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Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
The actors who breathe life into the video games you love are facing an existential threat — and that’s why they've gone on strike effective at 12:01 this morning. Since October 2022, SAG-AFTRA has been in negotiations with a convenience bargaining group, which includes Activision Productions Inc., Blindlight LLC, Disney Character Voices Inc., Electronic Arts Productions Inc., Formosa Interactive...
Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
CWA 1180-Bird Union members have been negotiating with Audubon for more than two years for their first union contract, while Audubon has dragged their feet and made attempts to weaken the union, including denying discretionary raises to CWA 1180-Bird Union members that were given to other staff.
Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association applauds the reintroduction of the bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), introduced by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). This bill corrects an unintended consequence of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act which led to tax increases for many performing artists who could no longer deduct the cost of their ordinary and necessary unreimbursed...
Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
This week the Department of Homeland Security announced their updated guidance on the "initial period" extending the grant period from 2 to 4 years for deferred action for labor enforcement. The new guidance will allow workers to continue to speak out and fight back against exploitative employers and work conditions. Read more here.
Jul 19, 2024 | News Story
The Bronx Defenders Union Collective Bargaining Committee (BxD CBC) and Bronx Defenders management reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday night, averting a planned strike scheduled for this coming Monday.
Among other provisions, the union secured 8-10% salary increases, a 2-year contract term with the right to strike for wages after 1 year in line with Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-UAW...
Jul 19, 2024 | News Story
Members of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (UAW Local 2325) who work at Catholic Migration Services (CMS) held lunch time pickets in front of the organization's offices in Brooklyn on July 9 and Queens on July 11 as part of their fight for a fair second contract. CMS is a not-for-profit legal services provider affiliated with Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens and the Roman Catholic...
Jul 19, 2024 | News Story
Unionized journalists at Lifehacker, Mashable, and PCMag–members of NewsGuild of New York who were prepared to walk out for the duration of Amazon’s July Prime Day Event, July 16 and 17–have reached a tentative three-year contract deal with parent company Ziff Davis that lifts guaranteed wages by up to 3 percent and includes industry-leading AI protections. A vote on union ratification of the...
Jul 19, 2024 | News Story
Elected officials, advocates, members of Worker’s Justice Project, and Laborers Locals 79 and 1010 LiUNA conducted a multi-stop Road to Justice caravan on Wednesday, July 17th to confront employers who have refused to pay immigrant workers what they are owed. Caravan participants demanded $100,000 in unpaid wages from these companies in an effort to combat rampant wage theft and exploitation of...
Jul 12, 2024 | News Story
Building cleaners in Midtown on Wednesday exchanged their brooms and bleach for picket signs as they went on strike to protest wage cuts, health insurance cancellations and job losses. Dozens of workers and supporters gathered in front of an office building at 529 Fifth Ave. to support six workers — five cleaners and a fire safety director — on strike. All are members of 32BJ SEIU, the union...
Jul 12, 2024 | News Story
This legislative session the Retail Worker Safety Act passed both houses and is currently waiting to be signed into law by Governor Hochul. This urgently needed law would mandate preventative safety provisions, aimed at protecting both retail workers and shoppers, by requiring corporate retail employers to adopt a violence prevention plan, train workers in de-escalation and active shooters...