National Apprenticeship Week is a nationwide celebration. Our affiliate unions offer more than a dozen apprenticeship programs to teach the skills needed for skilled careers.

A new ruling prohibits employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings; workers at ZeniMax strike over remote work and outsourcing; and AFGE encourages locals to prepare for the incoming administration.

The labor movement in DC and Maryland went above and beyond in the effort to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Together we put in the work it takes for movements like this to win and while Tuesday's results were not what we hoped, the fight that fuels our effort is far from over.

With just days left in the election, President Barack Obama visited UFCW Local 400 on Saturday to get out the vote for Angela Alsobrooks.

In this final week of the election, Affiliates of the Metropolitan Washington Council are knocking doors and making calls to elect labor-backed candidates on the ballot. Here's a recap of our efforts and how you can get involved in the final days.

UNITE HERE Local 23 walks an informational picket at DCA, WTU ratifies a new contract, and ATU Local 689 reaches a deal with Transdev.

Maryland residents, Early Voting starts tomorrow, October 24! How union members are putting in the work this week.

At the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO's regular meeting of Delegates on Monday, October 21, 2024, the Executive Board and Delegates approved the recommendations of the DC Committee on Political Education (COPE) for endorsements in DC's November 2024 general election.

Hotel workers in Northern Virginia rally for better wages, Apple store workers in Bethesda file for a union, and ways to get out the vote with us this week.