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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...
Jul 12, 2024 | News Story
A broad coalition of labor unions and transit advocates gathered Tuesday to demand Mayor Adams follow through on the city's years-long promise to speed up buses on Brooklyn's Flatbush Avenue. The coalition for better bus service on Flatbush Avenue includes LIUNA Local 1010 representing pavers and road builders, TWU Local 100 representing bus and subway workers, SEIU 1199 representing healthcare...
Jul 12, 2024 | News Story
The unionized workers behind Lifehacker, Mashable, and PCMag (members of NewsGuild of NY) are fighting for a say in fostering a more transparent, equitable, and nourishing media landscape. How? By making sure their parent company, Ziff Davis, lives up to its commitment to rigorous journalism, a sustainable working environment, and a fair contract for union members.
Jul 12, 2024 | News Story
Workers in the construction trade commit suicide at a higher rate than those in any other major industry group except mining, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Faced with that sobering statistic, a construction advocate organization and construction unions are partnering to raise awareness about mental health issues faced by laborers in the industry.
Jul 3, 2024 | News Story
On Tuesday, one day after the contract between The Bronx Defenders (BxD) and its wall-to-wall union, The Bronx Defenders Union–UAW Local 2325 (BxD Union), expired, BxD Union’s Bargaining Committee voted to authorize an unlimited Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike beginning the week of July 22. The decision comes after the Bargaining Committee attempted for months to engage BxD’s executive...