It’s more than just miserably hot across most of the United States. It’s dangerously hot and could be deadly hot, especially for people who have to work outside. The Transport Workers (TWU) has developed a fact sheet on heat stress—in Spanish and English—that outlines some simple practices and warning signs of which you need to be aware.

The new coalition of unions representing employees of oneworld airlines is offering a constructive partnership between trade unions and management on problem-solving and negotiation.

Take a look at this video from the Transport Workers (TWU) on Wednesday’s big march in Columbus where community and union activists delivered petitions with 1.3 million signatures to put repeal of S.B. 5 on the November ballot. Gov. John Kasich’s (R)  bill eliminates the collective bargaining rights of more than 350,000 public employees.

The Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund has awarded its sixth annual Bert and Annabel Seidman Prize for Advancing Social Policy to National Labor College (NLC) student Gary Schaible. The prize, and its accompanying $3,000 honorarium, encourages NLC students to research and analyze social policies that affect the older population.

In this video “letter” to governors who have been leading the attack on working families and workers’ rights, the Transport Workers (TWU) union says:

You have disrespected our communities and we are united in stopping this affront to democracy and human rights.

Members of The Newspaper Guild-CWA (TNG-CWA) ratified a new contract with The Associated Press, and more news from the “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily, bargaining-related news and research resources to more than 1,400 subscribers. Union leaders can register for this service through our website, Bargaining@Work.

The Machinists (IAM) approved a new contract with Army Fleet Support, and more news from the “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily, bargaining-related news and research resources to more than 1,300 subscribers. Union leaders can register for this service through our website, Bargaining@Work.

Earlier this week 5,000 workers from dozens of unions marched on the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg to let Gov. Tom Corbett (R) know his budget is an attack on workers and communities. Said Gordy Moretton of Transport Workers (TWU) Local 2009:

The governor wants to make cuts to services that everyday people need. We need to stop this attack on the middle class.

Fourteen airline unions from the United States and seven other countries have formed a cooperative global organization to give workers a stronger voice in dealing with the world’s major airlines.

Members of Transport Workers (TWU) local unions from throughout the New York area, joined by Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) 153, rallied yesterday outside Trump Tower in Manhattan, headquarters of Qatar Airways. Qatar is moving operations to Kennedy Airport Terminal 8, operated by American Airlines, but, unlike other foreign carriers, is not using American ground service workers who are members of TWU Local 501.