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Freight rail engineers vote in favor of new contract
January 5, 2026 // According to the BLET, 70 percent of its more than 12,000 members voted approved the five-year agreement. The union says the contract addresses rates of pay and other issues and that there were no concessions or work rule changes in the new agreement. The contract covers BLET employees with major freight railroads, including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (NS) and Canadian National.
Teamsters Local 92 Federal Credit Union merges with 7 17 Credit Union
January 5, 2026 // In August 2025, 7 17 began supporting Teamsters Local 92 FCU by providing additional expertise and resources as a larger credit union. As the collaboration progressed, 7 17 was invited to serve as a merger partner because of its expertise and capabilities given the increasing technology and compliance requirements facing financial institutions today. “Our history is deeply rooted in the labor movement, and we know the pride and power that come from standing together,” said 7 17 CEO John Demmler. “It’s a true example of banking with purpose, building stronger communities — and together, we can accomplish more than we ever could alone.”
Ross Township teachers’ union approves 10-day strike
December 11, 2025 // Ross Local School District’s teachers’ union has approved a 10-day strike and secured a lease for their strike headquarters. This does not mean that the teachers are on strike yet, but representatives said on Monday that they’re prepared to walk out if contract negotiations don’t reach a conclusion.
Some employees at Columbus Metropolitan Library want to unionize
November 20, 2025 // Some employees at the Columbus Metropolitan Library are working to unionize about 600 workers. The Ohio Federation of Teachers is the union the employees would join. Their aim is to improve wages, paid time off and increase safety for library employees.
MAXFORD NELSEN: The Other Education Choice: Freeing Teachers from Monopolistic Unions
November 17, 2025 // Public-sector collective bargaining tends to crowd out the interests of students, families, and taxpayers in education policymaking, but teachers unions’ power comes from subjecting teachers to a monopoly system of workplace restrictions. While individual educators now have the legal right to forgo union membership, state policymakers have many opportunities to improve educators’ ability to exercise that right. To level the playing field and increase teachers unions’ accountability to the public and their own members, policymakers should consider reforming or replacing collective bargaining in public education.
After Year-Long Effort, McDowell County Commission on Aging Employees Free Themselves From SEIU Union Bosses
November 16, 2025 // Majority of employees signed petition demanding Commission stop bargaining with SEIU; success follows months of union stonewalling
Local FOP union files federal lawsuit against Whitehall mayor, police chief for email block
November 4, 2025 // The decision by top Whitehall city officials to block incoming emails from the local FOP union — now the subject of a federal lawsuit — was a First Amendment violation and the block should be lifted, the city's attorney warned during a Whitehall City Council meeting in September. The Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge No. 9 filed a lawsuit Oct. 31 in U.S. District Court in Columbus against the city of Whitehall over the decision — the latest development in a long-running feud between top Whitehall officials and the local police union.
Longest strike in U.S. cannabis industry ends but separate stoppage continues
October 31, 2025 // Exact contract terms weren’t available, but workers won a grievance procedure and better paid holidays as well as raises, Stambaugh said. A spokesperson for Green Thumb Industries, RISE’s parent company, did not respond to several requests for comment. Observers believe that strike is the longest in the $32 billion legal industry’s brief history by a significant margin.
Starbucks workers union planning pickets, rallies through Nov. 2. See in which states
October 27, 2025 // Starbucks, for its part, says it is willing to bargain with the union, which the company says represents about 9,500 of its "partners," or employees. "Workers United only represents around 4% of our partners but chose to walk away from the bargaining table. If they’re ready to come back, we’re ready to talk," corporate spokesperson Jaci Anderson said in a statement to USA TODAY. "Any agreement needs to reflect the reality that Starbucks already offers the best job in retail including more than $30 an hour on average in pay and benefits for hourly partners," Anderson said. "We’re investing over $500 million to put more partners in stores during busy times. The facts show people like working at Starbucks. Partner engagement is up, turnover is nearly half the industry average, and we get more than 1 million job applications a year.”
UAW President Shawn Fain: “We Need More Than A Party – We Need A Movement”
October 14, 2025 // Fain, Speaking At A Center For Working-Class Politics & Jacobin Event, ‘Emphasized The Need For A Political Program That Addresses Workers’ Most Basic’ Issues - And ‘How A Broad Strike In 2028 Could Put Them Front & Center’