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May 17, 2024 | News Story
Thanks to recent legislation in New York State, prevailing wage requirements are applicable on certain construction projects performed under private contracts. The goal was to expand prevailing wage to private projects receiving public subsidies and grow the middle class in our state.
May 17, 2024 | News Story
Following weeks of routine incidents of verbally abusive and threatening behavior at the bargaining table, the situation escalated last week when Andrew Hoffmann, the legal representative of owners Jon Freedman and Greg May, told workers they were ‘f*cking disgusting’ and to ‘burn in hell’ over his assumptions of their political views unrelated to negotiations or anything that was being discussed.
May 17, 2024 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association’s Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) has announced the nominees for this season’s ACCA Award, honoring the chorus performers in a Broadway show. These four productions are: Hell’s Kitchen, The Heart of Rock & Roll, The Outsiders and Water for Elephants.
May 17, 2024 | News Story
The National Audubon Society must bargain a fair contract with their workers that provides good living standards, and ensures the nonprofit’s enormous assets do not flow to top executives at the expense of workers and the birds they protect. To address pay disparities, we are fighting for:
May 10, 2024 | News Story
NewsGuild of New York-represented staff at Condé Nast brands including Vanity Fair, GQ, Vogue, Glamour, Bon Appétit and more reached a tentative contract agreement with the company, averting what could have been a work stoppage timed to begin Monday, the day of the Met Gala.
May 10, 2024 | News Story
On Wednesday, the National Audubon Society hosted a luncheon in New York City to celebrate the achievements of women in the conservation movement. But members of the Bird Union (CWA Local 1180) gathered outside to highlight the organization’s systemic unequal pay for women and BIPOC employees, which makes it difficult for the next generation of women in conservation to build a successful and...
May 10, 2024 | News Story
Thanks to their unwavering solidarity and determination, the musicians of "Severance” have successfully secured an AFM union contract for their recording and sidelining work on the show. Musicians first initiated coordination efforts in February, and despite challenges stood strong, sharing information (like what proper union scale would pay) and rallying together to draft an open letter to...
May 10, 2024 | News Story
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled this week that Apple illegally interrogated staff at the World Trade Center store location in New York City.
May 10, 2024 | News Story
This week, Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) Union members testified before the City Council, advocating for a suspension of city funding until the resolution of the 73-day strike.
May 3, 2024 | News Story
On Wednesday, hundreds of New York City building and construction trades workers gathered in hardhats for the annual Memorial Mass and Procession at St. Patrick's Cathedral honoring their fellow workers who have tragically died on the job over the past year.