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Actors' Equity Association Grateful for Renewed COBRA Subsidies

New York State has added additional funding for a COBRA subsidy in the most recent state budget. This program provides assistance equal to 50% of COBRA/continuation premiums. Many of Equity members are still out of work, and as such have lost access to their union health insurance.

Actors' Equity Association Grateful for Renewed COBRA Subsidies

TWU Local 100 Unveils COVID Memorial

The city’s largest transit workers union on Thursday unveiled a memorial to its 110 members who have been killed by COVID-19.

TWU Local 100 Unveils COVID Memorial

#NVRD: 2021 National Voter Registration Day - Registration Deadlines

Today is National Voter Registration Day!

New Yorkers have 10 days to complete their voter registration for the November 2 General Election.

November 2, 2021 General Election Deadlines:

#NVRD: 2021 National Voter Registration Day - Registration Deadlines

Legal Services Staff Association Holds One-Day Strike

With management's best and final contract offer nearly due and a number of key demands still unresolved, members of the Legal Service Staff Association/NOLSW UAW Loacal 2320), the unionized staff of Legal Services NYC, turned up the pressure the best way they know how to: by withholding their lab

Legal Services Staff Association Holds One-Day Strike

Climate Jobs NY Update: Climate Week NYC

This week during Climate Week NYC, union members, labor leaders, policymakers, scientists, and climate justice activists came together for the second annual Climate Jobs Summit. Speakers included Secretary Marty Walsh, U.S. Department of Labor, Secretary Pete Buttigieg, U.S.

Climate Jobs NY Update: Climate Week NYC

Take Action: Tell AMPTP to Give Film and Television Workers a Fair Deal

After months of negotiating successor contracts to the Producer-IATSE Basic Agreement, and the Theatrical and Television Motion Picture Area Standards Agreement, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents major film and television production companies, annou

Take Action: Tell AMPTP to Give Film and Television Workers a Fair Deal