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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

Take Action: Ask Your Legislators to Raise and Index the Minimum Wage

Take Action: Ask Your Legislators to Raise and Index the Minimum Wage

17 Feb, 2023

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Take Action: Ask Your Legislators to Raise and Index the Minimum Wage

Legislation has been introduced in the state Senate and Assembly, S1978A (Ramos)/A2204A (Joyner), that would raise and index the minimum wage to inflation. The legislation would help New York break the cycle of infrequent increases that lead to insufficient minimum wage.

Take Action: Ask Your Legislators to Raise and Index the Minimum Wage

WGA East Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Bustle Digital Group

WGA East Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Bustle Digital Group

17 Feb, 2023

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WGA East Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Bustle Digital Group

The WGA East has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Bustle Digital Group, in response to the termination of three members who were laid off there recently in retaliation for their concerted, protected union activity in violation of the National Labor Relations Act.

WGA East Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Bustle Digital Group

DC37 Holds Day of Action to Secure a New Contract

DC37 Holds Day of Action to Secure a New Contract

17 Feb, 2023

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DC37 Holds Day of Action to Secure a New Contract

The collective bargaining contract for city workers expired in May 2021, and the last time these public servants received a pay increase was in 2019– long before hundreds of municipal workers lost their lives to COVID-19 while showing up to make New York City run.

DC37 Holds Day of Action to Secure a New Contract

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