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Jan 6, 2023 | News Story
Workers at HarperCollins Publishers entered 2023 still on strike, more than 40 days after about 250 employees at the publishing giant walked out when contract negotiations broke down in November. UAW Local 2110, which represents the workers, believes that HC intends to hire temporary workers, such as editors, designers, marketers and sales reps to temporarily replace striking employees. But...
Jan 6, 2023 | News Story
The MTA unfairly wants to reduce subway service on Mondays and Fridays because its wealthier suburban commuters are not coming into their Manhattan offices on those days. This will create longer waits and more crowding for millions of regular New Yorkers.
Jan 6, 2023 | News Story
Behind the scenes at the world-famous ball drop on New Year’s Eve in Times Square, members of IBEW Local 3’s Sign Division working for union signatory employer AMA Sign & Electric got the job done in time to ring in 2023. This year’s Waterford Crystal ball arrived at One Times Square on Tuesday, December 27. Local 3 electricians replaced crystal panels, installed the 11,000-pound ball, and...
Jan 6, 2023 | News Story
Community Boards are the most grassroots level of New York City’s government and serve an advisory role providing recommendations to the City Council and the Office of the Borough President and working with City agencies to resolve local service issues.
The NYC CLC's Community Board Initiative aims to educate union members on Community Boards and activate them to engage on an individual and...
Dec 30, 2022 | News Story
NYSNA nurses have announced the outcome of strike authorization votes at NYC private sector hospitals with union contracts expiring Dec. 31. More than 16,000 out of 17,000 nurses at NYC private sector hospitals have now completed their strike authorization votes, with 98.8 percent citywide voting in support of authorizing a strike.
Dec 30, 2022 | News Story
After spending years in legislative limbo before being approved in both the NYS Senate and Assembly in June, a bill that would significantly increase fines issued to construction companies found criminally liable for worker injuries or fatalities has been signed by Governor Hochul.
Known as Carlos’ Law, for Carlos Moncayo, a construction worker killed on the job in 2015 whose employer was...
Dec 28, 2022 | News Story
In 2022, we’ve seen workers here and around the country rise up to take back their own power, demanding better pay, improved working conditions, and a voice in their workplace. In New York City in particular, we've experienced an enormous surge in activism and organizing that's now spread across the nation and across all industries in the workforce, leading to historic worker victories and an...
Dec 23, 2022 | News Story
Unsafe work speeds, unreasonable work quotas, dangerous work, and insufficient breaks all contribute to the skyrocketing rate of injuries and sickness in the warehousing industry, which is why the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) pushed for the introduction of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act this year. This week, the critically needed WWPA was signed into law by Governor...
Dec 23, 2022 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association members have ratified a new three-year agreement with The Broadway League. The Production Contract: Broadway and Sit-Downs governs employment in shows on Broadway, as well as in sit-down shows produced by members of the Broadway League elsewhere in the United States. The new agreement will be in effect through September 28, 2025.
Dec 23, 2022 | News Story
"We’ve had, I think, a really strong financial performance for 2022. Revenue was significantly higher for 2022 than it was last year. We will be more profitable this year." These are the words of Bustle Digital Group’s CEO, Bryan Goldberg, in an internal podcast released on October 17.