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Dec 7, 2022 | Press Release
Resolution calling on the State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign S.3062D/A.7503, raising the minimum wage annually by a percentage based on the rate of inflation and labor productivity
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
Writers Guild of America, East members at Hearst Media and supporters including the NYC CLC rallied in front of Hearst Tower on Monday night, demanding that the company stop stalling and agree to a fair first contract. WGAE covers 500 employees at Hearst Magazines, spread out across more than 25 publications and 4 states and including everything from Esquire to ELLE to Good Housekeeping.
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
Rain or shine, NYSNA members are always ready to fight for safe staffing! On Wednesday, nurses and allies including the NYC CLC rallied on the steps of City Hall and testified at a City Council oversight hearing on the state of nursing. They shared their experiences with the severe staffing crisis and demanded hospital execs implement strong retention policies, including maintaining their health...
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
1700 part-time faculty members at The New School, members of UAW Local 7902, are still on strike demanding a contract that provides real raises, expanded health coverage, greater job security, more input into curricula, and real recourse against harassment and discrimination. The strike began on Wednesday, November 16.
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
Union members at HarperCollins, one of the largest publishers in the country, are beginning the fourth week of their strike, which began on November 10th after a drawn out negotiation process, with workers asking for higher wages, stronger commitments to diversifying staff and better family leave. The approximately 250 unionized workers are represented by UAW 2110, and include staff in design,...
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, and The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, have reached a new, three-year collective bargaining agreement for the Production Contract that governs Broadway shows and sit-down productions across the country. The...
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 17, 2022, causing massive flooding and leaving widespread damage across the island. Less than a month later, Heart 9/11 coordinated with the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and SOMOS Inc. to dispatch members from New York City’s union trades to assist in the recovery of Ponce, Puerto Rico, on the south side...
Nov 18, 2022 | News Story
1700 part-time faculty members at The New School, members of UAW Local 7902, went on strike Wednesday, demanding a contract that provides real raises, expanded health coverage, greater job security, more input into curricula, and real recourse against harassment and discrimination.
Part-time faculty are 87% of The New School’s instructional staff, but the university's spending on their salaries...
Nov 18, 2022 | News Story
Union members at HarperCollins, one of the largest publishers in the country, are beginning the second week of their strike, which began last Thursday after a drawn out negotiation process, with workers asking for higher wages, stronger commitments to diversifying staff and better family leave. The approximately 250 unionized workers are represented by UAW 2110, and include staff in design,...
Nov 18, 2022 | News Story
Starbucks Workers who are members of Starbucks Workers United/Workers United NY NJ at the NYC Roastery in Chelsea are in their third week on strike after they walked out over health and safety issues at the location. Workers cited mold in the ice used to make drinks and in the freezers, and bedbugs in the break room.