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Workers at Aramark Commissary in Sacramento Join Teamsters
WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Workers at Aramark Commissary in Sacramento Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: MDrumm@teamster.org
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - Workers at Aramark Commissary in Sacramento have voted to join Teamsters Local 150. These new members work in the commissary at the correctional facility in Sacramento County and are responsible for receiving and processing incoming products and preparing and completing orders for delivery to inmates.
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WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Workers at Aramark Commissary in Sacramento Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: MDrumm@teamster.org
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - Workers at Aramark Commissary in Sacramento have voted to join Teamsters Local 150. These new members work in the commissary at the correctional facility in Sacramento County and are responsible for receiving and processing incoming products and preparing and completing orders for delivery to inmates.
"We areexcited to have these new members join our team and thank Teamsters Joint Council 7 for their partnership in this organizing effort," said Dale Wentz, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 150. "Today is monumental for not only this facility but also Aramark workers across California who now know that the Teamsters have their back in the fight for a strong contract."
Aramark is a global company providing food, facilities, and uniform services to a broad array of industries. Workers at the commissary in Sacramento County provide a lifeline for families and friends to be able to provide their loved ones at the correctional facility with access to food, personal and hygiene supplies, writing materials, and art supplies.
"Our work changes lives by providing a service that is critical for the livelihood of all the inmates at the facility," said Valentino Edwards, an Aramark worker at the Sacramento County Commissary. "Our vote to join the Teamsters will give us a chance to change our lives. A strong contract will mean we don't have to work two jobs to make ends meet and that we can have access to necessary retirement and health care benefits."
Teamsters Local 150 represents approximately 9,000 members across Northern California, primarily in Sacramento. For more information, go to teamsters150.org.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/04/workers-at-aramark-commissary-in-sacramento-join-teamsters/
National Nurses United endorses Matt Dunlap for Maine's 2nd District
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 2 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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National Nurses United endorses Matt Dunlap for Maine's 2nd District
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National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Matt Dunlap for Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Throughout his decades of service, Matt has shown he is a person of real integrity. He has always put nurses and our patients first, and we know he'll stand up against corporate interests.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 2 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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National Nurses United endorses Matt Dunlap for Maine's 2nd District
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National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Matt Dunlap for Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Throughout his decades of service, Matt has shown he is a person of real integrity. He has always put nurses and our patients first, and we know he'll stand up against corporate interests.
"Matt Dunlaphas spent his career fighting for the people of Maine -and that's exactly what he'll do in Congress," said Jamie Brown, RN and NNU president. "Matt won't be bought off by lobbyists or special interests. He knows the struggles of working people because that's where he came from. He was a union member himself, and he's always had labor's back. He's been a champion for working people his whole life -nurses, union members, and everyone in between. National Nurses United is proud to endorse Matt Dunlap."
"I am honored and humbled to earn the endorsement of National Nurses United," said Matt Dunlap. "Nurses are on the front lines every day -caring for our communities, fighting for their patients, and standing up for what's right. In Congress, I'll fight alongside them for Medicare for All, safe staffing levels, a safe workplace, and fair contracts to support their families. Every Mainer knows how much nurses take care of us. We need to make sure they get taken care of too."
NNU supports candidates who are committed to nurses' values, including safe staffing in all hospitals across the country, protecting the rights of workers to organize, and guaranteeing health care to everyone. In a recent Gallup poll, nurses were voted the most trusted profession in the United States for the 24th consecutive year. NNU looks forward to helping elect Dunlap and working closely with him in Congress on the important issues that affect registered nurses, our patients, and our communities.
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/national-nurses-united-endorses-matt-dunlap-for-maines-2nd-district
NEA: Denying Citizenship to a U.S.-Born Child is Unconstitutional, Reckless, and Contrary to Our American Values
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on April 1, 2026:
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Denying citizenship to a U.S.-born child is unconstitutional, reckless, and contrary to our American values
On the first day of his second administration, Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to strip the constitutional guarantee of citizenship from children born in the United States, defying the Constitution, more than a century of Supreme Court precedent, and longstanding federal law. Earlier this year, the National Education Association, on behalf of its 3 million
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WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on April 1, 2026:
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Denying citizenship to a U.S.-born child is unconstitutional, reckless, and contrary to our American values
On the first day of his second administration, Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to strip the constitutional guarantee of citizenship from children born in the United States, defying the Constitution, more than a century of Supreme Court precedent, and longstanding federal law. Earlier this year, the National Education Association, on behalf of its 3 millionmembers, joined a coalition of labor unions in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, outlining the harm ending birthright citizenship would cause to students and educators nationwide.
The following statement can be attributed to NEA President Becky Pringle:
"For generations, birthright citizenship has embodied the promise at the heart of America: that every child born here can grow, contribute, and pursue their dreams without limitation. Donald Trump's executive order undermines that promise by casting doubt on the belonging of children whose only home is the United States, simply because their parents lack permanent immigration status.
"Denying citizenship to a U.S.-born child is not only unconstitutional but reckless and contrary to our nation's values. Trump's ill-conceived executive order would create a permanent underclass of people who have always called this country home, yet may be left without one. Rather than narrowing who counts as American, we should strengthen the ideals that unite us by ensuring every child born here is recognized, valued, and able to claim their place in our nation's future.
"Educators have a moral responsibility to confront this attack on our students and values. We cannot allow this administration to undermine constitutional rights or strip away fundamental freedoms. The Supreme Court must reject this unconstitutional executive order. As this administration continues its attacks against our communities, we will continue to organize and stand together to protect our students, our families, and our communities."
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Original text here: https://www.nea.org/about-nea/media-center/press-releases/denying-citizenship-us-born-child-unconstitutional-reckless-and-contrary-our-american-values
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NABTU Issues Statement on Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Guidance
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The AFL-CIO North America's Building Trades Unions issued the following statement on March 31, 2026, by President Sean McGarvey on the U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship guidance:
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NABTU STATEMENT ON DOL REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP GUIDANCE
Today, North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey released the following statement:
"For nearly a century, Registered Apprenticeship has been the gold standard of workforce development. In that time and like no other, building trades unions have shown the maximum effectiveness of this
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WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The AFL-CIO North America's Building Trades Unions issued the following statement on March 31, 2026, by President Sean McGarvey on the U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship guidance:
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NABTU STATEMENT ON DOL REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP GUIDANCE
Today, North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey released the following statement:
"For nearly a century, Registered Apprenticeship has been the gold standard of workforce development. In that time and like no other, building trades unions have shown the maximum effectiveness of thismodel by training millions of men and women for middle class careers in construction. That is why NABTU applauds the Administration for supporting Registered Apprenticeship and in particular, their efforts to encourage widespread adoption in more industries.
"The DOL's new guidance does raise questions regarding unscrupulous training providers using it to cut corners and shortchange workers' training. For this reason, NABTU will work with Secretary Chavez DeRemer and ETA Assistant Secretary Mack to ensure the Administration's goals for quantity of new Registered Apprentices doesn't inadvertently sacrifice quality."
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About NABTU: North America's Building Trades Unions is an alliance of 14 national and international unions in the building and construction industry collectively representing over 3 million skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada. Each year, our unions and signatory contractor partners invest over $2.5 billion in private-sector money to fund and operate over 1,900 apprenticeship training and education facilities across North America that produce the safest, most highly trained, and most productive, skilled craft workers anywhere in the world. NABTU is dedicated to creating economic security and employment opportunities for its construction workers by safeguarding wage and benefits standards, promoting responsible private capital investments, investing in renowned apprenticeship and training, and creating more construction career pathways to the middle class for women, communities of color, Indigenous people, veterans, and the justice-involved. For more information, please visit nabtu.org.
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Original text here: https://nabtu.org/press_releases/nabtu-statement-on-dol-registered-apprenticeship-guidance/
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Court Finds Border Patrol Violated Federal Court Order During Sacramento Raids
KEENE, California, April 2 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release:
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Court Finds Border Patrol Violated Federal Court Order During Sacramento Raids
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(Fresno, Calif., 4/2/2025) - Yesterday, a federal district court ruled that the U.S. Border Patrol violated a prior court order during a July 2025 immigration operation in Sacramento, finding that agents conducted stops without reasonable suspicion and failed to properly document their actions. The court granted a motion to enforce a preliminary injunction in United Farm Workers v. Noem, reinforcing
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KEENE, California, April 2 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release:
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Court Finds Border Patrol Violated Federal Court Order During Sacramento Raids
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(Fresno, Calif., 4/2/2025) - Yesterday, a federal district court ruled that the U.S. Border Patrol violated a prior court order during a July 2025 immigration operation in Sacramento, finding that agents conducted stops without reasonable suspicion and failed to properly document their actions. The court granted a motion to enforce a preliminary injunction in United Farm Workers v. Noem, reinforcingconstitutional limits on Border Patrol operations in California's Eastern District.
U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston held that Border Patrol's conduct during the operation failed to comply with the court's April 2025 preliminary injunction prohibiting stops without individualized reasonable suspicion. In a February hearing on the motion, government attorneys confirmed that Border Patrol agents did not have reasonable suspicion that any particular person targeted in the raid was unlawfully in the country. Instead, Border Patrol agents swarmed a Home Depot and targeted anyone who ran from them. The court emphasized that agents may not rely on generalized assumptions or flight alone to justify detentions. The court also found that Border Patrol's documentation of the raids was deficient and, in some cases, inaccurate.
"Agents relied on boilerplate narratives and, in multiple instances, other officers modified or doctored reports describing stops and arrests," Bree Bernwanger, a senior attorney at the ACLU Northern California, said. "The court concluded that these practices violated the requirement to provide specific, individualized facts justifying each stop."
As a result, the court ordered Border Patrol to take steps to ensure compliance with its prior order, including requiring that each agent personally document the facts supporting any stop and prohibiting agents from relying on generic or copied language without individualized detail.
"This ruling confirms what we have said since Border Patrol first attacked farm workers in and around Bakersfield: Border Patrol cannot round people up just because they are brown, speak Spanish, and work hard," said United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero. "The court made clear that Border Patrol's raid on day laborers in Sacramento, like their raid on farm workers near Bakersfield, was unconstitutional. Working people are safer when we stand up together to defend one another."
The decision stems from a July 17, 2025 operation at a Home Depot in Sacramento where Border Patrol agents detained individuals based on generalized assumptions concerning their immigration status without specific information. The raid was one of a series of operations nationwide called Operation At Large, which employed similar tactics around the country. The court found that prior surveillance of different people at the location and assumptions about occupation based on location do not provide a lawful basis for stops.
"This decision is an important rebuke of Border Patrol's unlawful practices," Jason George, of counsel with Keker, Van Nest & Peters, said. "The agency tried to justify sweeping, suspicionless stops and then paper over the problems by doctoring their arrest reports. We are pleased that the court saw through their tactics and strengthened requirements to ensure accountability going forward."
The United Farm Workers and five Kern County residents sued the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Border Patrol in February 2025. The plaintiffs are represented by the ACLU Foundations of Northern California, Southern California, and San Diego & Imperial Counties, and by Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP.
Click here to read the order.
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Original text here: https://ufw.org/court-finds-border-patrol-violated-federal-court-order-during-sacramento-raids/
CBS News 24/7 Union Reaches Tentative Agreement on New Contract
NEW YORK, April 2 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release:
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CBS News 24/7 Union Reaches Tentative Agreement on New Contract
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NEW YORK, NY (April 2, 2026)- Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at CBS News 24/7 reached a tentative agreement with CBS/Paramount management on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement Tuesday.
The 60-member CBS News 24/7 Union and the WGAE Council's Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News sector representatives will vote to ratify the contract in the coming days. Full details of the agreement
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NEW YORK, April 2 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release:
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CBS News 24/7 Union Reaches Tentative Agreement on New Contract
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NEW YORK, NY (April 2, 2026)- Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at CBS News 24/7 reached a tentative agreement with CBS/Paramount management on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement Tuesday.
The 60-member CBS News 24/7 Union and the WGAE Council's Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News sector representatives will vote to ratify the contract in the coming days. Full details of the agreementwill be released upon ratification.
The tentative agreement follows a 24-hour walkout by members in New York City and San Francisco, a strike pledge signed by 95% of the unit, and over 3,000 solidarity letters sent to management from journalists and labor supporters across the industry.
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Original text here: https://www.wgaeast.org/cbs-news-24-7-union-reaches-tentative-agreement-on-new-contract/
Amazon Teamsters Become First Union to Win Bargaining Order Against E-Commerce Giant
WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Amazon Teamsters Become First Union to Win Bargaining Order Against E-Commerce Giant
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Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: 1 (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org
(WASHINGTON) - In a historic decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that Amazon illegally refused to recognize the Staten Island-based Amazon Labor Union-International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1 (ALU-IBT 1) and ordered it to begin negotiations with the Teamsters.
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WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Amazon Teamsters Become First Union to Win Bargaining Order Against E-Commerce Giant
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Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: 1 (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org
(WASHINGTON) - In a historic decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that Amazon illegally refused to recognize the Staten Island-based Amazon Labor Union-International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1 (ALU-IBT 1) and ordered it to begin negotiations with the Teamsters.
"Four yearsago, Amazon workers at JFK8 won an NLRB election. Now, on this monumental anniversary, they have become the first group ever to force the company to recognize their union, and they did so as Teamsters," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "This fight is far from over but this ruling from the NLRB is an historic victory for Amazon Teamsters nationwide and a testament to worker power."
Over 5,000 warehouse workers at the JFK8 facility in Staten Island formed their union on April 1, 2022. In June 2024, they officially affiliated with the Teamsters Union, which officially chartered ALU-IBT Local 1. Over the past four years, NLRB has repeatedly found that Amazon has illegally and willfully ignored the union's legitimacy while attempting to coerce JFK8 Teamsters into ending their organizing efforts.
"Amazon's strategy these last few years has been to delay, delay, delay - and the NLRB confirmed it because the law is not on their side," said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. "Amazon Teamsters know that this company will try to do anything it can to worm out of its responsibilities. The Teamsters will continue to build worker power at Amazon and hold the company accountable wherever it violates the law."
Amazon is also required to post notice of the NLRB's ruling in a visible location for workers at the JFK8 facility informing them of their rights to unionize. With this ruling, Amazon has exhausted its options to appeal to the NLRB on the issue of unionization Teamsters at the facility.
"We are making history at Amazon, and we are doing it through undiluted worker power," said Connor Spence, President of Amazon Labor Union-Teamsters Local 1. "This company has used every resource it has to try and break us over the past four years, and it continues to fail because vicious rapacity is no match for collective action."
The decision came only one day after the union announced another historic victory that upheld Amazon Teamsters' right to strike.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents over 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/2026/04/amazon-teamsters-become-first-union-to-win-bargaining-order-against-e-commerce-giant/
