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Help Workers on Strike in Brooklyn!

Help Workers on Strike in Brooklyn!

04 Feb, 2022

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Help Workers on Strike in Brooklyn!

Teamsters Local 553 members, mostly immigrant workers, at an oil terminal in Brooklyn owned by billionaire John Catsimatidis have been on strike against Catsimatidis’ oil company, United Metro Energy Corporation, for almost 10 months.

Help Workers on Strike in Brooklyn!

Financial Times U.S. Staff Seek Union

Financial Times U.S. Staff Seek Union

04 Feb, 2022

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Financial Times U.S. Staff Seek Union

Staffers at the Financial Times U.S. bureaus including the FT's U.S. headquarters in New York City are forming a union, becoming the latest group of workers to join the surge in organizing among media employees.

Financial Times U.S. Staff Seek Union

Climate Jobs NY Update: Wind Energy Auction for 480k Acres on the New York Bight

Climate Jobs NY Update: Wind Energy Auction for 480k Acres on the New York Bight

28 Jan, 2022

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Climate Jobs NY Update: Wind Energy Auction for 480k Acres on the New York Bight

ICYMI: On January 12, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, joined by NY Governor Kathy Hochul, NJ Governor Phil Murphy, and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler

Climate Jobs NY Update: Wind Energy Auction for 480k Acres on the New York Bight

Activision Blizzard Workers Form First Union at a Major U.S. Gaming Company

Activision Blizzard Workers Form First Union at a Major U.S. Gaming Company

28 Jan, 2022

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Activision Blizzard Workers Form First Union at a Major U.S. Gaming Company

Last week, quality assurance testers at Activision Blizzard division Raven Software formed the first union at a major U.S. gaming company, comprising their 34-member unit.

Activision Blizzard Workers Form First Union at a Major U.S. Gaming Company

AFM Local 802 Still Playing Music for the Soul

AFM Local 802 Still Playing Music for the Soul

28 Jan, 2022

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AFM Local 802 Still Playing Music for the Soul

AFM Local 802 musicians is continuing their series of livestreamed performances for NYC hospital workers and their patients. This is a union gig powered by Local 802, the NYC Mayor's Office for Media and Entertainment, and NYC Health + Hospitals.

AFM Local 802 Still Playing Music for the Soul

Independent Drivers Guild and The Black Car Fund Team Up to Make Sure Drivers are Protected Against COVID

Independent Drivers Guild and The Black Car Fund Team Up to Make Sure Drivers are Protected Against COVID

28 Jan, 2022

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Independent Drivers Guild and The Black Car Fund Team Up to Make Sure Drivers are Protected Against COVID

This week, the Independent Drivers Guild (a Machinists Union affiliate that represents over 80,000 For-Hire Vehicle drivers in New York City) and The Black Car Fund joined forces to distribute COVID-19 home test kits to drivers at LaGuardia and JFK Airports.

Independent Drivers Guild and The Black Car Fund Team Up to Make Sure Drivers are Protected Against COVID