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Mar 15, 2024 | News Story
Workers at the Empire Justice Center, who provide civil legal services to New Yorkers in need across the state, won a decisive victory to unionize on Monday, March 4. In the final election tally, 72% of EJC’s 40 staff members voted to join the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (UAW Local 2325).
Mar 15, 2024 | News Story
On the front lines of climate change in the Bronx, labor unions and environmental advocates recently held a press conference supporting the “Green Transit, Green Jobs” legislation (
Mar 15, 2024 | News Story
After just three days on strike last week, teaching fellows, teaching assistants, course assistants, research assistants, and tutors at The New School, represented by United Auto Workers (UAW), reached a long-awaited tentative agreement at the New School. Having authorized their strike with 94% voting yes, and a historic 77% of members participating, academic student workers had a powerful...
Mar 15, 2024 | News Story
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) gathered with other labor leaders, including AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond, and union members across the labor movement in front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to call on Congress to pass the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act.
Mar 15, 2024 | News Story
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) and IATSE Local 494 have succeeded in thwarting an elaborate effort by local production company La Celda, LLC to chill both the union’s rights and the rights of production crew members in violation of federal labor law.
Mar 8, 2024 | News Story
After more than six months of bargaining their successor contract, teaching fellows, teaching assistants, course assistants, research assistants, and tutors at The New School, represented by United Auto Workers (UAW), went on strike Wednesday, with supporters including the CLC joining them for their first day on the picket line. Having authorized their strike with 94% voting yes, and a historic...
Mar 8, 2024 | News Story
The Carbon Free and Healthy Schools Campaign of Climate Jobs New York co-hosted a rally at City Hall with Council Member Sandy Nurse on March 1st. The union coalition is supporting public solar power legislation introduced by Nurse that would require the city to install solar on schools and other public buildings at a more rapid, ambitious pace. Leaders and members from public sector unions UFT,...
Mar 8, 2024 | News Story
On Thursday, REI workers from across the country who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) hiked to REI’s national headquarters in Issaquah, Washington, where they delivered their unified national platform to the company and called on management to bargain in good faith at tables outside...
Mar 8, 2024 | News Story
Writers Guild of America East members at New York-based Spotify Studios (formerly Gimlet Media and Parcast) and The Ringer have both reached tentative agreements with Spotify on new collective bargaining agreements.
Mar 1, 2024 | News Story
Workers United and Starbucks this week announced this week that they have agreed to begin discussions on a foundational framework to achieve collective bargaining agreements for represented stores and partners, the resolution of litigation between the union and the company, including brand litigation, and a fair process for workers to organize.