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Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
The budget deal passed in Albany this week represents a crucial step forward for promoting good, family-sustaining, community-supporting union jobs in the renewable energy sector. CJNY commends Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Speaker Heastie, and other key legislative leaders for adopting ground-breaking labor standards and economic-development provisions addressing construction...
Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
In addition to the renewable energy job standards detailed above, the newly-passed state budget includes several other important victories on behalf of working people. Among them:
Revenue: The budget includes ‘fair share’ revenue raisers that look beyond the one-shot federal aid coming into the state. Raising taxes on some of the wealthiest New Yorkers restores severe cuts to our health care...
Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association welcomed the good news that New York State’s new budget, announced this week, includes renewing its COBRA subsidy program with $2 million funding.
Equity stage managers and actors earn their health insurance one week of work at a time, and many of them have been unemployed for over a year. The theatre industry is just beginning to return, but this renewal is much-...
Equity stage managers and actors earn their health insurance one week of work at a time, and many of them have been unemployed for over a year. The theatre industry is just beginning to return, but this renewal is much-...
Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
The New York City Central Labor Council will host a series of volunteer activities throughout the 2021 Election cycle in NYC to educate, engage and activate members of union households. With such a huge turnover of representation in elected positions throughout the city, it is critical we elect public servants who will put working families first. Help us reach union members and their households...
Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
Yesterday, working people across our nation flooded the Senate phone lines with support for the PRO Act as part of the AFL-CIO National Day of Action. Our outdated labor laws are no longer strong enough to protect us in the workplace. High-profile corporations openly union-bust without facing consequences. Anti-worker lawmakers have passed wage-killing and racist right to work laws in 27 states....
Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
The New Yorker Union, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, is nearing the end of its fight for a first contract. Members have been at the bargaining table for more than two years, and they recently voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if negotiations break down.
Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
April 16-17: Organizing 2.0 is the premier skills training conference for organizers, communicators, techies and activists of all levels. This year's conference is fully online! Join hundreds of staff and members of unions, community organizations, grassroots campaigns, local nonprofits and independent activists for workshops, trainings, discussions, consulting and networking opportunities. We...
Apr 8, 2021 | News Story
On Wednesday, NYC CLC Secretary-Treasurer and UFT Vice President of Academic High Schools Janella T. Hinds moderated a discussion between women labor leaders, reflecting on the continuing issues of inequality and disproportionate impact that the pandemic has brought to light, as well as next steps in the fight for equity in the aftermath of COVID-19.
Apr 2, 2021 | News Story
In Pittsburgh on Wednesday, President Biden announced a sweeping, roughly $2 trillion plan for improving the nation's infrastructure and shifting to greener energy over the next 8 years.
The plan includes:
Apr 2, 2021 | News Story
You can’t eat prestige! On Saturday, NewsGuild of New York members from The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Ars Technica held a socially distanced in-person rally to demand a fair contract from Condé Nast — or “Condé Nasty” in this instance. With colleagues and supporters gathered in front of One World Trade, members collectively told Condé management that enough is enough. This rally came after...