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The CR/SAA CSX North GCA comprises 13 Local Divisions representing over 700 members of the BLET as follows:

-Division 1 (Detroit, Michigan) CR/SAA

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-Division 63 (West Springfield, Mass.) CSX

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Recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
CWA Local 1103
AT&T Bargaining Report
Communications Workers of America Local 1120
TLU480 32nd Annual Golf Tournament
Teamsters Local 480
How Baristas and Warehouse Workers Rebooted the Labor Movement
Teamsters Local 355
Workers' Memorial Day Concert
CWA Local 1123
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
 
     

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Recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
04/12/26 - CWA Local 1103
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AT&T Bargaining Report
04/10/26 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120
The Orange Bargaining Committee met several times with AT&T over the past week, and we can report that your mobilization efforts and support have resulted in some progress at the bargaining table. We ask that you keep the pressure up and let AT&T know that you deserve fair wages, and improved working conditions. Keep up the fight and stay in touch with your mobilizers.
TLU480 32nd Annual Golf Tournament
04/10/26 - Teamsters Local 480
Good golfers, bad golfers, and ‘I swear I used to be good’ golfers- Pull Up! Join us golfing for a greater cause!!!!!! On June 27, 2026, Teamster Local 480 will be hosting our 32nd Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament at the Greystone Golf Club.
How Baristas and Warehouse Workers Rebooted the Labor Movement
04/10/26 - Teamsters Local 355
Apr. 10, 2026 | U.S. LABOR | It’s difficult not to think about what a 24-year-old barista in Buffalo, New York, changed two years before most people were paying attention when you walk into a busy Thursday morning Starbucks, the kind where the espresso machines run nonstop, and the mobile order line is backed up to the door.
Workers' Memorial Day Concert
04/10/26 - CWA Local 1123
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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
04/10/26 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
04/10/26 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
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Retroactive Pay
04/09/26 - Iowa Postal Workers Union
The retroactive pay will be on paychecks this Friday. As with the last two retroactive payments made, I am already receiving calls that employees did not receive their retroactive payments or that it was not as much as it should have been. I am in the process of basically redoing the write up that we did for the last retroactive payments from the 2021-2024 national agreement.
APWU Statement on USPS’s Temporary FERS Suspension
04/09/26 - Iowa Postal Workers Union
The APWU is aware of the Postal Service’s actions announced this morning related to temporarily suspending USPS’s contributions to the FERS retirement system. APWU members should rest assured that this will have no immediate impact on any current or future retiree. Your benefits are earned and they are guaranteed by law, regardless of how they are funded.
2026 Stronger Together Conference
04/09/26 - IBEW Local 6
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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
04/09/26 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
Temporary FERS Suspension FERS The APWU is aware of the Postal Service’s actions announced this morning related to temporarily suspending USPS’s contributions to the FERS retirement system. APWU members should rest assured that this will have no immediate impact on any current or future retiree. Your benefits are earned and they are guaranteed by law, regardless of how they are funded. The APWU continues to study the Postal Service’s actions. Join President Smith’s livestream on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 pm for more details on this and other developments facing postal workers. APWU will continue to monitor the situation and release more information as it becomes availa USPS suspends contributions to employee pensions after warning of "cash crisis" By  Aimee Picchi April 9, 2026 / 10:45 AM EDT / CBS News The U.S.
2026 - Theme Park Discount Tickets
04/09/26 - Teamsters Local Union No. 436
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FRMA Training Now Open – Limited Seats
04/09/26 - International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 7
FRMA Training Registration Now Open for Local 7 Firestop Members Good morning, Registration for Fire-Resistant Materials Applicator (FRMA) training is now active on the Local 7 website.
Meat Plant Workers Plan to Halt Strike, Resume Negotiations
04/08/26 - Teamsters Local 355
Apr. 8, 2026 | STRIKES | Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants have agreed to return to work and halt a three-week strike after plant owner JBS USA agreed to resume negotiations, labor union representatives announced Saturday.
Welcome To Our Newest Permanent Members - Thanks to Ratification
04/08/26 - CWA Local 1103
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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
04/08/26 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
A message from Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash on the retro pay coming this week: The retroactive pay will be on paychecks this Friday. As with the last two retroactive payments made, I am already receiving calls that employees did not receive their retroactive payments or that it was not as much as it should have been.
AMFA-Spirit Negotiations Update #22
04/07/26 - AMFA
April 7, 2026 -- The parties met for a two-day video conference on March 25-26. This was our thirteenth session with NMB mediators. During this bargaining session, we continued discussions with the Company representatives on the status of the Company’s exit from bankruptcy.
USPS AMAZON UPDATE
04/07/26 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
Exclusive: Amazon strikes deal with USPS that maintains 80% of package volume By David Shepardson and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab on Monday announced it reached a new agreement with the U.S.
STOP State Senator Wiener's Attack on Apprenticeship
04/07/26 - IBEW Local 6
https://www.stopsb1065.
Leo’s Legacy
04/06/26 - Teamsters Local 355
Apr. 6, 2026 | ORGANIZED LABOR | More than a century before the rise of AI and Big Tech, the Catholic Church confronted a similar question to today: what happens when technological change threatens to leave workers behind? Not that long ago, it was the robber barons of the so-called “Gilded Age” who capitalized on working-class labor.
Attention Bakemark Members
04/06/26 - Teamsters Local 162
Important Notice for Bakemark Members Your Teamsters Local 162 Union negotiating committee has reached a fully recommended offer. A contract ratification meeting and vote will be held at Joe Edgar Union Hall on Sunday, April 12th , at 8:00 AM PT. Please make every effort to attend this very important meeting.
Week Ending 04/04/2026
04/06/26 - Teamsters Local 355
  • Starbucks to resume bargaining with SBWU   • What caused the Haymarket Affair.
April GMM
04/06/26 - Teamsters Local 162
Teamsters Local 162 – April General Membership Meeting The Teamsters Local 162 April General Membership Meeting will be held on April 12th at 10:00 AM PT, at Joe Edgar Union Hall in Portland, OR. For members who are 75+ miles away from the Local, you may join via Zoom to hear reports of Officers.
IS THE USPS BROKE? OR IS IT HOPE?
04/06/26 - APWU Cleveland Area Local
Is the USPS Broke or Is There Hope? Join the APWU Livestream on USPS Finances and the Future of Our Public Postal Service On April 14, APWU President Jonathan Smith is hosting a live stream to answer your questions about the Postal Service’s financial condition and future.
Save The Post Office!
04/06/26 - APWU Cleveland Area Local
Save the Post Office from Privatization! Tell Congress: Reverse Bad Postal Policy to Stop USPS from Going Broke Now! Take action to save the Post Office! Click ‘START WRITING’ to sign and send a message demanding Congress reverse bad postal policy and stop privatization now by clicking the link below: https://actionnetwork.
Support Those Who Support Us
04/03/26 - UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 7-1
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Support Those Who Support Us
04/03/26 - UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 7-1
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2026 MICHAEL GOODWIN STUDENT DEBT REDUCTION PROGRAM
04/02/26 - RN Staff Council, OPEIU, Local 40, AFL-CIO, CLC
Click Here for more information & Program Application Link - JUNE 30, 2026 DEADLINE!
NLRB Ruling Orders Amazon to Recognize Teamsters
04/02/26 - Teamsters Local 355
Apr. 2, 2026 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | 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 (ALU-IBT) Local 1 and ordered it to begin negotiations with the Teamsters. "Four years ago, Amazon workers at JFK8 won an NLRB election.
Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio Statement Regarding Butler County Prosecutor’s Brady List Action
04/02/26 - Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio Statement Regarding Butler County Prosecutor’s Brady List Action Columbus, Ohio — The Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, Inc. is concerned by the recent decision of Butler County Prosecutor Michael T.
2026 OPENING DAY
04/02/26 - RN Staff Council, OPEIU, Local 40, AFL-CIO, CLC
JOIN OUR UNION BROTHERS & SISTERS DETROIT OPENING DAY
Rest in Peace Officer Triplett
04/02/26 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our brother Officer Gregory Triplett.  We extend our heartfelt condolences to all his family and friends. May he rest in peace.
April 1, 2026 - What's New
04/01/26 - AMFA Local 32
Nomination Notices Released Today. Several important Nomination Notices were posted today. Please take a moment to review each notice below and consider submitting a nomination form if you are interested and willing to serve in the position.
Can Workers Have Free Speech Rights?
03/31/26 - Teamsters Local 355
Mar. 31, 2026 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | When the news of former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s death broke, Donald Trump wrote, “Good, I’m glad he’s dead.” Just a few months ago, workers across the country were fired for making similar remarks related to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Board of Police Commissioners Meeting Tommorow at 9am
03/31/26 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association
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Teamsters 264 Scholarship Open!
03/31/26 - Teamsters Local 264
Our Scholarship is officially open for applications!  Application are due by June 1st.  Click here for the rules and application.
Verizon Ratification Coalition Statement - Closing the Process
03/31/26 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120
Brothers and Sisters, We are writing one final time regarding the successful completion of the ratification vote process. As you know, the Tentative Agreement was approved when a majority of members in CWA District 1 voted to ratify the contract extensions at Verizon.
AT&T Bargaining Report
03/31/26 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120
CWA / AT&T 2026 “Orange” Contract Bargaining March 30, 2026 – Bargaining Report #19 While the Orange Bargaining Committee continues negotiations with AT&T, they continue to put out misleading bargaining reports like the one dated today. Once again, we must clear up their spin with the facts: Percentages can be used to mislead when the amounts are not stated.
NYS Coalition Statement-Closing the Process
03/31/26 - CWA Local 1103
The coalition of union locals that make up this partnership supported the agreement and recommended a YES vote—and you delivered.
What Plato Can Teach Us About AI and the Future of Work
03/30/26 - Teamsters Local 355
Mar. 30, 2026 | TECHNOLOGY | For working people, AI raises a simple but profound question: Who will technology serve? Will innovation improve jobs, or harm the workers who built entire industries with their skill and experience? The debate may feel new. The warning is ancient. More than 2,000 years ago, Plato told a story that feels strikingly modern.
Verizon Contract Has Been Ratified
03/27/26 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120
From CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor I am writing to announce that the majority of members in CWA District 1 have voted to ratify the contract extensions at Verizon.  District 1 members in Verizon Wireless Retail and Tech both overwhelmingly ratified their agreements.
Week Ending 03/27/2026
03/27/26 - Teamsters Local 355
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Labor Pushing Hard for No Kings Day III on March 28
03/27/26 - Teamsters Local 355
Mar. 27, 2026 | COLLECTIVE ACTION | In a mass conference call last week that was part planning and all pep rally, sponsors of No Kings Day III, scheduled for March 28, urged listeners to increase their activism and recruit even more people for what they hope will be the largest demonstration in U.S. history.
Funding Vote For JATC Building at April Meeting
03/27/26 - IBEW Local 648
As discussed at the March Body Meeting, the local will be voting on an allocation for $.30 for a building fund for the new JATC Lab. This $.30 allocation, if passed, will take place in September, when the raise comes due. The cost of the new building for our lab has exceeded the original budget estimate and the bank has asked the JATC for a $.
SRP Board Elections Endorsement
03/27/26 - I.B.E.W. Local Union 266
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Verizon Contract Extensions Ratified
03/27/26 - CWA Local 1103
he majority of members in CWA District 1 have voted to ratify the contract extensions at Verizon. 
Updates and Announcements
03/27/26 - IBEW local 2325
Good morning Sisters and Brothers, I’d like to keep everyone up to date on what’s happening in the Local. The voting for the ratification of the contract extension with Verizon closed last Friday and passed overwhelmingly, both in our Local and throughout System Council T6. Here in Local 2325, a total of 263 votes were cast: 242 voted yes, 19 voted no, and 2 abstained.
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