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Jul 3, 2024 | News Story
Members of the Independent Drivers Guild, a Machinists Union affiliate that represents over 80,000 For-Hire Vehicle drivers in New York City, held a rally outside Uber’s headquarters in Long Island City last week to protest the company’s practice of locking New York City drivers out of its app during low-demand periods, which the drivers say is being used to avoid paying them idle time.
Jul 3, 2024 | News Story
Seventy-five CUNY Professional Staff Congress members and CUNY students rallied Friday morning outside the Wall Street investment bank where CUNY Board of Trustees Chair Bill Thompson serves as chief administrative officer.
Jul 3, 2024 | News Story
The Biden Administration and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this week announced that they are proposing a rule to protect workers that, if finalized, would establish the nation’s first-ever federal safety standard addressing excessive heat in the workplace. The risk that extreme heat poses to certain workers has long been recognized – even apart...
Jun 28, 2024 | News Story
Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at iHeart Podcast Network have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement. The 100-member bargaining unit approved the three-year contract after more than two years of negotiations and an Unfair Labor Practice charge against management at iHeartMedia for “intimidating conduct and by interrogating employees about their support for the union.”
Jun 28, 2024 | News Story
On Wednesday, NYC CLC staff joined NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, the Mayor's Public Engagement Unit, the City Commission on Human Rights, RWDSU, LiUNA Local 1010, Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 7, the Worker's Justice Project, Los Deliveristas Unidos, La Colmena, and more to participate in a Workers’ Rights Day of Action. Stationing at transit locations across...
Jun 28, 2024 | News Story
The NYC labor movement has seen a resounding surge of activity in the last few years and we want to make sure you are part of the action. Help us speak to union voters, disseminate worker rights information, walk a picket line, support a strike, learn how to apply for your community board, or simply volunteer to assist with the largest Labor Day Parade in the country! You can decide your level of...
Jun 28, 2024 | News Story
On Wednesday, June 12th labor leaders, union members, and elected officials joined together to view the "COAL + ICE" exhibit at the Asia Society and Museum. The event, hosted by Cornell ILR's Climate Jobs Institute, represents the causes and consequences of climate change while highlighting current avenues to improve our impact on the environment. To that end, union members and leaders from...
Jun 28, 2024 | News Story
Teachers and staff at the New York Film Academy have voted 149 to 3 to unionize with the UAW, a resounding 98% victory that makes them the latest higher education institution to unionize in New York City. The new, wall-to-wall unit will include full-time faculty, part-time faculty, support staff, technical assistants and accompanists who are writers, artists, actors, photographers, dancers,...
Jun 28, 2024 | News Story
NYC voters turned out strong for our AFL-CIO labor-endorsed candidates this past Primary Day. With the exception of one race, all of our labor-endorsed candidates won in New York City. For a complete list of Primary endorsed candidates go to: https://nysaflcio.org/endorsements.
Jun 28, 2024 | News Story
The Bernhardt Labor Journalism Prize is an award of $1000 given to an article that furthers the understanding of the history of working people. Articles focused on historical events AND articles about current issues (work, housing, organizing, health, education) that include historical context are both welcome. The work should be published in print or online between August 31, 2023 and August 31...