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Dec 30, 2022 | News Story
After spending years in legislative limbo before being approved in both the NYS Senate and Assembly in June, a bill that would significantly increase fines issued to construction companies found criminally liable for worker injuries or fatalities has been signed by Governor Hochul.
Known as Carlos’ Law, for Carlos Moncayo, a construction worker killed on the job in 2015 whose employer was...
Dec 28, 2022 | News Story
In 2022, we’ve seen workers here and around the country rise up to take back their own power, demanding better pay, improved working conditions, and a voice in their workplace. In New York City in particular, we've experienced an enormous surge in activism and organizing that's now spread across the nation and across all industries in the workforce, leading to historic worker victories and an...
Dec 23, 2022 | News Story
Unsafe work speeds, unreasonable work quotas, dangerous work, and insufficient breaks all contribute to the skyrocketing rate of injuries and sickness in the warehousing industry, which is why the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) pushed for the introduction of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act this year. This week, the critically needed WWPA was signed into law by Governor...
Dec 23, 2022 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association members have ratified a new three-year agreement with The Broadway League. The Production Contract: Broadway and Sit-Downs governs employment in shows on Broadway, as well as in sit-down shows produced by members of the Broadway League elsewhere in the United States. The new agreement will be in effect through September 28, 2025.
Dec 23, 2022 | News Story
"We’ve had, I think, a really strong financial performance for 2022. Revenue was significantly higher for 2022 than it was last year. We will be more profitable this year." These are the words of Bustle Digital Group’s CEO, Bryan Goldberg, in an internal podcast released on October 17.
Dec 16, 2022 | News Story
1700 part-time faculty members at The New School (members of UAW Local 7902) have a tentative agreement and are back at work following their strike, the longest adjunct strike in U.S. history. Workers won:
Dec 16, 2022 | News Story
Workers at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery flagship on Manhattan’s 9th Avenue ended a seven-week strike and returned to work on Monday, after securing an agreement that commits the coffee chain to regularly scrub equipment at outposts nationwide. The workers, members of Starbucks Workers United/Workers United NY NJ, had filed complaints about moldy ice machines as well as bedbugs.
Dec 16, 2022 | News Story
Last week, Laborers Local 1010 joined New Yorkers for Parks, labor advocates, and Council Member Shekar Krishnan at City Hall ahead of the Council’s committee hearing on Parks in support of greater accountability and on time construction in New York City’s green spaces. Parks are vital for our public health, mental health, and well-being. Put simply: we must expand park access in this city for...
Dec 9, 2022 | News Story
After 20 months of negotiations, members of the New York Times Guild walked out yesterday due to the company’s failure to bargain in good faith and reach a fair contract agreement with the workers. The Times Guild bargaining committee had offered to stay at the table for as long as it took to reach a deal and avert the walk-out, but management walked away from the table a little before 7 PM ET...
Dec 9, 2022 | News Story
This week, the New York City Council passed a resolution calling on the State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign S.3062D/A.7503, raising the minimum wage annually by a percentage based on the rate of inflation and labor productivity. NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez issued the following statement: