News Stories
Nov 10, 2023 | News Story
Tuesday night’s election results showed the power working people have in electing pro-worker candidates, up and down the ballot, who will fight for us and stand up to wealthy corporate interests and extremists. In communities across the country, thousands of union volunteers engaged in deep discussions with fellow workers, engaging in one-on-one, face-to-face engagement on the issues that matter...
Nov 3, 2023 | News Story
A six-week wave of strikes that hobbled the three largest U.S. automakers has resulted in tentative contract agreements that, if ratified, will give autoworkers their biggest pay raises in decades. On Monday, the UAW and General Motors reached a deal that mirrored agreements the union had reached in recent days with Ford and Stellantis, the parent company of Ram, Jeep and Chrysler.
Nov 3, 2023 | News Story
Unionized staff of the Brooklyn Museum, members of Local 2110 UAW, have set a strike deadline and will begin picketing the Museum on Wednesday, November 8 if no agreement on a contract is reached before that date.
“We have been trying to negotiate a fair contract with the Museum for two years and at this point, we feel we have no choice but to set a strike deadline,” said Elizabeth St. George, an...
Nov 3, 2023 | News Story
The New York City Council passed landmark legislation on Thursday establishing the city’s first workers’ bill of rights, a victory for immigrant workers.
Nov 3, 2023 | News Story
The Times Tech Guild – the largest union of tech workers with collective bargaining rights in the country – walked out Monday afternoon in protest of the New York Times’ flagrant disregard for their rights as union members. Times management has continually attempted to coerce members to comply with its unlawful return-to-office policy.
Nov 3, 2023 | News Story
Following the devastation of Hurricane Ida, the community of Cambria Heights, Queens lost a local landmark on the corner of 222nd Street and 115th Avenue. The dual archways ornamenting the sidewalks of 222nd Street are beautiful public artwork that predates most of the homeowners on the block. Unfortunately, a violent storm battered the aged archways until the eastern archway collapsed in 2021;...
Nov 3, 2023 | News Story
Unionized workers at Scholastic – the children’s publishing powerhouse – walked off the job Wednesday in protest of the billion-dollar company’s refusal to pay its workers fair wages, specifically its rejection of the Scholastic Union’s proposal for annual raises. Union members instead rallied via Zoom and then held an in-person protest and picket outside Scholastic’s corporate headquarters at...
Nov 3, 2023 | News Story
Workers at the Brooklyn Strategist, a popular board game cafe in Cobble Hill, demanded voluntary union recognition as the Brooklyn Strategist Workers Union, as part of Tabletop Workers United, on Wednesday by confronting owner Jon Freeman with a petition signed by more than 75% of workers. Freeman is co-owner of Hex & Co in Manhattan, where workers also demanded union recognition last month.
Nov 3, 2023 | News Story
New York State is about to submit its plan to the Federal Government to spend nearly $1 BILLION on broadband deployment and we need to make sure our recommendations are included in the plan.
With big funding dollars comes out of state, fly-by-night contractors looking to make a quick buck with cheap labor, and we need to make sure the work goes to highly-trained, unionized broadband technicians...
Nov 3, 2023 | News Story
It’s been nearly two years since the WGA East began negotiations with MSNBC, but they’re still fighting for a fair first contract. Thus far, MSNBC has refused to agree to fair wages or codify meaningful work-from-home flexibility for its workers. WGA East members at MSNBC are also regularly expected to work long hours and be available on standby outside of work hours — all without any additional...