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CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement at AT&T Mobility

CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement at AT&T Mobility

15 Dec, 2017

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CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement at AT&T Mobility

After roughly a year of bargaining, CWA announced this week that it has reached a tentative agreement for 21,000 members covered by the Orange contract at AT&T Mobility.

CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement at AT&T Mobility

1199 Rallies at Maimonides After 200 Workers Laid Off During the Holidays

1199 Rallies at Maimonides After 200 Workers Laid Off During the Holidays

15 Dec, 2017

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1199 Rallies at Maimonides After 200 Workers Laid Off During the Holidays

On Monday, December 12th, dozens of Maimonides workers and their supporters held an informational picket protesting management’s decision to lay-off 117 workers represented by 1199SEIU.

1199 Rallies at Maimonides After 200 Workers Laid Off During the Holidays

AFM Local 802’s Jazz Mentors Series Highlights Navigating the Artist-Manager Relationship

AFM Local 802’s Jazz Mentors Series Highlights Navigating the Artist-Manager Relationship

15 Dec, 2017

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AFM Local 802’s Jazz Mentors Series Highlights Navigating the Artist-Manager Relationship

This week, AFM Local 802 hosted a Jazz Mentors series event about the Artist-Manager Relationship.   The panel included artist reps. Karen Kennedy (24/Seven Artist Development), Michelle Taylor (Passion Music Group), and Gail W. Boyd (Gail W.

AFM Local 802’s Jazz Mentors Series Highlights Navigating the Artist-Manager Relationship

Teamsters 831’s Joe Caggiano is NYC’s Longest-Serving Sanitation Worker

Teamsters 831’s Joe Caggiano is NYC’s Longest-Serving Sanitation Worker

15 Dec, 2017

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Teamsters 831’s Joe Caggiano is NYC’s Longest-Serving Sanitation Worker

With nearly 52 years on the job, Teamsters 831 member Joe Caggiano is the city's longest-serving sanitation worker. The 75 year-old started back when John Lindsay was mayor, and garbage trucks only had three wheels.

Teamsters 831’s Joe Caggiano is NYC’s Longest-Serving Sanitation Worker

“Norma Rae” Broadway Casting Director is Let Go for Unionizing

“Norma Rae” Broadway Casting Director is Let Go for Unionizing

15 Dec, 2017

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“Norma Rae” Broadway Casting Director is Let Go for Unionizing

Norma Rae is coming to Broadway. By now, most of us are familiar with the 1979 movie starring Sally Field, which tells the story of a North Carolina textile factory worker who chooses to join a union in response to poor working conditions.

“Norma Rae” Broadway Casting Director is Let Go for Unionizing

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

13 Dec, 2017

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13 Dec, 2017

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Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

A decade ago or so, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center and the liberal-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that making the Bush tax cuts permanent — rather than letting them expire in 2010 — would increase the after-tax

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards