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PSC March to #FreeTheFunds

PSC March to #FreeTheFunds

30 Apr, 2021

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PSC March to #FreeTheFunds

More than 200 faculty, staff and students marched through midtown Wednesday, April 28 with the Professional Staff Congress demanding that CUNY “Free The Funds!” and use the stimulus money Congress allocated to CUNY for pandemic relief. (Photo by Dave Sanders)

PSC March to #FreeTheFunds

New Report Estimates 250,000 NYS Workers Got COVID-19 on the Job; Only 21,000 Applied for Workers Compensation

New Report Estimates 250,000 NYS Workers Got COVID-19 on the Job; Only 21,000 Applied for Workers Compensation

30 Apr, 2021

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New Report Estimates 250,000 NYS Workers Got COVID-19 on the Job; Only 21,000 Applied for Workers Compensation

On Tuesday, NYCOSH hosted a press conference with labor unions and private attorney Robert E. Grey, report author, to call for policy changes to the workers’ compensation system. The report estimated that 250,000 workers got COVID-19 on the job, but only 21,000 applied for workers’ compensation.

New Report Estimates 250,000 NYS Workers Got COVID-19 on the Job; Only 21,000 Applied for Workers Compensation

Human Rights and Labor Organizations Release Report on the PRO Act

29 Apr, 2021

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29 Apr, 2021

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Human Rights and Labor Organizations Release Report on the PRO Act

The U.S. Senate should pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, five human rights and labor groups said today in releasing a question-and-answer document about the issue.

Human Rights and Labor Organizations Release Report on the PRO Act

Biden: 'I'm a Union President'

26 Apr, 2021

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26 Apr, 2021

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Biden: 'I'm a Union President'

Few presidents in America’s history have demonstrated a higher commitment to the labor movement than President Biden. “The truth is I’m a union president, and I make no bones about that,” he said on Saturday.

Biden: 'I'm a Union President'

Labor, Environmental Advocates Call for High-Paying Electric Vehicle Jobs

23 Apr, 2021

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23 Apr, 2021

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Labor, Environmental Advocates Call for High-Paying Electric Vehicle Jobs

Yesterday, ahead of the Leaders Summit on Climate, the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council and BlueGreen Alliance, along with the UAW and United Steelworkers (USW), released a report highlighting the need to preserve high-paying union jobs in the U.S.

Labor, Environmental Advocates Call for High-Paying Electric Vehicle Jobs

EPI Finds Current Labor Laws Don’t Protect Workers Organizing

23 Apr, 2021

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23 Apr, 2021

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EPI Finds Current Labor Laws Don’t Protect Workers Organizing

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)—first passed in the 1930s—is supposed to provide workers protection from anti-union retaliation in the pursuit of organizing and collective bargaining.

EPI Finds Current Labor Laws Don’t Protect Workers Organizing