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Dec 16, 2022 | News Story
Workers at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery flagship on Manhattan’s 9th Avenue ended a seven-week strike and returned to work on Monday, after securing an agreement that commits the coffee chain to regularly scrub equipment at outposts nationwide. The workers, members of Starbucks Workers United/Workers United NY NJ, had filed complaints about moldy ice machines as well as bedbugs.
Dec 16, 2022 | News Story
Last week, Laborers Local 1010 joined New Yorkers for Parks, labor advocates, and Council Member Shekar Krishnan at City Hall ahead of the Council’s committee hearing on Parks in support of greater accountability and on time construction in New York City’s green spaces. Parks are vital for our public health, mental health, and well-being. Put simply: we must expand park access in this city for...
Dec 9, 2022 | News Story
After 20 months of negotiations, members of the New York Times Guild walked out yesterday due to the company’s failure to bargain in good faith and reach a fair contract agreement with the workers. The Times Guild bargaining committee had offered to stay at the table for as long as it took to reach a deal and avert the walk-out, but management walked away from the table a little before 7 PM ET...
Dec 9, 2022 | News Story
This week, the New York City Council passed a resolution calling on the State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign S.3062D/A.7503, raising the minimum wage annually by a percentage based on the rate of inflation and labor productivity. NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez issued the following statement:
Dec 9, 2022 | News Story
The workers of OnPoint NYC this week announced their intent to organize a union and be represented by the New England Joint Board of UNITE HERE. OnPoint NYC is a recent merger of New York Harm Reduction Educators and Washington Heights Corner Project, two longstanding harm reduction organizations in East Harlem and Washington Heights. Employees work to improve the health, safety, and well-being...
Dec 9, 2022 | News Story
1700 part-time faculty members at The New School, members of UAW Local 7902, are still on strike demanding a contract that provides real raises, expanded health coverage, greater job security, more input into curricula, and real recourse against harassment and discrimination. The strike began on Wednesday, November 16.
Rather than openly engage the union's concerns and work to build something...
Dec 9, 2022 | News Story
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is in a funding crisis. We need a fully funded NLRB to investigate unfair labor practices and conduct union elections.
All over the country, workers are organizing to win union elections and fight illegal corporate union-busting. The NLRB is supposed to back us up by enforcing labor law and worker protections.
Dec 9, 2022 | News Story
The New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor on Thursday held a hearing on support for New York City worker unionization drives. A number of NYC CLC affiliates and allies testified, including representatives from Starbucks Workers United, CWA District 1, RWDSU, the NYC District Council of Carpenters, NYSNA, and Andre Soleyn, a member of Teamsters Local 553 (pictured far left)...
Dec 9, 2022 | News Story
Ashley Mason delivered packages for Amazon for over a year. She was injured four times and was in so much pain that she couldn't work and was eventually fired. She never received any compensation for her treatment or missed time at work. Mason tells her story in an essay that ran in the Daily News this week.
Dec 2, 2022 | News Story
Writers Guild of America, East members at Hearst Media and supporters including the NYC CLC rallied in front of Hearst Tower on Monday night, demanding that the company stop stalling and agree to a fair first contract. WGAE covers 500 employees at Hearst Magazines, spread out across more than 25 publications and 4 states and including everything from Esquire to ELLE to Good Housekeeping.