Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
@dpeaflcio.bsky.social
A coalition of 24 national unions representing more than four million professional, technical, and other highly skilled workers
Washington National Opera artists who are @weareagma.bsky.social members secured a new union contract that includes 9% raises over the 3-year life of the contract. www.musicalartists.org/highlights-f...
Highlights from AGMA’s New Three-Year Agreement with Washington National Opera | American Guild of Musical Artists
AGMA’s new three-year agreement with Washington National Opera was approved by union members and ratified by AGMA’s Board of Governors on October 27, 2025. This contract strengthens protections, raise...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Washington National Opera artists who are @weareagma.bsky.social members secured a new union contract that includes 9% raises over the 3-year life of the contract. www.musicalartists.org/highlights-f...
Stagehands and stage technicians at the State Theatre in Portland, Maine who are @iatse.bsky.social members recently ratified their first union contract which aims to create a more sustainable, safe, and productive working environment. www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
State Theatre workers approve labor agreement
State Theatre workers in Portland have approved their first contract with the venue operator after nearly a year of negotiations.
www.newscentermaine.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Stagehands and stage technicians at the State Theatre in Portland, Maine who are @iatse.bsky.social members recently ratified their first union contract which aims to create a more sustainable, safe, and productive working environment. www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
We remember those who were lost due to anti-trans violence and bigotry. #transgenderdayofremembrance
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We remember those who were lost due to anti-trans violence and bigotry. #transgenderdayofremembrance
The bipartisan bill that would reverse President Trump’s union-busting executive order is getting a vote in Congress. Tell your representative to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The bipartisan bill that would reverse President Trump’s union-busting executive order is getting a vote in Congress. Tell your representative to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Join us in standing with box office and production workers at the 9:30 Club, the Anthem, the Atlantis, and the Lincoln Theatre in D.C. organizing with @iatse.bsky.social Local 22 by emailing [email protected] and telling management to provide them with a fair path to unionize.
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Join us in standing with box office and production workers at the 9:30 Club, the Anthem, the Atlantis, and the Lincoln Theatre in D.C. organizing with @iatse.bsky.social Local 22 by emailing [email protected] and telling management to provide them with a fair path to unionize.
Tell your member of Congress to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! This bipartisan legislation will restore the union rights of the roughly 1 million federal workers who were impacted by President Trump's March union-busting executive order. act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Tell your member of Congress to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! This bipartisan legislation will restore the union rights of the roughly 1 million federal workers who were impacted by President Trump's March union-busting executive order. act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Solidarity with Discovery World employees organizing with @machinistsunion.bsky.social. We call on Discovery World management to recognize their staff's union! hoodline.com/2025/11/milw...
Milwaukee's Discovery World Workers Rally for Unionization Amid Management Resistance
Workers at Milwaukee's Discovery World are pushing to unionize, facing management resistance and alleged intimidation tactics.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Solidarity with Discovery World employees organizing with @machinistsunion.bsky.social. We call on Discovery World management to recognize their staff's union! hoodline.com/2025/11/milw...
Are you a federal worker? Take @ourpublicservice.bsky.social’s Public Service Viewpoint Survey & provide feedback on your workplace. OPM canceled the 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey & the Partnership is filling the gap.Take the survey here: ourpublicservice.org/public-servi...
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Are you a federal worker? Take @ourpublicservice.bsky.social’s Public Service Viewpoint Survey & provide feedback on your workplace. OPM canceled the 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey & the Partnership is filling the gap.Take the survey here: ourpublicservice.org/public-servi...
Calling all federal workers! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🚨Attn federal workers, strengthen your workplace by taking @ourpublicservice.bsky.social's Public Service Viewpoint Survey! Your feedback will help improve your agency, deliver everyday Americans better services, and protect the federal government's integrity: ourpublicservice.org/public-servi...
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Calling all federal workers! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org members who important workplace protections and improvements after striking for 42 days!
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org members who important workplace protections and improvements after striking for 42 days!
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As proud union singers, musicians, stagehands, wardrobe professionals, and many more, we ensure every Washington National Opera performance at the Kennedy Center shines.
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
As proud union singers, musicians, stagehands, wardrobe professionals, and many more, we ensure every Washington National Opera performance at the Kennedy Center shines.
Congratulations to Demos employees who won their union with @opeiu.org/ @opeiulocal153.bsky.social! www.opeiulocal153.org/news/dmos-an...
Dēmos and Dēmos United Announce Voluntary Recognition of Staff Union — OPEIU Local 153
Monday, November 10, 2025, New York, NY - Dēmos and Dēmos United are proud to announce voluntary recognition of Dēmos’ first-ever bargaining unit. Dēmos United, the staff union, has organized as part ...
www.opeiulocal153.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Congratulations to Demos employees who won their union with @opeiu.org/ @opeiulocal153.bsky.social! www.opeiulocal153.org/news/dmos-an...
Congratulations to the employees who work across lighting, sound, video, carpentry, props, stage management, hospitality, freight, and backstage coordination at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas who won their union with @iatse.bsky.social! iatse.net/workers-at-h...
Workers at House of Blues Houston Vote to Join IATSE Local 51 - IATSE
HOUSTON, TX – Workers at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas have voted to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 51. The November 3 election […]
iatse.net
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Congratulations to the employees who work across lighting, sound, video, carpentry, props, stage management, hospitality, freight, and backstage coordination at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas who won their union with @iatse.bsky.social! iatse.net/workers-at-h...
@opeiu.org & @aflcio.org filed a motion asking the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling that the NLRB is likely unconstitutional & prevents the agency from pursuing ULP charges against employers in Texas, Louisiana & Mississippi. aflcio.org/press/releas...
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
@opeiu.org & @aflcio.org filed a motion asking the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling that the NLRB is likely unconstitutional & prevents the agency from pursuing ULP charges against employers in Texas, Louisiana & Mississippi. aflcio.org/press/releas...
It’s Election Day. If you haven’t voted already, make a plan to vote before the polls close. www.usa.gov/election-day
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It’s Election Day. If you haven’t voted already, make a plan to vote before the polls close. www.usa.gov/election-day
Casa Bonita United's strike ended this weekend after Casa Bonita management agreed to mediation. www.denvergazette.com/2025/11/02/c...
Casa Bonita performers return to work after 3-day strike
After a three-day strike over contracts and wages, Casa Bonita performers returned to work Sunday, but an agreement between the representing union and the famous Lakewood restaurant remains to be seen...
www.denvergazette.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Casa Bonita United's strike ended this weekend after Casa Bonita management agreed to mediation. www.denvergazette.com/2025/11/02/c...
Without a union, professionals don’t have a legally protected voice in their workplace, a contract that guarantees their terms and conditions of work, or just cause protections. Contact us at [email protected] to make your workplace less spooky. 👻 🎃 #happyhalloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Without a union, professionals don’t have a legally protected voice in their workplace, a contract that guarantees their terms and conditions of work, or just cause protections. Contact us at [email protected] to make your workplace less spooky. 👻 🎃 #happyhalloween
As SNAP funding is set to lapse tomorrow, @weareagma.bsky.social President Ned Hanlon shared his experience using SNAP benefits to keep from going hungry while he and his partner were struggling to make ends meet at the beginning of their careers. aflcio.org/2025/10/30/o...
Opera Singer and Union President: How SNAP Was My Lifeline | AFL-CIO
When people talk about SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps, conversations too often devolve into stereotypes. The recipients are “lazy,” they should “get a job,” and with a “proper work ethic...
aflcio.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As SNAP funding is set to lapse tomorrow, @weareagma.bsky.social President Ned Hanlon shared his experience using SNAP benefits to keep from going hungry while he and his partner were struggling to make ends meet at the beginning of their careers. aflcio.org/2025/10/30/o...
Casa Bonita performers are on strike after management failed to provide fair proposals in contract negotiations & address their outstanding ULP charge. We stand in solidarity w/Casa Bonita performers who are @actorsequity.bsky.social members! Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-...
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Casa Bonita performers are on strike after management failed to provide fair proposals in contract negotiations & address their outstanding ULP charge. We stand in solidarity w/Casa Bonita performers who are @actorsequity.bsky.social members! Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-...
Federal employees are suffering during this shutdown, so it was good to see that the Trump administration is stopped from conducting mass layoffs indefinitely for the duration of the shutdown. www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
Judge indefinitely halts shutdown layoffs noting human toll
A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely halted thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.
www.npr.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Federal employees are suffering during this shutdown, so it was good to see that the Trump administration is stopped from conducting mass layoffs indefinitely for the duration of the shutdown. www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
Over 1,100 professionals at SoCal Edison voted to join @ifpte.bsky.social in June. Jesse Platas helped organize his coworkers and told us that his workplace has improved already because management has to consult with his union to make changes. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/wimBPJeUa80?...
SoCal Edison Employees Won Their Union and Gained a Seat at the Table
YouTube video by Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE)
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October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Over 1,100 professionals at SoCal Edison voted to join @ifpte.bsky.social in June. Jesse Platas helped organize his coworkers and told us that his workplace has improved already because management has to consult with his union to make changes. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/wimBPJeUa80?...
Congratulations to the resident assistants at Temple University who won their union election to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social and are the first undergraduate employees at a public university in Pennsylvania to organize a union. temple-news.com/temple-union...
Temple Union of Resident Assistants becomes first undergraduate, public university union in state
TURA voted unanimously to join the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153 after organizing through the last year.
temple-news.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Congratulations to the resident assistants at Temple University who won their union election to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social and are the first undergraduate employees at a public university in Pennsylvania to organize a union. temple-news.com/temple-union...
DPE congratulates Roxanne Brown on her historic election to lead the @steelworkers.bsky.social as its next International President. We look forward to continuing to work with her to grow the number of professionals in unions. Read our full statement: www.dpeaflcio.org/press-releas...
October 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
DPE congratulates Roxanne Brown on her historic election to lead the @steelworkers.bsky.social as its next International President. We look forward to continuing to work with her to grow the number of professionals in unions. Read our full statement: www.dpeaflcio.org/press-releas...
We stand with federal employees & their unions. DPE affiliates @ifpte.bsky.social & @aft.org joined a lawsuit filed by AFGE & AFSCME to challenge more of the Trump administration’s firings of federal workers during the government shutdown. www.afge.org/publication/...
Federal Employee Unions File Expanded Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Illegal Shutdown Firings
Additional labor unions added to lawsuit as plaintiffs urge court to extend order barring agencies from firing workers during shutdown.
www.afge.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We stand with federal employees & their unions. DPE affiliates @ifpte.bsky.social & @aft.org joined a lawsuit filed by AFGE & AFSCME to challenge more of the Trump administration’s firings of federal workers during the government shutdown. www.afge.org/publication/...
#Broadway musicians who are @local802.bsky.social members continue to fight for a fair contract. We stand with them! #1u
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
#Broadway musicians who are @local802.bsky.social members continue to fight for a fair contract. We stand with them! #1u