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Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
Nearly a year after New York approved a historic fund for undocumented immigrants and other non-traditional workers shut out of unemployment benefits and pandemic-spurred government relief, workers are pushing state officials for more money for the program to aid tens of thousands who have been left reeling.
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
In a 79-19 vote, the Senate this week passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076). Following House passage on Feb. 8, the bill will now be sent to President Biden for his signature to become law. Key provisions of this bipartisan legislation repeal the mandate to pre-fund retiree health care benefits decades in advance, and codify a minimum of six-day delivery of mail and packages...
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association has released the union’s third diversity and inclusion hiring bias report, tracking the demographics of how its members are hired for acting and stage management work, and how much they were paid in the year 2020.
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
"As president of the union that represents gaming and hospitality workers, I can say based on firsthand knowledge that our hotel and tourism industries have been hit harder and struggled longer than almost any other sector due to COVID," writes NY Hotel & Gaming Trades Council President Richard Maroko in a NY Daily News OpEd this week.
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
Representatives of the Carbon Free and Healthy Schools campaign testified at the Feb. 23 Civil Service and Labor Committee hearing on how to strengthen workers rights in New York City, discussing working conditions in schools and the urgent need to invest in retrofits to make NYC Schools Carbon-Free and Healthy by 2030.
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
Over the past two years, postdoctoral and associate researchers, faculty, and other officers have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, with significant impacts on their personal and professional lives. From the beginning of this global public health crisis, they have contributed to maintaining research, instruction, and administrative work across schools on all campuses, whether in-...
Mar 7, 2022 | News Story
Over the weekend, the The WGAE/GMG Union—made up of roughly 100 reporters, editors, artists, podcasters, social media specialists, and videographers - reached an agreement with G/O Media management.
The tentative agreement now goes to the guild’s Council for approval, and to the bargaining unit for ratification.
Mar 4, 2022 | News Story
On Wednesday, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), announced that by an overwhelming majority vote of 86 percent, workers at the REI Co-Op in Manhattan have voted to join the RWDSU, making REI SoHo the first unionized REI store in the nation. Despite enduring a union busting campaign that included captive audience meetings, a halt on promotional opportunities, and even a 25-...
Mar 4, 2022 | News Story
The Gizmodo Media Group (GMG) Union, representing newsroom workers at Jezebel, The Root, Lifehacker, Kotaku, Jalopnik and Gizmodo organized with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), took collective action this week by going on strike after the union’s second contract expired at 11:59PM on Monday.
Mar 4, 2022 | News Story
The National Labor Relations Board yesterday announced that, in a 404-88 blowout vote, New York Times tech workers have won their election for a union, after a year-long campaign that was met with aggressive union-busting tactics from management. 85% of the unit voted in the election.