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AFSCME Commemorates Anniversary of 1968 Sanitation Strike with New Podcast

AFSCME Commemorates Anniversary of 1968 Sanitation Strike with New Podcast

14 Apr, 2023

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AFSCME Commemorates Anniversary of 1968 Sanitation Strike with New Podcast

April 4 was the 55th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

AFSCME Commemorates Anniversary of 1968 Sanitation Strike with New Podcast

New Starbucks CEO Gets a Powerful Welcome Message from Pro-Labor Groups: No More Union Busting

New Starbucks CEO Gets a Powerful Welcome Message from Pro-Labor Groups: No More Union Busting

14 Apr, 2023

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New Starbucks CEO Gets a Powerful Welcome Message from Pro-Labor Groups: No More Union Busting

More than 40 progressive organizations, including the AFL-CIO, Sierra Club, Women’s March, and GreenPeace, have voiced their support for unionizing Starbucks workers in a letter to the company’s new CEO, Laxman Narasimhan.

New Starbucks CEO Gets a Powerful Welcome Message from Pro-Labor Groups: No More Union Busting

New York City Council Calls on Wendy’s to Join the Fair Food Program and Support Farmworkers’ Human Rights

New York City Council Calls on Wendy’s to Join the Fair Food Program and Support Farmworkers’ Human Rights

14 Apr, 2023

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New York City Council Calls on Wendy’s to Join the Fair Food Program and Support Farmworkers’ Human Rights

The New York City Council this week resoundingly passed a resolution demanding Wendy’s join the Fair Food Program, a groundbreaking initiative that guarantees the rights of farmworkers on farms under its protection.

New York City Council Calls on Wendy’s to Join the Fair Food Program and Support Farmworkers’ Human Rights

Actors' Equity Association and The Broadway League Reach Tentative Agreement on New Touring Contract

Actors' Equity Association and The Broadway League Reach Tentative Agreement on New Touring Contract

14 Apr, 2023

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Actors' Equity Association and The Broadway League Reach Tentative Agreement on New Touring Contract

Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, and The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, announced yesterday that they have reached a new, three-year collective b

Actors' Equity Association and The Broadway League Reach Tentative Agreement on New Touring Contract

AG Tish James, NYC CLC, DC37, 1199, 32BJ and More Rally in NYC for a $21.25 Minimum Wage

AG Tish James, NYC CLC, DC37, 1199, 32BJ and More Rally in NYC for a $21.25 Minimum Wage

14 Apr, 2023

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AG Tish James, NYC CLC, DC37, 1199, 32BJ and More Rally in NYC for a $21.25 Minimum Wage

On Monday, Attorney General Letitia James and more than ten labor unions joined forces to rally for a $21.25 minimum wage in the final state budget.

AG Tish James, NYC CLC, DC37, 1199, 32BJ and More Rally in NYC for a $21.25 Minimum Wage

New York City Workers to Receive First Raise Since COVID-19

New York City Workers to Receive First Raise Since COVID-19

14 Apr, 2023

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New York City Workers to Receive First Raise Since COVID-19

Tens of thousands of people who work for New York City will soon get their first raise since the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the city’s largest municipal employee union – AFSCME District Council 37 – earlier this month voted 97.7% in favor of the citywide economic contract.

New York City Workers to Receive First Raise Since COVID-19