Delaware State AFL CIO

11/16/2025

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11/16/2025

Baristas are on strike. So guess what? Starbucks doesn’t get a dime.

We stand with the workers — not the billionaire brewing union busting on the side.
https://seiu.co/NoStarbucks

11/16/2025

Great news, Delaware! Paid leave for Delaware workers begins on January 1, 2026.

Workers in our state deserve access to financial support as their life changes and major events occur. We created the Delaware Paid Family and Medical Insurance Program so that workers can take paid leave to take care of their family, life, and other personal matters.

Contributions toward this program began January 1, 2025, and will go into full effect on January 1, 2026 once claim applications are submitted. For more information on Delaware Paid Leave, you can visit their website at https://labor.delaware.gov/delaware-paid-leave/

11/16/2025

11/13/2025

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The Delaware AFL-CIO is hosting a Path to Power Political Candidate Training. Help shift the power in local government to favor pro-worker policies and develop a bench of candidates to move into higher office. Topics covered include: How to develop your campaign message Field programs and voter cont...

11/11/2025

26 billionaires spent more than $22 million to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming Mayor of New York City. He was polling at only 6% back in January.

AND HE STILL WON!!

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day from the Delaware State AFL-CIO

11/11/2025

HUGE NEWS: Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have won!

For 3 years, workers showed incredible solidarity and strength in the face of relentless and gross union-busting. Now, a court has ordered their contract restored. http://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-celebrates-pittsburgh-post-gazette-workers-winning-their-strike

10/31/2025

Rent is due soon. Bills are going unpaid. And federal workers across the country have been locked out of their jobs or working without pay for over a month.

Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/call-stop-the-shutdown-and-the-cuts-to-working-families/?source=social

10/31/2025

With an emboldened Trump in the White House for a second term, the ground has shifted dramatically for unions.

What can unions do to survive in the second Trump presidency? What tactics and strategies can help organize more new members and best survive an all-out assault on labor and other rights?

The Labor Notes Roundtable Series is featuring contributions from organizers and scholars on what unions can do besides hide or try to curry favor: https://mailchi.mp/labornotes/20230929dispatch-10301759

10/31/2025

The Chancery Court upholds HB 242 which created the residential and commercial property tax rates. New Castle County residential property owners taxes will go down. Today is a good day for our residents and I am proud to have played a part in this!

Full decision: https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=386760&fbclid=IwY2xjawNwr95leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUaEdjVGozRFZmMUtKR1pJAR6mc7jI-Ln7ASx1kzHvb92dJ48oO5bYK9OT0I051lgmlH4DFKE0hm1xtK-FMg_aem_lMoBU3nMJJrM2r2ryiZZrA

10/31/2025

How can 211s use technology to enhance – rather than replace – direct service?

Our own Sen. Dan Cruce, Jennifer Fromme, and Audrey Cooper helped other 211 organizations answer that question at the 211 Thrive Conference in Kansas City, MO with their session “DE211 Live: Leveraging Technology to Meet People Where They Are”.

They showcased our “DE211 Live” program and how we use mobile solutions to close the gap between referrals and real-time help. Thanks to a technology grant, we’ve equipped our team with iPads, enabling on-the-spot referrals to programs like Help Me Grow, Stand By Me Delaware financial coaching, and the Delaware Housing Hub, eliminating delays and reducing missed connections.

We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken to complete program intakes in real time, improve service outcomes, and strengthen our relationships with community partners, and thrilled we were able to spread the word to help our 211 colleagues and communities around the country!

United Way Delaware 211 Stand By Me: Delaware Financial Empowerment Partnership United For ALICE