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Feb 26, 2021 | News Story
This week at AFM Local 802, the union celebrates that the first New York "pop-up" concerts with Jon Batiste and Stay Human were covered under a union contract, and that the AFL-CIO featured Local 802 member Akua Dixon (left) for Black History Month.
Feb 26, 2021 | News Story
The labor and arts communities of New York mourn the loss of Mark Plesent, co-artistic director of the Working Theater. Since 1985, the Working Theater has produced plays and hosted industructional programs as a professional off-Broadway theater company for, about, and by the working men and women of New York.
Feb 26, 2021 | News Story
Roughly a hundred organizers have been calling workers from Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse in recent weeks, making the case for why they should unionize. The organizing effort extends well beyond the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which would represent the facility’s employees.
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
"Nobody feels safe in the subway. Not the riders and certainly not the workers. Daily ridership was down 3.5 million last year. But more people were robbed, raped and murdered in the system than in 2019," writes Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Tony Utano in a NY Daily News Op-Ed.
"Nearly 360 riders were victims of a felony assault last year. That’s just 20 fewer than the year before,...
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
New York’s Guggenheim Museum has signed a contract with its first-ever labor union, the latest in a wave of collective-bargaining agreements at museums across the US.
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
On February 5th, the editorial staff of The New York Daily News announced they had unionized with the NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local 31003, with over 80% support from the newsroom. Since the announcement, management has refused to voluntarily recognize the Guild, and has begun an anti-union campaign.
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, sued Amazon on Tuesday evening, arguing that the company provided inadequate safety protection for workers in New York City during the pandemic and retaliated against employees who raised concerns over the conditions.
The case focuses on two Amazon facilities: a large warehouse on Staten Island and a delivery depot in Queens. Ms. James argues that...
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
Public defenders and social workers at Queens Defenders represented by UAW 2325 got a boost from local elected officials and supporters who joined them for a virtual rally Wednesday.
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
Almost a year ago, the Metropolitan Opera House went dark. Overnight, New York City lost its heart and soul — the culture that vibrates through the veins of the city and makes it what it is: music, theatre, dance, art —all silenced and put on pause. The MET Orchestra Musicians, who are represented by AFM Local 802, are doing everything they can in order to support their colleagues in need so that...
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
Offshore wind is having a moment, and none too soon, said Newsday's Editorial Board this week.