News Stories
Feb 18, 2022 | News Story
Even as the pandemic continues to wind down, our hospital workers are still working tirelessly. Local 802 musicians are lifting the spirits of NYC hospital heroes and their patients with #MusicForTheSoul, a daily union gig powered by Local 802, New York Health + Hospitals and the NYC Mayor's Office for Media and Entertainment. Mark Gross recently performed a special Black History Month edition of...
Feb 18, 2022 | News Story
While President Joe Biden’s appointments to the NLRB and the DOL work to promote pro-labor policies, federal workers are still dealing with Trump’s anti-worker appointees. The Federal Labor Relations Authority and Merit Systems Protection Board, federal agencies tasked with protecting the rights of federal workers, continue to carry on the former president's assault on workers’ rights.
Feb 11, 2022 | News Story
The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) this week released its annual construction fatality report, “Deadly Skyline: An Annual Report on Construction Fatalities in New York State.” The report, which analyzed newly available data from 2020, found that the construction industry in both New York State and New York City remained far more dangerous than the rest of the...
Feb 11, 2022 | News Story
More than 300,000 families in New York State who qualify for the Federal Child Tax Credit that was expanded as part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan have yet to file for the benefit, according to the United Way's ALICE project, which tracks the status of families living above the poverty line but struggling to cover household expense.
Feb 11, 2022 | News Story
Today, Climate Jobs New York (CJNY), in partnership with Cornell University, released “A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE, A CLIMATE JOBS ROADMAP FOR NEW YORK CITY,” a report representing labor’s climate jobs agenda for New York City. Climate Jobs NY unions will be outlining the recommendations to the Adams administration and to the City Council in a series of briefings starting today. Click here to read the...
Feb 11, 2022 | News Story
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Feb 11, 2022 | News Story
Following years of debate to build consensus, it is time to pass this vital and carefully constructed legislation, a bipartisan compromise bill that will bring financial stability to the Postal Service.
Feb 11, 2022 | News Story
On Thursday, five downstate New York Starbucks shops in four locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Long Island filed for union recognition with Workers United NY/NJ Regional Joint Board, an SEIU affiliate, bringing the total number of Starbucks union petitions filed nationally to 72 across 21 states, with 16 shops in NYS alone. These are the first shops to file in the NYC and Metro region and...
Feb 4, 2022 | News Story
On Tuesday, drivers and and delivery workers from across the city kicked off the Justice for App Drivers Campaign with a rally in Foley Square in Manhattan. The workers have six core demands: living wages; a safe working environment; an end to unfair account deactivation; quality healthcare benefits; reliable, safe bathroom access; and the right to form a union.
Feb 4, 2022 | News Story
Workers at the world-famous American Museum of Natural History filed a union petition last week to organize with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 37, the city’s largest public-sector employee union, which already represented dozens of workers at the museum. The new union will encompass 184 employees in a range of positions, from museum...