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Oct 11, 2024 | News Story
The New York City Council this week passed important legislation to create greater accountability within the construction bidding process.
Oct 11, 2024 | News Story
Graduate student workers at Mount Sinai in New York City have won their union, Sinai Student Workers-UAW (SSW-UAW) according to votes tabulated by the National Labor Relations Board Wednesday. The new unit will represent the more than 300 graduate workers across Mount Sinai who make up a large percentage of the overall research workforce. The vote was 218 to 24, with 90% percent voting yes.
Oct 11, 2024 | News Story
NY Times management has slow-walked bargaining and attacked the Tech Guild every step of the way since workers first announced their intent to unionize in 2021. The NewsGuild of New York has filed more than a half dozen Unfair Labor Practice charges against the New York Times at the National Labor Relations Board for unlawful actions including failure to bargain in good faith and unilateral...
Oct 11, 2024 | News Story
On Wednesday, members of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council rallied with Safe Hotels Act Sponsor Councilmember Julie Menin as well as other elected officials and supporters before a hearing on the bill in the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection. During the hearing, NYC CLC Chief of Staff Brendan Griffith delivered testimony in support of this critical bill to introduce basic regulations...
Oct 11, 2024 | News Story
Local 802 celebrated Broadway musicians this week in a new video that also highlighted current contract negotiations where musicians are fighting for living wages, fair benefits and live music. In a separate post, the union pointed out that Broadway grosses are up 8 percent over last year, with a total so far of over $615.6 million. Follow Local 802 on Instagram for updates!
Oct 11, 2024 | News Story
Union members in New York City are fired up to get out the vote for worker-friendly candidates up and down the ballot! Events are happening both locally and in nearby battleground states and we are all-in! Click here for more info and to sign up for upcoming events!
Oct 4, 2024 | News Story
After just three days on strike, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) last night reached a tentative agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance on wages, agreeing to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025 to negotiate all other outstanding issues.
Oct 4, 2024 | News Story
On Tuesday, postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) rallied with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s substandard performance and service to communities. Rallies took place in 90 cities including right here in NYC, in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Oct 4, 2024 | News Story
The devastation and loss of life we’re all seeing and reading about in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is historic and catastrophic in nature. In response to the disaster, the AFL-CIO has activated its Union Community Fund. Contributions for Hurricane Helene will be distributed to support our union families in the impacted areas...
Oct 4, 2024 | News Story
Electrical Workers Without Borders North America (EWWBNA) is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization supported by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).