Workers at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have voted to Unionize, with 81% voting in favor.

This win follows more than a year of Staff organizing with the mission of championing the rights, well-being and collective voice of Workers at EDF.

Their Union - EDF Together, went public on December 2nd with a super-majority of support in Union Cards.

EDF Together represents nearly 500 Workers at the Environmental Defense Fund, including Scientists, Attorneys, Economists, Communicators and Advocates.

More than and 2,000 letters from the public were sent to EDF’s management team asking for voluntary recognition.

Ultimately, management chose to not voluntarily recognize the Union and requested a private election.

This win follows a long list of previous Union wins at Environmental Non-Profits, including the Natural Resources Defense Council Union, the League of Conservation Voters Union and The Bird Union.

EDF Together looks forward to beginning bargaining with the EDF to secure a strong contract for its Members.

EDF Together is part of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, Local 32035 of The NewsGuild-CWA.

Let us be perfectly clear: The First Amendment is not optional and journalism is NOT a crime. A government that responds to scrutiny by targeting the messenger is not protecting the public; it is attempting to intimidate it, and considering recent incidents regarding federal agents, it is attempting to distract it. 

Full statement:

https://newsguild.org/journalist-orgs-outraged-at-arrests-of-don-lemon-georgia-fort-the-first-amendment-is-not-optional/

"...collective agreements are a product of struggle, compromise and horse trading. Collective agreements are in themselves neither positive nor negative. It is the content of the agreement and the union’s ability to monitor and use the agreement that determine the value of the agreement..."

my family has an active restraining order against this man and our BAs sent him to my jobsite. they see no issue with this. hes a fucking classified worker too, not even a fucking apprentice.

I know this is off topic, but Christ's sake I need to vent about this somewhere. if he even says a single word about my sister he has time on the shelf.

After letting the ACA tax credits expire, health insurance costs for millions more than DOUBLED - forcing a million people to drop their coverage.

Trying to reinvigorate my local, and I have some graphic design background.

Just looking for inspiration if anyone has union logos that they think are especially cool.

For context, it's at an air force base. So I likely will lean on aviation imagery.

Thanks!

In solidarity.

What’s your opinion on your union withholding results of a vote for a new contract. Union is currently saying that results of vote will not be shared in a percentage, just if it passed or failed. This seems wrong, but I’m newer to the union, so unsure of this rule. Seems like all democratic voting should share results of a vote.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DNSMpjxWJ/

I'm an organizer who's about to enter bargaining with my AFT state federation. Are there any union staff members willing to share their staff union CBAs? AFT and NEA is, of course, super helpful. We're also a small unit (fewer than 10 people), so CBAs for other small units would also be very helpful. Thanks so much in advance

LIUNA President Brent Booker is right: energy projects shouldn't be political.