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Jan 28, 2022 | News Story
AFM Local 802 musicians is continuing their series of livestreamed performances for NYC hospital workers and their patients. This is a union gig powered by Local 802, the NYC Mayor's Office for Media and Entertainment, and NYC Health + Hospitals. One of the recent performers, flutist and Local 802 member Lisa Hansen (pictured here), said, "I offer my musical performance as humble thanks to the...
Jan 28, 2022 | News Story
Last week, quality assurance testers at Activision Blizzard division Raven Software formed the first union at a major U.S. gaming company, comprising their 34-member unit.
Jan 28, 2022 | News Story
ICYMI: On January 12, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, joined by NY Governor Kathy Hochul, NJ Governor Phil Murphy, and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a wind energy auction on Feb.
Jan 21, 2022 | News Story
Click here to order Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits. Thank you to our postal workers who are fulfilling, packaging, and shipping these tests across the country!
Jan 21, 2022 | News Story
After more than 2.5 years of bargaining, New York Magazine Union has reached a deal with NY Mag and Vox management, with a groundbreaking contract that raises the bar for all news workers. Some of the union's biggest wins include a salary floor of $60,000 and immediate salary increases for more than half the shop, including raises of more than $20,000 for their most historically underpaid members...
Jan 21, 2022 | News Story
AFM Local 802 President Tino Gagliardi was quoted by Broadway World,
Jan 21, 2022 | News Story
Actors' Equity Association urged Congress to consider arts and entertainment unions at a House Small Business Committee hearing on Wednesday.
Speaking on behalf of Equity, Sandra Karas, the union's Secretary/Treasurer, spoke of the urgency to pass the Performing Artists Tax Parity Act, a bipartisan bill that updates a portion of the tax code that allows arts workers to deduct career expenses from...
Jan 21, 2022 | News Story
This week the NYC CLC, in partnership with the NYS AFL-CIO and Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW, held a virtual roundtable with over 60 labor and community partners to discuss the impact of the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA). The MRTA will bring additional protections for workers and create restorative opportunities in communities throughout the state. If you would like to learn more or...
Jan 21, 2022 | News Story
The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) is helping to finance the $337.7 million new construction of 311 West 42nd Street, a mixed-use development comprised of 330 residential rental units, 83 of which are affordable, and 41,678 square feet of rentable retail space. The project, located in the heart of Manhattan near Times Square, will offer modern and green apartments. The development is...
Jan 21, 2022 | News Story
Two years after forming a union with NewsGuild of NY, the Sports Illustrated Union has agreed on a first contract that, once ratified, will protect their workplace and their journalism.