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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

PSC-CUNY Launches Digital Campaign for a New Deal for CUNY

PSC-CUNY Launches Digital Campaign for a New Deal for CUNY

28 Jan, 2022

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PSC-CUNY Launches Digital Campaign for a New Deal for CUNY

The Professional Staff Congress, which represents 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York (CUNY) and the CUNY Research Foundation, has launched a digital ad campaign calling on New Yorkers to contact their elected officials to support and fund the New Deal for CUNY.

PSC-CUNY Launches Digital Campaign for a New Deal for CUNY

OpEd: Stop Denying Farmworkers Overtime Pay!

OpEd: Stop Denying Farmworkers Overtime Pay!

28 Jan, 2022

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OpEd: Stop Denying Farmworkers Overtime Pay!

"Unlike most workers in the Empire State—and the rest of the country—New York’s farmworkers are currently denied overtime pay by New York law until they’ve worked 60 hours a week," writes Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) President Stuart Appelbaum in an OpEd published this wee

OpEd: Stop Denying Farmworkers Overtime Pay!

New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition Backs New Legislation To Establish Minimum Standards Council For Nail Salon Industry

New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition Backs New Legislation To Establish Minimum Standards Council For Nail Salon Industry

28 Jan, 2022

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New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition Backs New Legislation To Establish Minimum Standards Council For Nail Salon Industry

Nail salon workers and their allies in the New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition this week joined New York State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblymember Harry Bronson in introducing the

New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition Backs New Legislation To Establish Minimum Standards Council For Nail Salon Industry