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DCINY Musicians on Strike: "No Contract, No Peace!"

DCINY Musicians on Strike: "No Contract, No Peace!"

24 Feb, 2023

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DCINY Musicians on Strike: "No Contract, No Peace!"

“NO CONTRACT, NO PEACE!” That was the rallying cry of over 100 musicians and union supporters who picketed in front of Carnegie Hall on Feb. 20 to demand a fair contract for the DCINY Orchestra, who are represented by AFM Local 802.

DCINY Musicians on Strike: "No Contract, No Peace!"

Bronx Frontline Doctors Overwhelmingly Vote to Re-Establish Union

Bronx Frontline Doctors Overwhelmingly Vote to Re-Establish Union

24 Feb, 2023

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Bronx Frontline Doctors Overwhelmingly Vote to Re-Establish Union

Resident physicians at Montefiore Medical Center, one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City, celebrated yesterday after learning that they had successfully won union representation with a supermajority of 82% voting in favor of joining the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU

Bronx Frontline Doctors Overwhelmingly Vote to Re-Establish Union

Members of A Better NYLAG Hold Two-Day Strike for a Fair Contract

Members of A Better NYLAG Hold Two-Day Strike for a Fair Contract

24 Feb, 2023

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Members of A Better NYLAG Hold Two-Day Strike for a Fair Contract

More than 250 legal service workers at the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), unionized under the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys - UAW Local 2325 (ALAA), held a two-day strike this week as part of their fight for a fair contract.

Members of A Better NYLAG Hold Two-Day Strike for a Fair Contract

Pathway to Progress: The Pittston Coal Strike of 1989

Pathway to Progress: The Pittston Coal Strike of 1989

21 Feb, 2023

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Pathway to Progress: The Pittston Coal Strike of 1989

History has long been portrayed as a series of "great men" taking great action to shape the world we live in. In recent decades, however, social historians have focused more on looking at history "from the bottom up," studying the vital role that working people played in our heritage. 

Pathway to Progress: The Pittston Coal Strike of 1989

AFM Local 802 on Strike Against DCINY

AFM Local 802 on Strike Against DCINY

17 Feb, 2023

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AFM Local 802 on Strike Against DCINY

The New York City musicians' union, AFM Local 802 has announced a strike against Distinguished Concerts International New York, a for-profit company that produces concerts at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and that boasts a roster of 257 musicians.

AFM Local 802 on Strike Against DCINY

Manhattan D.A. Announces Creation of Offices First Worker Protection Unit to Combat Wage Theft, Protect New Yorkers From Unsafe Work Conditions

Manhattan D.A. Announces Creation of Offices First Worker Protection Unit to Combat Wage Theft, Protect New Yorkers From Unsafe Work Conditions

17 Feb, 2023

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Manhattan D.A. Announces Creation of Offices First Worker Protection Unit to Combat Wage Theft, Protect New Yorkers From Unsafe Work Conditions

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., yesterday announced the creation of the Office’s first-ever Worker Protection Unit to investigate and prosecute wage theft and other forms of worker harassment and exploitation across Manhattan’s many industries.

Manhattan D.A. Announces Creation of Offices First Worker Protection Unit to Combat Wage Theft, Protect New Yorkers From Unsafe Work Conditions