News Stories
Jan 29, 2021 | News Story
Local 802 is helping to organize a national campaign with all fellow AFM locals around the country to save the multi-employer pension system that musicians and other workers rely on. Any union worker who is in a multi-employer pension fund in need of relief may join Local 802's campaign.
Jan 29, 2021 | News Story
Before President Biden signed this week's climate actions, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry led a press briefing to preview the details of the Administration’s “whole-of-government” approach to tackle the existential crisis of climate change while putting people back to work with good family-sustaining jobs.
Jan 22, 2021 | News Story
This week, working people across our nation celebrated the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris.
Jan 22, 2021 | News Story
Teamsters Local 202 has been on strike at Hunts Point Market since Saturday, January 16th, to win a fair wage for the essential workers who feed New York.
Jan 22, 2021 | News Story
Yesterday, the editorial employees of The New Yorker Union engaged in a 24-hour work stoppage to demand fair wages and an equitable salary structure and to protest Condé Nast and The New Yorker management’s ongoing failure to bargain in good faith and their offensive and unacceptable response to the Guild’s initial wage proposal. Between 6 a.m.
Jan 22, 2021 | News Story
On Wednesday, New York City announced it had canceled over 23,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments this week. The Actors' Equity Association, representing actors and stage managers in live theatre, called on President Biden and Governor Cuomo to redouble efforts on a plan that expands testing and distributes free vaccines for all, beginning with the most vulnerable.
Jan 22, 2021 | News Story
The Town Board's approval of the Host Community Agreement and easement for the Beach Lane route to site the offshore wind transmission cable is a crucial step forward in New York’s progress to harness 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy. Supervisor Van Scoyoc, the Town Board, Ørsted/Eversource, NYS agencies and other parties thoroughly vetted cable route options via environmental studies,...
Jan 22, 2021 | News Story
For the last 20 years, the New York State AFL-CIO has co-sponsored, with Cornell University, the Union Leadership Institute (ULI). Hundreds of prospective leaders from local unions throughout the state have gone through the program with many progressing to leadership positions within their unions.
Jan 22, 2021 | News Story
Does your union have members that want to get more involved in their communities? 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.
Jan 15, 2021 | News Story
On Tuesday, during the second part of his State of the State address, Gov. Cuomo announced the first steps of what's being called a "New York Arts Revival," an effort to boost New York's $120 billion-a-year arts industry, which has been on lockdown for 10 months. The plan calls for 150 pop-up concerts , with performances and exhibitions held at outdoor sites in New York City and across the state...