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Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
New York’s Guggenheim Museum has signed a contract with its first-ever labor union, the latest in a wave of collective-bargaining agreements at museums across the US.
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
On February 5th, the editorial staff of The New York Daily News announced they had unionized with the NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local 31003, with over 80% support from the newsroom. Since the announcement, management has refused to voluntarily recognize the Guild, and has begun an anti-union campaign.
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, sued Amazon on Tuesday evening, arguing that the company provided inadequate safety protection for workers in New York City during the pandemic and retaliated against employees who raised concerns over the conditions.
The case focuses on two Amazon facilities: a large warehouse on Staten Island and a delivery depot in Queens. Ms. James argues that...
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
Public defenders and social workers at Queens Defenders represented by UAW 2325 got a boost from local elected officials and supporters who joined them for a virtual rally Wednesday.
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
Almost a year ago, the Metropolitan Opera House went dark. Overnight, New York City lost its heart and soul — the culture that vibrates through the veins of the city and makes it what it is: music, theatre, dance, art —all silenced and put on pause. The MET Orchestra Musicians, who are represented by AFM Local 802, are doing everything they can in order to support their colleagues in need so that...
Feb 19, 2021 | News Story
Offshore wind is having a moment, and none too soon, said Newsday's Editorial Board this week.
Feb 16, 2021 | Press Release
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Feb 12, 2021 | News Story
Mass incarceration of Black and brown communities has led to an ever growing labor pool of vulnerable, disadvantaged and discriminated-against workers. Labor brokers known as body shops prey on people returning home and leverage workers' parole mandates of maintaining employment as a condition of their release. These body shops take advantage of the scarcity of job opportunities available to...
Feb 12, 2021 | News Story
Staff at Queens Defenders learned this week of the summary firing of two colleagues in apparent retaliation for their union activities.
Feb 12, 2021 | News Story
On the heels of the New York State Attorney General’s report that revealed that nursing homes with fewer staff had more COVID deaths, 1199SEIU, the largest healthcare union in the country, this week launched a multi-million-dollar advertising campaign to reform the nursing home industry. The union supports legislation to hold nursing home owners accountable to ensure quality care for the state’s...