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Actors' Equity Association Asks New York State to Update COBRA Subsidies

Actors' Equity Association, representing actors and stage managers in live theatre, is still seeing record levels of unemployment as theatre remains closed due to the pandemic.

Actors' Equity Association Asks New York State to Update COBRA Subsidies

New York Hotel Workers Seek COVID-19 Vaccine

The hotel industry is urging NY State to designate its staffers as crucial front-line workers so they can be vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 400 members of the Hotel Trades Council died after getting infected with COVID-19, with many employees contracting the virus on the job.

New York Hotel Workers Seek COVID-19 Vaccine

Local 79 Op-Ed: Unfree Labor in NYC Construction —An Appeal to End Body Shops

"Over the last ten years, local construction firms have increasingly profited from the flow of people leaving prison. The most outrageous firms are literally called 'Body Shops'.

Local 79 Op-Ed: Unfree Labor in NYC Construction —An Appeal to End Body Shops

Climate Jobs NY Update: Green Energy Can Put the Wind in Long Island's Sails

Climate Jobs NY Update: Green Energy Can Put the Wind in Long Island's Sails

MET Orchestra Musicians Support Colleagues in Need with Streaming Concert; Local 802 Celebrates Black History Month by Honoring Percussionist Elayne Jones

Almost a year ago, the Metropolitan Opera House went dark. Overnight, New York City lost its heart and soul — the culture that vibrates through the veins of the city and makes it what it is: music, theatre, dance, art —all silenced and put on pause.

MET Orchestra Musicians Support Colleagues in Need with Streaming Concert; Local 802 Celebrates Black History Month by Honoring Percussionist Elayne Jones

Staff at Queens Defenders Hold Virtual Rally to Support Fired Colleagues

Public defenders and social workers at Queens Defenders represented by UAW 2325 got a boost from local elected officials and supporters who joined them for a virtual rally Wednesday.

Staff at Queens Defenders Hold Virtual Rally to Support Fired Colleagues