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City Council Staff Union Becomes First Legislative Union In NY State

City Council Staff Union Becomes First Legislative Union In NY State

18 Dec, 2020

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City Council Staff Union Becomes First Legislative Union In NY State

The first sector of New York City Council staffers have been voluntarily recognized as a union, making it the first legislative staff union in the state.

City Council Staff Union Becomes First Legislative Union In NY State

Sunrise Movement Votes to Join CWA Local 1180

Sunrise Movement Votes to Join CWA Local 1180

18 Dec, 2020

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Sunrise Movement Votes to Join CWA Local 1180

Workers with Sunrise Movement, a youth-led movement organization advocating to stop climate change and create millions of American jobs, have voted to form a union with CWA Local 1180. Management has agreed to recognize the staff union.

Sunrise Movement Votes to Join CWA Local 1180

Queens Defenders Staff Announce Union Drive

Queens Defenders Staff Announce Union Drive

18 Dec, 2020

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Queens Defenders Staff Announce Union Drive

Staff attorneys and social workers at Queens Defenders (QD) this week announced their intent to join the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys - UAW Local 2325 by filing an election petition with the National Labor Relations Board.

Queens Defenders Staff Announce Union Drive

NYC Will Prohibit Major Fast Food Employers From Firing Workers Without Just Cause

18 Dec, 2020

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18 Dec, 2020

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NYC Will Prohibit Major Fast Food Employers From Firing Workers Without Just Cause

NYC fast food workers will get increased protections under two bills that passed in the City Council yesterday. The two bills will increase protections for workers at large fast food companies, expanding upon worker protection laws passed in 2017.

NYC Will Prohibit Major Fast Food Employers From Firing Workers Without Just Cause

BLS: On-the-job Deaths Reach Highest Level in 12 years

17 Dec, 2020

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17 Dec, 2020

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BLS: On-the-job Deaths Reach Highest Level in 12 years

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said: “Instead of increasing lifesaving measures aimed at protecting working people at our workplaces, the Trump administration consistently rolled back existing safety and health rules and has failed to move forward on any new safety and health protections.

BLS: On-the-job Deaths Reach Highest Level in 12 years

TWU Member Pursues Urban Planning Degree with Help of Union Plus Scholarship

17 Dec, 2020

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17 Dec, 2020

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TWU Member Pursues Urban Planning Degree with Help of Union Plus Scholarship

This past fall, Transport Workers Union (TWU) member Gregory Harasym began a master’s program in city and regional planning with a concentration in transportation.

TWU Member Pursues Urban Planning Degree with Help of Union Plus Scholarship