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Cornell ILR Launches Gig Economy Survey

Cornell ILR Launches Gig Economy Survey

05 Oct, 2018

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Cornell ILR Launches Gig Economy Survey

The economy is rapidly changing. New companies are popping up all the time offering to serve as the conduit between workers looking to make ends meet and consumers wanting to fulfill a need.

Cornell ILR Launches Gig Economy Survey

More Than 100 IDG Members Attend NYC Hearing to Call For Livable Wage That Reflects Real Costs

More Than 100 IDG Members Attend NYC Hearing to Call For Livable Wage That Reflects Real Costs

05 Oct, 2018

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More Than 100 IDG Members Attend NYC Hearing to Call For Livable Wage That Reflects Real Costs

After a two year campaign by the Independent Drivers Guild, New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission held a hearing on Wednesday on the nation’s first livable wage rules for drivers for apps like Uber and Lyft.

More Than 100 IDG Members Attend NYC Hearing to Call For Livable Wage That Reflects Real Costs

TWU Packs Courtroom for Arraignment of Bus Attacker

TWU Packs Courtroom for Arraignment of Bus Attacker

05 Oct, 2018

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TWU Packs Courtroom for Arraignment of Bus Attacker

TWU Local 100 packed a Brooklyn courtroom for the arraignment of a man who sprayed a mace-like liquid at a B15 Bus Operator and then released pepper spray on another B15 bus hours later.

TWU Packs Courtroom for Arraignment of Bus Attacker

2000 Columbia University Postdocs Vote to Unionize with UAW

2000 Columbia University Postdocs Vote to Unionize with UAW

05 Oct, 2018

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2000 Columbia University Postdocs Vote to Unionize with UAW

Columbia University postdoctoral researchers announced Thursday that they’ve voted overwhelmingly to choose Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW (CPW-UAW) as their union.

2000 Columbia University Postdocs Vote to Unionize with UAW

RWDSU, UNITE HERE Local 100 and Local 1102 RWDSU Herald Port Authority’s New Inclusive Wage Increases

RWDSU, UNITE HERE Local 100 and Local 1102 RWDSU Herald Port Authority’s New Inclusive Wage Increases

28 Sep, 2018

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RWDSU, UNITE HERE Local 100 and Local 1102 RWDSU Herald Port Authority’s New Inclusive Wage Increases

Yesterday, the Port Authority of New York voted to enact a new wage resolution as a result of years of efforts by workers represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), UNITE HERE Local 100, and Local 1102 of the RWDSU.

RWDSU, UNITE HERE Local 100 and Local 1102 RWDSU Herald Port Authority’s New Inclusive Wage Increases

PSC-CUNY Members March on Wall Street to Demand Investment in a Fair Contract

PSC-CUNY Members March on Wall Street to Demand Investment in a Fair Contract

28 Sep, 2018

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PSC-CUNY Members March on Wall Street to Demand Investment in a Fair Contract

More than 500 PSC-CUNY members and supporters gathered last night in front of the NY Stock Exchange and marched to the investment banking firm of CUNY Board chairperson William Thompson to demand investment in a contract for the PSC, and to protest continuing austerity at CUNY.

PSC-CUNY Members March on Wall Street to Demand Investment in a Fair Contract