AFL-CIO Daily Briefs: Shuler; IUOE (JNESO-IUOE); IAFF; NNU (CNA-NNU) and Chicago Fed.

Message from President Liz Shuler

• Rising costs are hurting our members and working people across the economy. It's on the mind of every worker because our money isn't going as far as it used to.
• We know that the causes of higher costs are the pandemic, supply chain clogs and corporations' price gouging.
• Working people see this problem clearly, and the labor movement is facing it head-on. We're fighting to create policies that will help workers, and make no mistake, more workers with a union voice are at the center of the solution.

After Monthlong Strike, Nurses and Techs Ratify Agreement with Newark Hospital

More than 360 nurses and medical technicians at St. Michael's Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, won a contract last week after going out on strike in May. The Jersey Nurses Economic Security Organization-IUOE (JNESO-IUOE) District Council 1 members were demanding fairness for themselves and better treatment for their patients. The members of JNESO-IUOE won new pay increases and forced management to back off its proposal to eliminate step increases. And the agreement provides improvements to health benefits as well as new provisions on safe staffing levels and workplace safety.

Firefighters' Local Union in Utah Reaffiliates with IAFF

The Fire Fighters (IAFF) is welcoming back one of its Utah affiliates, Local 2742 in Orem, after a 23-year absence. The newly reorganized IAFF Local 2742 adds 59 new members to the international union. The members decided now was the time to reaffiliate with the IAFF and the Professional Fire Fighters of Utah because they saw how hard the union and the state association were working on behalf of all professional firefighters.

"It is great to have Local 2742 back in the IAFF. Orem's members are a very motivated group of firefighters who are ready to put boots on the ground and get to work," said IAFF General President Edward Kelly (not pictured). "I am looking forward to seeing what we can do together."

Los Angeles Nurses Strike to Demand Patient Safety and Safe Staffing

Nurses at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center held a one-day strike on Thursday. One thousand members of the California Nurses Association/NNU (CNA/NNU) said they were compelled to strike in response to Kaiser's refusal to address their deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.

"Kaiser has not provided us with enough ancillary staff, so it is not uncommon for us to be doing the job of a nurse and the job of a certified nursing assistant or a food service worker or a housekeeper," said Violet Galinato, RN. "Taking valuable time away from providing care is not fair to our patients."

Chicago Federation of Labor Denounces Community Violence

On Friday, the Chicago Federation of Labor's (CFL's) Civil Rights and Human Relations Committee stood with union members and community partners to denounce the violence that has been terrorizing the community. According to reports, the city has experienced hundreds of shootings and homicides since the start of the year.

"Peace starts with all of us working for justice. The CFL has been doing just that," the labor council said in a public statement. The CFL pointed to its work connecting people in underserved communities with good union jobs and to its partnership with United Way to lift up families and neighborhoods that have been impacted by violence.

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