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Oct 14, 2022 | News Story
Seasonal workers are on the front lines, and these jobs should be good, union jobs with fair wages and safe working conditions. However, the current structure of the H-2B program has enabled rampant and often egregious abuse. Continued increases in the number of visas without improved safeguards put migrant and U.S. workers alike at unacceptable risk.
Oct 7, 2022 | News Story
More than a dozen elected officials joined New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses in solidarity on the City Hall steps yesterday to launch a campaign for a fair contract for the nearly 9,000 NYC Health+Hospitals/Mayorals nurses and fair funding for the nation’s largest public health system. NYC’s public sector nurses have been essential in saving lives throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Oct 7, 2022 | News Story
Workers at the Starbucks location at 480 Forest Avenue rallied with supporters on Wednesday in support of the workers' demands and against the company's ongoing union-busting tactics. Baristas at Staten Island's first unionized Starbucks commenced bargaining yesterday over their working conditions during a temporary store closure.
Oct 7, 2022 | News Story
Amazon suspended around 50 workers at a Staten Island warehouse this week for refusing to go back to work on Monday due to safety concerns over a fire that had happened at the facility earlier that day. The fire—and suspensions—occurred at the JFK8 warehouse, the same one where workers voted to join the Amazon Labor Union six months ago.
Oct 7, 2022 | News Story
The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint accusing Apple Inc of illegally attempting to stymie a union campaign at a Manhattan retail store by interrogating workers and barring them from leaving pro-union flyers in a break room.
Oct 7, 2022 | News Story
The writers, producers, editors, engineers, and other storytellers at Pineapple Street Studios, the popular podcast network owned by Audacy and based in Brooklyn, have unionized with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE). Of the 40-member bargaining unit, 98% signed union cards and called on management to voluntarily recognize the union without delay or division.
Oct 7, 2022 | News Story
The Animation Guild plans to further expand the union’s footprint in New York with a new effort to organize Paramount+’s Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News. Tooning Out the News workers presented management with a request for voluntary recognition last Thursday and additionally filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Thirty-eight workers, in roles...
Oct 7, 2022 | News Story
Climate Jobs, a nationwide coalition of unions and environmental advocates, organized the “Ambition to Action” workshop for union members interested in learning about the effects of climate change, potential work opportunities in electrification and renewable energy, and why and how it can be done with organized labor at the forefront. The workshop took place at 5:00-6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday,...
Oct 7, 2022 | News Story
This Monday, October 10, marks International Stage Management Day. These workers are indispensable to creating live entertainment, navigating issues ranging from time budgeting to workplace safety. Actors’ Equity Association represents thousands of these workers across the United States, and these artists may be less visible than their colleagues onstage, but their tireless dedication to their...
Oct 7, 2022 | News Story
This week, the Center for American Progress (CAP) released a brand new report on pro-union sentiment that labels Gen Z “America’s most pro-union generation.” According to the data, Gen Z’ers are even more pro-union than older generations were at their age.