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AFL-CIO HIT Partners with Houses of Worship to Invest $300 Million in Affordable Housing in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Jersey City

New York, NY - The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) announced a partnership with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO and a coalition of unions, area churches and developers known as the United Cl

AFL-CIO HIT Partners with Houses of Worship to Invest $300 Million in Affordable Housing in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Jersey City

Columbia TAs and RAs Rally for Union Recognition

Members of Graduate Workers of Columbia-UAW (GWC-UAW) rallied at the Low Memorial Library to call for Columbia University to recognize the UAW as the union for the school’s research assistants (RAs) and teaching assistants (TAs). 

Columbia TAs and RAs Rally for Union Recognition

Map of Construction Deaths Across NYC in the Past Year

Map of Construction Deaths Across NYC in the Past Year

NYCARA Swears-In New Leadership

This week, the NYC Alliance for Retired Americans (NYCARA) swore-in new officers during its November board meeting.

NYCARA Swears-In New Leadership

One Year Ahead of the 2016 Presidential Election, Workers Rally for $15 and a Union

Today, one year from 2016 Presidential Election Day, workers gathered in Downtown Brooklyn to call for “$15 and a Union.”  Representatives of unions including 32BJ SEIU, 1199 UHWE, TWU Local 100, RWDSU, Workers United, CWA District 1, CWA Local 1109, Teamsters 814, Ironworkers Local 40, Team

One Year Ahead of the 2016 Presidential Election, Workers Rally for $15 and a Union

Faculty and Staff Blockade Doors to CUNY Central, Demand Fair Contract to Protect Quality Education

On Wednesday, 54 CUNY faculty and professional staff, members of the Professional Staff Congress (AFT#2334), were arrested while demanding a contract that will help CUNY retain excellent professors, ensuring a quality education for the 500,000 CUNY students across the city.

Faculty and Staff Blockade Doors to CUNY Central, Demand Fair Contract to Protect Quality Education