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Jan 21, 2015 | Press Release

Hunts Point Workers Vote to Ratify Contract, Call for City Investment

Bronx, NY – Workers at Hunts Point Market voted to approve a new, three year contract today, with 97% of workers voting "yes."  The 1,300 workers,...
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Jan 9, 2015 | News Story

Wage Increases for Zara Workers

2015 has already shown positive gains for workers at Zara retail locations, with workers receiving raises of $2.50 an hour.  An aggressive campaign...
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Jan 9, 2015 | News Story

Operating Engineers Employed at City Schools Get Tentative Contract

This week, City Hall reached a tentative $248 million contract deal with IUOE Locals 891 and 94, which represent public school custodians, firemen,...
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Jan 5, 2015 | Press Release

#NYC1u: The Facebook Algorithm is NOT the Enemy

Recent months have seen widespread discussion about the tweaks Facebook has made to it's newsfeed algorithm. Whether you like it or not, it's not...
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Jan 5, 2015 | News Story

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Years after the official end of the recent recession, America is still in a jobs crisis. Although job growth is slowly picking up steam--with...

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Health care is a basic human right.  America’s labor movement has worked for more than a century for guaranteed high-quality health care for...

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Fewer employers today provide defined-benefit pensions for their workers—and among those that do, many are offering “defined-contribution” (like...

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