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Aug 2, 2024 | News Story
On Saturday, September 21st, the NYC Central Labor Council in partnership with unions across New York City will work to assist eligible permanent residents in navigating the process to becoming new U.S. citizens. The Labor Movement can help expand access to citizenship and shift the political landscape by partnering with community organizations that offer education and services to assist people...
Aug 2, 2024 | News Story
The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge against Crooked Media in the midst of their first contract negotiations with the Crooked Media Workers Union. Crooked Media is the podcast production company founded in 2017 by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor. The politically progressive media network is behind the popular shows Pod Save America, Lovett...
Aug 2, 2024 | News Story
Since The Atlantic announced on May 29 that it had entered into a deal with OpenAI, The Atlantic’s unionized staff has demanded details about the deal and its impact on their work. Management has flatly rejected union members’ efforts to get clarity and details on the deal, even as multiple news stories have reported that ChatGPT is hallucinating Atlantic links, directing readers to incorrect,...
Aug 2, 2024 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association and the Off-Broadway League have transitioned to their new four-year collective bargaining agreement. This new CBA includes to salary increases, changes to overtime calculation, increased compensation and requirements for understudies and stage managers, expanded time off and sick leave provisions, as well as expanded diversity, equity and inclusion protections and safe...
Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
Following a vote of its Executive Council, which represents 60 unions and 12.5 million workers, on Monday the AFL-CIO unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President in the 2024 election.
Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
NYC School Architects, Engineers, and Technical Professionals rallied with community leaders in front of School Construction Authority (SCA) headquarters in Long Island City on Thursday in an attempt to bring SCA back to the bargaining table as wages and benefits for 300-plus workers hang in the balance.
Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
The actors who breathe life into the video games you love are facing an existential threat — and that’s why they've gone on strike effective at 12:01 this morning. Since October 2022, SAG-AFTRA has been in negotiations with a convenience bargaining group, which includes Activision Productions Inc., Blindlight LLC, Disney Character Voices Inc., Electronic Arts Productions Inc., Formosa Interactive...
Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
CWA 1180-Bird Union members have been negotiating with Audubon for more than two years for their first union contract, while Audubon has dragged their feet and made attempts to weaken the union, including denying discretionary raises to CWA 1180-Bird Union members that were given to other staff.
Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association applauds the reintroduction of the bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), introduced by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). This bill corrects an unintended consequence of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act which led to tax increases for many performing artists who could no longer deduct the cost of their ordinary and necessary unreimbursed...
Jul 26, 2024 | News Story
This week the Department of Homeland Security announced their updated guidance on the "initial period" extending the grant period from 2 to 4 years for deferred action for labor enforcement. The new guidance will allow workers to continue to speak out and fight back against exploitative employers and work conditions. Read more here.