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In Memoriam: Mark Plesent (1960-2021), Co-Director of the Working Theatre

In Memoriam: Mark Plesent (1960-2021), Co-Director of the Working Theatre

26 Feb, 2021

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In Memoriam: Mark Plesent (1960-2021), Co-Director of the Working Theatre

The labor and arts communities of New York mourn the loss of Mark Plesent, co-artistic director of the Working Theater.

In Memoriam: Mark Plesent (1960-2021), Co-Director of the Working Theatre

AFM Local 802 Roundup

AFM Local 802 Roundup

26 Feb, 2021

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AFM Local 802 Roundup

This week at AFM Local 802, the union celebrates that the first New York "pop-up" concerts with Jon Batiste and Stay Human were covered under a union contract, and that the AFL-CIO featured Local 802 member

AFM Local 802 Roundup

Climate Jobs NY Update: A Long Island Climate Change & Offshore Wind Training is Coming to a Local Near You!

Climate Jobs NY Update: A Long Island Climate Change & Offshore Wind Training is Coming to a Local Near You!

26 Feb, 2021

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Climate Jobs NY Update: A Long Island Climate Change & Offshore Wind Training is Coming to a Local Near You!

CJNY's Education Fund hosted its first 2021 Long Island Climate Change and Offshore Wind Training in coordination with Cornell's Worker Institute.

Climate Jobs NY Update: A Long Island Climate Change & Offshore Wind Training is Coming to a Local Near You!

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

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

26 Feb, 2021

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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

26 Feb, 2021

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26 Feb, 2021

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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

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

26 Feb, 2021

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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