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Dec 27, 2024 | News Story
Thousands of Amazon workers have ended their days-long strike against the company, but the the Teamsters are warning that their efforts are only beginning.
“Make no mistake the Teamsters will never let up and workers will never stop fighting for their rights at Amazon,” a union representative said in a statement. “Stay tuned.”
Dec 27, 2024 | News Story
Between December 20th and 24th, thousands of Starbucks baristas walked off the job, closing hundreds of stores in 43 states. Together, these were the biggest ULP strikes in Starbucks history. (Pictured: striking workers outside the flagship NYC Reserve Roastery in Chelsea.)
Dec 27, 2024 | News Story
REI SoHo ski shop workers unionized with the RWDSU walked off the job on a ULP strike on Wed, Dec 4, and have been out on the picket line at 303 Lafayette Street since. Ski shop workers are required to melt plastic and wax to repair skis, up to 8-15 pairs a day at the peak of ski season. This work has typically been done with the use of respirators in past years. Yet, on October 4, REI imposed a...
Dec 20, 2024 | News Story
The Teamsters yesterday launched the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history, following Amazon’s repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers who organized with the Teamsters.
Dec 20, 2024 | News Story
REI SoHo ski shop workers unionized with the RWDSU walked off the job on a ULP strike on Wed, Dec 4, and remain on the picket line. Ski shop workers are required to melt plastic and wax to repair skis, up to 8-15 pairs a day at the peak of ski season. This work has typically been done with the use of respirators in past years. Yet, on October 4, REI imposed a new “voluntary respirator policy”...
Dec 20, 2024 | News Story
The Professional Staff Congress has reached a tentative contract agreement with the City University of New York that will provide 13.4 percent in compounded raises and increase the minimum pay for adjuncts by 29 percent over the course of the pact.
The tentative deal, covering about 30,000 faculty, adjuncts and other staff in the public university system, was announced Monday and spans from March...
Dec 20, 2024 | News Story
Writers Guild of America (WGA) members at PBS overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with management at PBS member stations THIRTEEN (New York City) WGBH (Boston), and PBS SoCal.
Dec 20, 2024 | News Story
Governor Hochul can make New York a leader in protecting the public and its workers by signing the LOADinG Act (S. 7543-B Gonzalez/A. 9430-B Otis).
Dec 13, 2024 | News Story
REI SoHo ski shop workers unionized with the RWDSU walked off the job on a ULP strike on Wed, Dec 4, and remain on the picket line. Ski shop workers are required to melt plastic and wax to repair skis, up to 8-15 pairs a day at the peak of ski season. This work has typically been done with the use of respirators in past years. Yet, on October 4, REI imposed a new “voluntary respirator policy”...
Dec 13, 2024 | News Story
Workers at New York's famous Strand Book Store represented by United Auto Workers Local 2179 have reached a tentative contract agreement with their employer, putting an end to a strike that stretched through the weekend and much of Monday.