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NYC Firefighters, Ironworkers, Carpenters, and Police Officers Travel to Build School in Haiti

NYC Firefighters, Ironworkers, Carpenters, and Police Officers Travel to Build School in Haiti

18 Aug, 2017

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NYC Firefighters, Ironworkers, Carpenters, and Police Officers Travel to Build School in Haiti

This Thursday, a group of New York City workers traveled to Haiti, where they will

NYC Firefighters, Ironworkers, Carpenters, and Police Officers Travel to Build School in Haiti

Rallying at City Hall to Protect the Garment Center

Rallying at City Hall to Protect the Garment Center

18 Aug, 2017

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Rallying at City Hall to Protect the Garment Center

Today we gathered at City Hall with members of Workers' United SEIU, Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764 IATSE, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Congressman Jerry Nadler, Senators Brad Hoylman and Marisol Alcantara, and fashion designers like Anna Sui and Nicole Miller to release the Garm

Rallying at City Hall to Protect the Garment Center

Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council

Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council

17 Aug, 2017

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Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump stood in the lobby of his tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and again made excuses for bigotry and terrorism, effectively repudiating the remarks his staff wrote a day earlier in response to the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Va.

Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council

Over 100 Days Later, DNAinfo-Gothamist Employees Are Still Fighting for Union Recognition

Over 100 Days Later, DNAinfo-Gothamist Employees Are Still Fighting for Union Recognition

28 Jul, 2017

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Over 100 Days Later, DNAinfo-Gothamist Employees Are Still Fighting for Union Recognition

Last week, workers at neighborhood news sites DNAinfo and Gothamist marked 100 days since they informed their employer they had joined the Writers Guild of America, East.

Over 100 Days Later, DNAinfo-Gothamist Employees Are Still Fighting for Union Recognition

Village Voice Staff Union Gets Support from Veteran Writers Amidst Contract Negotiations

Village Voice Staff Union Gets Support from Veteran Writers Amidst Contract Negotiations

28 Jul, 2017

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Village Voice Staff Union Gets Support from Veteran Writers Amidst Contract Negotiations

On Monday, 52 of Village Voice’s most esteemed alumni writers issued an

Village Voice Staff Union Gets Support from Veteran Writers Amidst Contract Negotiations

TWU Local 100 Proposes 10-Point Plan to Fix NYC Subway System

TWU Local 100 Proposes 10-Point Plan to Fix NYC Subway System

28 Jul, 2017

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TWU Local 100 Proposes 10-Point Plan to Fix NYC Subway System

It’s the “Summer of Hell” in New York City, and it seems like everyone has an opinion on how to fix the failing NYC subway system. Thankfully, the people most qualified to provide solutions have spoken: the workers who operate and maintain the subway system every single day.

TWU Local 100 Proposes 10-Point Plan to Fix NYC Subway System