump Private School Voucher Scheme
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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AFT and NEA Call on Democratic Governors to Reject Trump Private School Voucher Scheme
Unions representing 4.8 million educators warn voucher program would drain funding from public schools
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In an open letter sent today to the nation's Democratic governors, the presidents of the country's two largest teachers unions, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), urged Democratic governors to reject the Trump administration's private
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WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on June 23, 2026:
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AFT and NEA Call on Democratic Governors to Reject Trump Private School Voucher Scheme
Unions representing 4.8 million educators warn voucher program would drain funding from public schools
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In an open letter sent today to the nation's Democratic governors, the presidents of the country's two largest teachers unions, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), urged Democratic governors to reject the Trump administration's privateschool voucher program, calling it a grave and urgent threat to the public schools that serve nearly 90 percent of the nation's K-12 students.
"Public education is a core value of our communities and the foundation of a thriving democracy," AFT President Randi Weingarten and NEA President Becky Pringle wrote in the letter. "Every child deserves access to a high-quality education in well-supported public schools."
"The program is a Trojan horse carrying near-universal K-12 private school vouchers into every state that participates--even states where voters have rejected vouchers at the ballot box," Pringle and Weingarten wrote.
The letter comes on the heels of another letter sent earlier this month by three dozen education unions in 23 Democratic-led states, urging their governors not to opt into the scheme.
The new letter also warns that states choosing to opt into the voucher program do so at the expense of students. They also will likely face long-term fiscal strain as vouchers "shrink" public school enrollment, reducing per-pupil state revenue while fixed-costs remain. The scheme will force state budgets to cover the funding gaps. The unions warn of a potential $50 billion annual price tag for the program nationally, which could lead to further cuts to federal programs for the most vulnerable students, such as those supported by Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The letter notes the voucher program is a core element of Project 2025 and points to the 2024 Democratic National Committee platform, which explicitly opposed "private-school vouchers, tuition tax credits, opportunity scholarships, and other schemes that divert taxpayer-funded resources away from public education."
"The underlying strength of America rests on the provision of education to all as a public good. We shouldn't gamble our future on promises made by an administration relentlessly dedicated to undermining that public good. Rejecting the Trump administration's voucher program helps to preserve and protect the future of public education for our students, families, and communities," wrote Weingarten and Pringle.
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The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional employee organization, representing more than 3 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators, students preparing to become teachers, healthcare workers, and public employees. Learn more at www.nea.org.
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INFODOC: https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2026/Joint_AFT_NEA_Open_Letter_to_Democratic_Governors.pdf
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Original text here: https://www.nea.org/about-nea/media-center/press-releases/aft-and-nea-call-democratic-governors-reject-trump-private-school-voucher-scheme
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