Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO

The Actor Awards is a UNION celebration! Union actors honor union actors as @sagaftra.org members are nominees, presenters, AND voters. @iatse.bsky.social crew and craftspeople and DGA directorial teams bring the show to our homes. #actorawards

Nursing news and resources The leading voice and advocate for nurses in Washington state.

Congrats to the over 100 per diem nurses at Tacoma General who won their union election to join @wsna.bsky.social/ @aft.org! www.wsna.org/union/tacoma...

Thanks @repvalhoyle.bsky.social, Labor Caucus Co-Chairs, and the other signers of this important letter in support of interpreters at Teleperformance.

DPE was proud to be with @opeiu.org @aslunion.bsky.social leaders during their visits to Capitol Hill over the past few months.

WGA East members at HuffPost ratify fourth union contract - Editor and Publisher Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at HuffPost and management reached a deal on their fourth three-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract was unanimously ratified by the 69-membe...

Congrats to @huffpostunion.bsky.social members on their new union contract that includes wage increases, AI and severance protections, and sick leave and parental leave improvements. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/wga-...

Whitman College staff launch union drive, seek voluntary recognition - Elkhorn Media Group WALLA WALLA – Staff members at Whitman College officially launched a unionization campaign Thursday, announcing ...Read More

Congrats to Whitman College staff who secured “super-majority support” for their union with @aft.org! elkhornmediagroup.com/whitman-coll...

Hearst Magazines Union Ratifies New Deal With Company Covering 410 Members Unions workers at Hearst Magazines affiliated with WGA East ratified a deal with the company, marking their second three-year collective bargaining agreement.

Congrats to @hearstunion.bsky.social members on their new contract which includes annual pay raises of 2-3%, a salary floor of $62,400, improved severance protections, and enhanced retirement benefits. variety.com/2026/digital...

🤝 Nonprofit employees

🎸🎟️ Production and box office workers in Washington, D.C.

🎭Backstage production workers in Washington, D.C.

🍎 Educators and staff in Pennsylvania

🏫 Charter school staff in New Mexico

In January, more professionals organized unions! ✊

📚 University faculty in California

Nearly 170,000 professionals joined unions in 2025, bringing the total number of professionals in unions to above 6.6 million! ✊✊✊

Professionals Across the Country Organized with DPE Affiliated Unions in 2025 — Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO Professionals continued organizing with unions affiliated with the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) in 2025. From stagehands in Delaware to nurses in Oregon, professionals across i...

From stagehands in Delaware to nurses in Oregon, professionals across the country joined unions affiliated with DPE in 2025. Here’s a look at who organized 👇 www.dpeaflcio.org/blog/profess...

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their annual union membership report, which shows nearly 170,000 more professional joined unions in 2025, bringing the total number of professionals in unions to more than 6.6 million.
Full statement: www.dpeaflcio.org/press-releas...

Whistleblower protections ensure workers in the federal sector can uphold their professional integrity and best serve the American people. Learn more about how whistleblower protections and professional integrity work together from the slideshow we created with @govacctproj.bsky.social ⬇️

Happy 90th Birthday @weareagma.bsky.social!

Sesame workers deserve a fair contract! Join us in standing with @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social members who are demanding fair pay, job security, and family friendly policies in their union contract. Send Sesame management a letter to show your support at actionnetwork.org/letters/we-s...

Union professionals at IRC who are @opeiu.org members secured wage increases, job protections, work-life balance provisions, safety standards, and career development language with their first union contract. opeiu.org/Home/Newsand...

@wgaeast.bsky.social members at Hearst are asking for a fair contract that includes sustainable wages, AI protections & workplace flexibility. Join us in standing with @hearstunion.bsky.social members by writing Hearst leadership & telling them to agree to a fair contract. wgaea.st/hearst-letter

DPE enjoyed the chance to meet with SPEEA members in town for @ifpte.bsky.social’s legislative conference, and to update them on issues facing union professionals. We were joined by Howard University professor Ron Hira.

We stand with federal employees and their unions!

Administration’s Attempt to End Third-Party Review of Federal Worker RIFs is Illegal, Largest Union Says Proposed rule change ‘part of a deliberate attempt to dismantle the nonpartisan civil service,’ AFGE leader says.

OPM’s proposed rule to end Merit Systems Protection Board review of federal employee appeals of RIFs and instead provide OPM with this responsibility is just another attempt by the Trump administration to dismantle the civil service. www.afge.org/publication/...

‘One Battle After Another’ Director Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Top DGA Awards Prize; ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio’ Lead TV (Full Winners List) "One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson won the top film prize at the 78th DGA Awards. "The Pitt" and "The Studio" were tops in TV.

Congrats to the union professionals who were honored at this weekend's #DGAAwards! variety.com/2026/film/aw...

From the players on the field to the announcers, camera operators, technicians, pre-game and halftime show performers, and all of the stage and broadcast crews — union professionals make the big game possible. #SuperBowl

Today, OPM finalized the new Schedule P/C rule, which weakens civil service protections for career federal employees. Our partner organizations explain what this means for professional integrity in the federal government 🔽

The new Schedule P/C rule strips career federal employees of many civil service protections and allows them to be fired without cause. This jeopardizes the professional integrity of federal employees and the work they do for the American people. Full statement: www.dpeaflcio.org/press-releas...

This Black History Month, we recognize and honor the contributions of African Americans to the labor movement and beyond! #BlackHistoryMonth

Black Education Under Attack — and Why It Endures Black education under attack is not new, but history shows how Black communities have built their own schools, teachers, and pathways to learning and liberation.

"Black history is not just a collection of struggles and pain, but a chronicling of our strength and a timeline of victories that we have passed on to each generation like a torch, leading us up into the light." - @aft.org Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick C. Ingram spokesman-recorder.com/2026/01/31/b...

Production Workers at Big D.C. Concert Venues Vote to Unionize (Exclusive) Stagehands, audio engineers and more at the 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre voted for unionization in an NLRB election.

"With this vote for unionization, the backstage workers who bring the music and stage magic to thousands of showgoers at these I.M.P.-operated music halls will now be heard and can be treated with the dignity they deserve." www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...