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Jun 14, 2024 | News Story
17 ushers at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust venue will join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 306 after voting to unionize in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election last week. The vote demonstrated strong support for the union, with over 90% of the ballots cast in favor of joining IATSE.
Jun 14, 2024 | News Story
Members of Social Policy Workers United (SPWU), the staff union at MDRC, held a three-day Unfair Labor Practice Strike on Thursday, Friday, and Monday to protest withheld wage increases that target members of the union. MDRC is a social policy research organization focused on programs and policies affecting people with low incomes.
Jun 14, 2024 | News Story
On Wednesday, NYC CLC Chief of Staff Brendan Griffith testified before the New York City Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection on the importance of the FARE Act (Intro 360) to NYC's working families. Today, most tenants who want to move into a new apartment are forced to pay broker fees even when they did not retain the services of that broker. The resulting upfront costs of moving...
Jun 14, 2024 | News Story
Early voting in the 2024 Primary Elections will take place from Saturday, June 15 through Sunday, June 23rd. Election Day is Tuesday, June 25th.
Jun 7, 2024 | News Story
In a milestone for organized labor, the Amazon Labor Union has formally begun the process of affiliation with the 1.3 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters. When ratified, the affiliation will supply renewed representation and stronger resources for Amazon workers—behind the wheel and inside warehouses—as they organize and demand a contract from the global behemoth.
Jun 7, 2024 | News Story
Management at Lemonada Media, the award-winning podcast network, has voluntarily recognized the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) as the collective bargaining representatives of the staff’s producers and engineers. A card-check conducted by an independent third-party confirmed that a majority of the bargaining unit signed cards in favor of the union. The union and Lemonada aim to begin...
Jun 7, 2024 | News Story
The employees of Harper's Magazine announced this week that they are forming a union with UAW Local 2110. In a statement, workers expressed that they believe that organized labor is a necessary next step for the 174-year-old publication—the oldest general-interest monthly in the country—and in that spirit have presented management with a request for voluntary recognition.
Jun 7, 2024 | News Story
UFCW 1500 is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, May 29, members employed by Blank Street Coffee unanimously ratified their first contract with the company. After a year of difficult negotiations, UFCW Local 1500 members of Blank Street voted on the tentative agreement reached earlier in the month.
Jun 7, 2024 | News Story
On Wednesday, May 30, the Climate Jobs New York Education Fund joined The New York League of Conservation Voters, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, and Community Offshore Wind to host a “What’s Brewin’ Offshore” event in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Bringing together community members, industry leaders, and union members, the event aimed to educate and update on all things offshore wind.
Jun 7, 2024 | News Story
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), in partnership with the U.S.