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Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
1700 part-time faculty members at The New School, members of UAW Local 7902, are still on strike demanding a contract that provides real raises, expanded health coverage, greater job security, more input into curricula, and real recourse against harassment and discrimination. The strike began on Wednesday, November 16.
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
Union members at HarperCollins, one of the largest publishers in the country, are beginning the fourth week of their strike, which began on November 10th after a drawn out negotiation process, with workers asking for higher wages, stronger commitments to diversifying staff and better family leave. The approximately 250 unionized workers are represented by UAW 2110, and include staff in design,...
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, and The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, have reached a new, three-year collective bargaining agreement for the Production Contract that governs Broadway shows and sit-down productions across the country. The...
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 17, 2022, causing massive flooding and leaving widespread damage across the island. Less than a month later, Heart 9/11 coordinated with the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and SOMOS Inc. to dispatch members from New York City’s union trades to assist in the recovery of Ponce, Puerto Rico, on the south side...
Nov 18, 2022 | News Story
1700 part-time faculty members at The New School, members of UAW Local 7902, went on strike Wednesday, demanding a contract that provides real raises, expanded health coverage, greater job security, more input into curricula, and real recourse against harassment and discrimination.
Part-time faculty are 87% of The New School’s instructional staff, but the university's spending on their salaries...
Nov 18, 2022 | News Story
Union members at HarperCollins, one of the largest publishers in the country, are beginning the second week of their strike, which began last Thursday after a drawn out negotiation process, with workers asking for higher wages, stronger commitments to diversifying staff and better family leave. The approximately 250 unionized workers are represented by UAW 2110, and include staff in design,...
Nov 18, 2022 | News Story
Starbucks Workers who are members of Starbucks Workers United/Workers United NY NJ at the NYC Roastery in Chelsea are in their third week on strike after they walked out over health and safety issues at the location. Workers cited mold in the ice used to make drinks and in the freezers, and bedbugs in the break room.
Nov 18, 2022 | News Story
Broadway's Actors and Stage Managers took to the streets last night to rally for a fair contract from their employers. Actors' Equity Association has been at the bargaining table with The Broadway League since September. At stake is the union's biggest contract, which governs shows on Broadway as well as Broadway League-produced sit-down shows in other parts of the country. Equity members are...
Nov 18, 2022 | News Story
Unionized workers at Brooklyn Museum, members of UAW Local 2110, rallied in the wind and rain outside the museum's main entrance on Eastern Parkway on Tuesday to call attention to stalled contract negotiations. Staff members gathered outside a VIP opening gala celebrating the institution’s forthcoming Thierry Mugler exhibition to inform the gala’s high-profile guests that the museum’s current...
Nov 18, 2022 | News Story
This past Tuesday, Climate Jobs NY (CJNY) was excited to host New York City Mayor Eric Adams for a tour of the Local 3 Electrical Industry Training Center in Long Island City to discuss the benefits the Carbon Free and Healthy Schools (CFHS) Initiative would have for NYC.