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Slate's Newly Unionized Writers and Editors Give OK to Strike

Slate's Newly Unionized Writers and Editors Give OK to Strike

14 Dec, 2018

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Slate's Newly Unionized Writers and Editors Give OK to Strike

Writers and editors at Slate have voted nearly unanimously to green-light a strike if management refuses to agree to a fair contract. Slate’s editorial employees, represented by the Writers Guild of America–East, authorized the potential strike by a vote of 52 to 1.

Slate's Newly Unionized Writers and Editors Give OK to Strike

New York Magazine's Staff Joins NewsGuild of New York

New York Magazine's Staff Joins NewsGuild of New York

14 Dec, 2018

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New York Magazine's Staff Joins NewsGuild of New York

Staffers at New York Magazine on Wednesday morning asked management to voluntarily recognize an editorial union, joining a host of other news and magazine organizations that have similarly unionized in recent years.

New York Magazine's Staff Joins NewsGuild of New York

CUNY Faculty Fight for Funding

CUNY Faculty Fight for Funding

14 Dec, 2018

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CUNY Faculty Fight for Funding

Nearly 20 union leaders were arrested and hundreds of faculty, staff and students demonstrated in the wintry cold Dec. 10 to demand full funding for the City University of New York.

CUNY Faculty Fight for Funding

City and Teamsters Local 237 Announce Tentative Contract Agreement

City and Teamsters Local 237 Announce Tentative Contract Agreement

14 Dec, 2018

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City and Teamsters Local 237 Announce Tentative Contract Agreement

The city’s Housing Authority and Teamsters Local 237 have struck a deal on a new contract that will for the first time allow employees to do weekend maintenance work at NYCHA housing.

City and Teamsters Local 237 Announce Tentative Contract Agreement

Autoworkers Ready to Fight GM Over its Callous Layoffs

10 Dec, 2018

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10 Dec, 2018

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Autoworkers Ready to Fight GM Over its Callous Layoffs

Last week was a bad week for autoworkers and the future of our domestic industry. On Nov. 26, General Motors (GM) announced its decision to halt production at the Lordstown, Ohio, and Hamtramck, Mich., assembly plants, idling thousands of workers.

Autoworkers Ready to Fight GM Over its Callous Layoffs

Progressive Marriott Union Contract Could Have Ripple Effects

07 Dec, 2018

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07 Dec, 2018

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Progressive Marriott Union Contract Could Have Ripple Effects

A series of settlements hammered out over the past few weeks between Marriott and its striking workers in Boston and seven other cities are ushering in groundbreaking benefits that could set a precedent not just for the service industry but for workers nationwide.

Progressive Marriott Union Contract Could Have Ripple Effects