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AFM Local 802 in the News

AFM Local 802 in the News

19 Mar, 2021

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AFM Local 802 in the News

Local 802 members made several headlines this week.

AFM Local 802 in the News

Actors' Equity Association Expresses Concern Over "Open Culture"

Actors' Equity Association Expresses Concern Over "Open Culture"

19 Mar, 2021

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Actors' Equity Association Expresses Concern Over "Open Culture"

Actors' Equity Association has asked its members to talk to the union before agreeing to work for New York City's new "Open Culture" program.

Actors' Equity Association Expresses Concern Over "Open Culture"

NYCOSH Report Reveals Alarming Trend as NYC Construction Deaths Continue to Spiral Upwards

NYCOSH Report Reveals Alarming Trend as NYC Construction Deaths Continue to Spiral Upwards

19 Mar, 2021

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NYCOSH Report Reveals Alarming Trend as NYC Construction Deaths Continue to Spiral Upwards

This week, the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) released its annual construction fatality report, “Deadly Skyline: An Annual Report on Construction Fatalities in New York State.” The report, which analyzes newly available data for the 2019 calendar year, found that c

NYCOSH Report Reveals Alarming Trend as NYC Construction Deaths Continue to Spiral Upwards

Fortune Magazine Union Members File Board Charges and Walk Out

Fortune Magazine Union Members File Board Charges and Walk Out

19 Mar, 2021

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Fortune Magazine Union Members File Board Charges and Walk Out

On Tuesday, the editorial employees comprising the Fortune Union walked off the job for one day to hold an informal press conference and rally to expose management's bad-faith in negotiations with the NewsGuild of New York, the worker’s bargaining representative, and to demand a fair, equitable c

Fortune Magazine Union Members File Board Charges and Walk Out

Columbia Graduate Student Workers on Strike

Columbia Graduate Student Workers on Strike

19 Mar, 2021

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Columbia Graduate Student Workers on Strike

With masks on and drums beating, student-workers formed a picket line on Monday at 116th Street and Broadway and along College Walk to mark the first day of their strike.

Columbia Graduate Student Workers on Strike

American Rescue Plan Brings Much-Needed Help to Workers

18 Mar, 2021

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18 Mar, 2021

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American Rescue Plan Brings Much-Needed Help to Workers

Last week, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion investment in our country’s recovery and future success.

American Rescue Plan Brings Much-Needed Help to Workers