Members at RWDSU Local 578 of Rochelle, Illinois, who work at Americold, ratified a new five-year agreement calling for wage increases each year and a new improved wage progression structure, stronger seniority protections and job posting language, as well as improved bereavement leave, additional trainer pay, and reduced costs for members for insurance premiums.

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams delivers a personal message to RWDSU members in a new video released by her campaign. Abrams voices her support for the labor movement, and its importance in creating a better economy for all Georgians.

Today, President Stuart Appelbaum of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) denounced a proposed federal policy, first reported by the New York Times, to redefine gender under Title IX in a way that will cause tremendous harm to the transgender and gender non-conforming community.

RWDSU members employed at Hugo Bosca Leather in Springfield, Ohio, ratified a new contract that brings good yearly raises, increases retirement benefits, and protects health care coverage without any cost increases to members.