As Labor Day, comes upon us, what Union were or are you a member of. No owners, gave us anything, We fought for Child

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Labor Laws, safety conditions, 40 hr work week. overtime, breaks. etc I belonged to the NEA , What Union do you belong to?

[Ping Tung]

1. APWU (American Postal Workers Union) and NALC (National Association of Letter Carriers).

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2. Union Strong. Thank you very much, Ping Tung.

[Midnight Writer]

28. Same here. President of my APWU local for over 25 years.

Worked about 5 years in the NALC.

[EYESORE 9001]

3. USWA

Long ago.

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7. Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001, Union Strong.

[pdxflyboy]

4. Airline Pilots Association and Allied Pilots Association.

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8. Thank you very much pdxflyboy. Union Strong.

[Mossfern]

5. IBEW

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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10. Thant you very much, Mossfern. Union strong.

[WmChris]

84. Me too! IBEW

Happily retired and living comfortably with union pension and Social Security. House, 2020 Honda, 2022 Dodge 250, 5th Wheel RV. All paid for free and clear thanks to a Union wage and benefits.

[Danmel]

6. I'm an exempt political appointee

But my dad's side of the family were all ILGWU, the International Ladie's Garment Workers Union.) They worked in the garment district in NYC. My uncle was a shop steward.

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11. Thank you very much for your family history of union warkers.

[gab13by13]

9. GMP (Glass, Molders, Pottery, and Plastics, Allied Workers)

Local #110 union official for 25 years.

Get my secondary health insurance from them.

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14. Thank you very much, gab13by13. You are union strong.

[Fiendish Thingy]

12. SEIU

And in Canada, BCGEU

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16. Congratulations Fiendish Thingy.

[Tree Lady]

13. ATU 1555

Hubby is retired from Bart in SF which covid just about killed, the trains used to be full especially during peak times and now not even then.

[debm55]

18. I am so sorry, Tree Lady for your husband's job.

[Tree Lady]

42. I guess I said that wrong

He retired way before covid but we have gone on it since we have lifetime pass. Not that it helps in Oregon, lol.

[Silent Type]

15. Government Employees Union in 1970s. Joined grocery workers union when the steward/butcher threw a meat cleaver

across the room into the wood door to the meat locker and looked at all us 16 year olds and said, "You are going to join the union, right?" Yes, sir, where do we sign up.

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19. Thank you very much for your post,Silent Type. You are Union Strong.

[Ocelot II]

17. BRAC, many years ago.

The Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees, a union for railroad and airline clerical and related workers. It's been merged into IAM.

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20. Congratulations Ocelot II for being Union Strong.

[Blaukraut]

69. UFCW Local 1445

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. I work at a unionized Macy's. When the company bought out Filene's, they inherited the union, too

[50 Shades Of Blue]

21. National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE)

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22. Thank you 50 Shades of Blue. My husband belonged to the union before he retired. Union Strong.

[mike_c]

23. Communication Workers of America and California Faculty Association

I was in CWA almost fifty years ago, and in CFA from 1997 until I retired a couple years ago. I served as faculty union president, vice president, chaired the grievance committee (Faculty Rights), and the strike committee at Cal Poly Humboldt. I'm 100% a union man.

[debm55]

26. Thank you very much, mike_c. and have a great Labor Day.

[Iris]

24. I'm a UAW brat

Many family members in that union and I've reaped the benefits of growing up in a union family.

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29. That you very much, Iris. And Congratulations on being from a Union Family. Happy Labor Day.

[Ritabert]

25. AFT while I was a teacher

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30. Thank you very much, Ritabert, Gone are the days teachers had to stop teaching once they got married.

[a kennedy]

27. AFLCIO......proud and early member in the State of Wisconsin.

I remember we had to talk so quiet about joining the union back in the day. I was proud to vote for union membership.

[debm55]

31. Same here, a kennedy. I do remember those days. Have a great Labor Day.

[BlueTsunami2018]

32. IBEW

Local 98 Philadelphia.

We need to reignite the labor movement. So many of the things our guys fought and died for have been slowly taken back by the ruling class. Often with the help of our own members.

This culture war bullshit has disrupted the true fight. We need some solidarity.

Union strong!

[debm55]

43. Thank you very much, Blue Tsunami2018, I totally agree with you. Have a relaxing Labor Day, my friend.

[kimbutgar]

33. Teachers union

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45. Thank you very much. kimbutgar. Yes, gone are the days of teachers being fired for getting married or oh dear. having a

child. Happy Labor Day.

[Swede]

34. BMEWED Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes

Way back in the seventies. We did the work with our backs and our hands, very few machines back then. Wood ties, spiking with hammers, lining by hand. It's mostly all done by machines now.

https://www.railwayage.com/tag/brotherhood-of-maintenance-of-way-employes-division-international-brotherhood-of-teamsters/

[debm55]

46. Thank you very much , Swede. You have the hands and back of a worker who has done hard work in his lifetime. May you

enjoy a happy and relaxing Labor Day,

[billh58]

35. PATCO

Professional Air Traffic Controllers and fired by Ronny Raygun in 1980 for going on strike.

[debm55]

47. I remember that. Did you get hired by another airport. That is a tough job. I congratulations my friend.You stood up for

beliefs.

[jalan48]

36. Aluminum Workers' International Union (AWIU)

I was surprised when I joined in the 60's the number of workers who opposed the union. They were early Maga types, ignorant of why they had good pay and benefits.

[debm55]

39. Thank you and congratulations. jalan48, Some still oppose the union. Forgetting what those early in the Labor Movement

did to make the work force better. Some thought of Labor Unions as Communists.

[cloudbase]

37. Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association

150 years strong in 2025, representing merchant marine officers in peace and war.

[debm55]

38. Thank you very much cloudbase and congratulations. Happy Labor Day.

[Srkdqltr]

40. Husband was a proud Boilermaker. Son still in, as long as it lasts.

[Nittersing]

41. AFL-CIO

20yrs as an HVAC tech for a school district.

[debm55]

49. As a retired teacher. I want to Congratulate you for the work you have done. Union Proud.

[Cloudhopper]

44. Husband is currently a Communication Workers of America (CWA) member

[debm55]

70. Thank you very much, Cloudhopper. Union Strong family. Enjoy your Labor Day.

[susanr516]

48. CWA Local 6137

Husband and I were both job stewards before we retired.

[debm55]

68. Thank you very much for both of your service to the CWA Local 6137, Enjoy your Labor Day.

[BettyBlueDot]

50. CWA

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67. Thank you very much, BettyBlueDot. Enjoy your Labor Day.

[customerserviceguy]

51. I was a member of

the Communications Workers of America when I worked customer service for a utility.

[debm55]

58. Thank you very much customerserviceguy. Union Strong. Have a great Labor Day.

[Xavier Breath]

52. My father was a member of the UAW, but that's as close as I ever got to being in one.

[debm55]

55. Thank you very much Xavier Breath. And Happy Labor Day.

[Bmoboy]

53. Three unions, plus

1199E - nursing tech in OR
Teamsters - ice cream truck driver
Teacher's union - nurse surveyor

Plus my father was president of his local offset printers union.

[debm55]

54. Thank you very much, Bmoboy. You have had a variety of Union Jobs. Enjoy your Labor Day.

[EarthFirst]

56. CSEA 828

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57. Congratulations and thank you, Earth First. Have a terrific Labor Day.

[maccafan]

59. Happy Labor Day

I belong to NEA. I am a lifetime member!

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60. maccafan, my fellow teacher and NEA member. Have a Happy Labor Day.

[DiamondShark]

61. NEA and Teamsters Local 14.

[debm55]

63. Thank you very much, DiamondShark. You are Union Strong. Have a great Labor Day.

[iemanja]

62. SEIU

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66. Thank you very much for your service, iemanja. Happy Labor Day.

[MerryBlooms]

64. SEIU❤️🤍💙

[debm55]

65. Thank you very much, MerryBlooms. Enjoy your Labor Day.

[MerryBlooms]

71. Thanks for your post reminding us of Union Strong! 🥰

[debm55]

73. MerryBlooms. Thank you for that information.

[MerryBlooms]

72. Also, in case folks dont know, SEIU covers homecare workers

Which, I am.
We are in desperate need! It's more important now than ever, to keep folks in their homes, if possible. Whether it's aging, physical help, etc... I'm so thankful to be able to help once again. I was out on leave from last August until just this end a May, with an injury.
We need competent folks, to train and come into the field.
My youngest is working in a care facility.
Okay, off my soapbox, lol
But, one last plug. We're an aging society, we need to take care of those that came before us. 🥰🥰🥰

[debm55]

74. I think I got my posts confused. But I want to add that you are an angel for the work you do. Enjoy your Labor Day.

Union Strong!

[MerryBlooms]

77. You didn't get confused. I just wanted get get a word in for SEIU

And the vast folks SEIU covers.
You have a lovely holiday
I'm working until Sunday, but I also care for my 82 y/o sis. T2 diabetes. Recect heart valve replacement. Other sis I live with, had a stroke, and the an aneurysm clamping. It's been crazy around here! Lol
3 sisters, and aging isn't agreeing with any of us. 😂😂😂
Take care, and all my union folks❤️❤️❤️

[KentuckyWoman]

75. UAW, UMWA, AFL, IBT

Right now I benefit from my late husband's survivor benefits from the UAW. I was raised in a union family and married a union man. It has been a lot of years but I was in ILGWU (garment workers) for about 10 years. But I hated that kind of work and took some schooling to be a bookkeeper. Most of my life I did taxes and built up my own little business, eventually handing it over to the employees.

[debm55]

78. What a wonderful woman you are, KentuckyWoman, You are Union Strong in every way. Have a relaxing Labor Day.

[Trueblue Texan]

76. IBEW

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

[debm55]

79. Thank you very much, Trueblue Texan. Have a relaxing Labor Day,

[WiVoter]

80. Just Retired Union President Here...WEAC

Wisconsin Education Association Council

In a rural Wisconsin District.

[debm55]

81. Thank you WiVoter for all the work you did as Union president. Have a great and meaningful Labor Day.

[Deuxcents]

82. AFL-CIO...Communication Workers of America

I’m so proud of my fellow Union members here, both past and present. I’m in good company and thanks debm for the recognition

[debm55]

83. Thank you very much, Deuxcents, Union Strong! Have a terrific Labor Day.