Contra Costa Labor Council

Don’t let the name fool you—there’s nothing beautiful about a bill that guts Medicaid, slashes public services, and hands tax breaks to billionaires.

The “Big Beautiful Bill” is a direct attack on the working class. #HandsOffMedicaid #ThisBillKills

We have the right to peaceful protest. Find an event near you to demand they free David Huerta & end ICE raids! bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids #FreeDavidEndRaids #SolidaritySummer

#FreeDavidEndRaids On Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocat...

ICE launched aggressive raids throughout LA. SEIU CA Pres David Huerta was assaulted, injured & detained while advocating for immigrant workers.

Find an event near you to demand they free David Huerta & end ICE raids! bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids

No matter where we live or work, billionaires and those in power often try to silence workers organizing for dignity and justice. @solidaritycenter.bsky.social stands with those workers and that’s why they’re a vital part of the global labor movement. #WorkersRights #Solidarity

Workers Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have died on the job & to reflect on workplace safety.

Trump’s cuts will make jobs less safe -- by gutting the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), workers will lose safety protections & more workers will get hurt.

Thank you, Sheet Metal Workers' Local 104, for coming in as our first Top Baller Sponsor for the 2025 Labor Rolls Together Bocce Tournament & BBQ - supporting the Contra Costa Labor Council's Hardship Fund!

You can find out how your Union can join in the fun by visiting: www.cclabor.net/bocce

This is what we’re up against: the rich trying to buy public policy. Whether it's Elon offering $1 million to voters in Wisconsin or landlords paying folks to fake grassroots support in Concord, the wealthy are no longer pretending to play fair.

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‪This Saturday, April 5, unions across the country will come together w/ allies to send a message to the federal government: #HandsOff our unions & contracts!

There are 5 events in Contra Costa: Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, El Sobrante, Hercules, & Orinda.

Find an event: mobilize.us/handsoff/

More than a century ago, American workers fought and died to win the right to organize and collectively bargain. Today, more workers than ever say they want to be part of a union. Yet workers who try to organize are routinely intimidated and fired while they attempt to unionize and face corporations unwilling to bargain even once the union is established. AB 288 ensures that workers can enforce their right to organize and build a better life as federal labor law was intended to do. - Lorena Gonzalez, President of the California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO

Workers have the right to organize. PERIOD. #AB288 by @asmtinamckinnor.bsky.social ensures that there's a backstop for all CA workers trying to organize! @teamsters.bsky.social
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Screenshot of the AFL-CIO's statement condemning the Trump administration's executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government.

Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us.

We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.

Statement by the @californialabor.bsky.social: Illegally stripping federal workers of their collective bargaining rights is union busting at an unprecedented level.

We will not sit back and let working people’s rights be destroyed.

Last night we had our second meeting of Contra Costa’s Coalition of Labor Union Women. Together we are working to build power and connections for women in the labor movement. We are committed to supporting and mentoring each other and leading to support all working women.

march for immigrant workers on Monday March 31st in Delano, sponsored by the California AFL-CIO, SEIU California, and the United Farmworkers

IT'S HAPPENING:

The biggest Cesar Chavez Day in modern history, straight from Delano.

Join me and thousands of my closest friends.

h/t @californialabor.bsky.social for the flyer.

bit.ly/workermarch #WithTheseHands #ConEstasManos.

Standing in solidarity with Siemens Workers United as they organize for a historic vote to win their union at the Siemens plant in Sacramento.

We are committed to winning the Union difference for all workers:
✅ Better pay
✅ Safer working conditions
✅ Stronger job security

An immigrant doesn't stand between you and a good job. Elon Musk and his billionaire friends do.

🚨 The White House is expected to issue an executive order TODAY to dismantle the United States Postal Service.
Call Speaker Mike Johnson and tell him to say HELL NO to this order, and to support letter carriers and postal workers.
📲 202-224-3121

Our delegates voted for Labor’s Housing Principles. These housing principles reaffirm our commitment to ensuring all workers have a place to live & that all housing is built by skilled & trained professionals making a family supporting wage.

Read the full statement: www.cclabor.net/resolutions

As Schools Face Cuts, California Teachers Unions Band Together on Demands | KQED Bay Area teachers unions are joining a statewide bargaining campaign to demand smaller class sizes, more resources, and increased investment in teachers and students.

www.kqed.org/news/1202544...

AFL-CIO, Affiliate Unions, Economic Policy Institute File Emergency Lawsuit Against DOGE to Protect Privacy of Worker Data | AFL-CIO In addition to the AFL-CIO, lawsuit plaintiffs include AFGE, AFSCME, SEIU, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the Economic Policy Institute.

We’ve filed an emergency lawsuit to stop Musk’s DOGE from unlawfully accessing the Department of Labor’s systems and information.

Elon Musk has NO business raiding the Department of Labor to obtain the sensitive personal information of working people. aflcio.org/press/releas...

Rally in front of the Dept. of Labor. AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social speaks to the large crowd.

A.F.L.-C.I.O. Pushes Back on Elon Musk’s Campaign Against Federal Workers The campaign by the nation’s largest federation of unions is called the Department of People Who Work for a Living, a play on Mr. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Unaccountable billionaires are trying to fire the federal workforce and gut essential programs that working people rely on every day.

@deptofworkers.bsky.social is here to fight back and hold Elon Musk accountable for his anti-worker, anti-union actions. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...

Getting ready for your Superbowl Party this weekend? Remember to support your Union siblings by making sure your party food and supplies are UNION!

A message from Lorena Gonzalez, President, California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO.

"We will continue to stand with immigrant workers as this administration wages unconstitutional attacks against them."

If Democrats Want to Reconnect With the Working Class, They Need to Start Listening to Unions The Democrats blew it with non-union workers in the 2024 election. Unions have a plan to get the party on message.

Across the board, more union members voted for Democratic candidates than the general public.

As Democrats decide on their new leadership and next steps, they must re-center working people.

Working people must be at the table. And we've got a plan. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

We are going to let Union families know, if you want to support a union dental practice — Union Dental on Alhambra Ave isn’t the place to go. #SolidarityForever #ContraCosta

Union Dental built its practice serving Union families who came there because it was a Union shop. It’s time the new owner learn what union solidarity actually means. You can’t try to break a union, treat your workers poorly and then still expect to make money off your union patients.

We are deeply disappointed to share that Union Dental on Alhambra Ave in Martinez was sold and the new owner has fired all union employees at the clinic.

Congratulations to Contra Costa's Legislative delegation on being sworn-in today! We look forward to working with you all on behalf of Contra Costa's working people.

Hello! 👋 We’re the Contra Costa Labor Council, a federated body of over 85 unions representing more than 85,000 union members in #ContraCosta and an affiliate of the @aflcio.bsky.social.

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