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Mar 3, 2023 | News Story
On Tuesday, President Biden announced his nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su to succeed Marty Walsh as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement:
"Simply put: There’s no one more dedicated and qualified to defend the fundamental rights of working people than Julie Su. It’s her life’s work. The AFL-CIO is thrilled with her historic...
Mar 3, 2023 | News Story
With their union contract set to expire the next day, almost 500 CUNY faculty and staff rallied outside CUNY’s Midtown headquarters Monday morning to take their demands for a new contract straight to management’s front door. The Professional Staff Congress (PSC) – the union representing 30,000 faculty and staff at CUNY – was joined by students and advocates in calling for a new agreement that...
Mar 3, 2023 | News Story
Arbitrator Howard Edelman this week handed down a decision that stops New York City Transit from carrying out the Spring A Division Pick, taking plans for service cuts off the table for now. Finding that the MTA had over-stepped past practice, Edelman ruled that the pick put forward by NYCT put an unacceptable burden on Conductors and Train Operators.
Mar 3, 2023 | News Story
NYSNA Health+Hospitals/Mayorals nurses held a system-wide day of action including a rally and speakout along with candlelight vigils yesterday to mark the expiration of their contract at 11 city-run hospitals. Public sector nurses, who staff New York City’s public hospitals and mayorals agencies, are demanding that the city live up to its agreement on pay parity with the private sector to stop...
Mar 3, 2023 | News Story
After delivering a petition last week signed by a majority of contract faculty, NYU contract faculty with Contract Faculty United – UAW, campus allies, and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander rallied Wednesday to tell the university administration to respect their right to collective bargaining and agree to a fair and neutral process to recognize their union.
Mar 3, 2023 | News Story
On February 14, an NLRB election count for the first neighborhood umbrella group of Blank Street Coffee locations was held, with workers in West Brooklyn voting overwhelmingly to join UFWC Local 1500. The stores covered by the election include 277 Bedford Ave, 776 Lorimer St, 225 Wythe Ave, 147 Montague St, 2 Metrotech Center, and 178 Court St. Two more elections are ongoing (Park Slope and...
Mar 3, 2023 | News Story
We join Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Reps. Bobby Scott (Va.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) in their call to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Working people are sick of corporations raking in record profits while we can barely support our families.
That’s why we’re organizing like never before. Work stoppages were up 52% in 2022, and the number of workers involved in stoppages...
Feb 24, 2023 | News Story
More than 250 legal service workers at the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), unionized under the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys - UAW Local 2325 (ALAA), held a two-day strike this week as part of their fight for a fair contract. Members of A Better NYLAG (ABN) have been bargaining for a fair contract since June 2022, and eight months later, NYLAG has still refused to move on key issues...
Feb 24, 2023 | News Story
Resident physicians at Montefiore Medical Center, one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City, celebrated yesterday after learning that they had successfully won union representation with a supermajority of 82% voting in favor of joining the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU). With over 1200 doctors included, the victory will re-establish a union presence at Montefiore more...
Feb 24, 2023 | News Story
“NO CONTRACT, NO PEACE!” That was the rallying cry of over 100 musicians and union supporters who picketed in front of Carnegie Hall on Feb. 20 to demand a fair contract for the DCINY Orchestra, who are represented by AFM Local 802.