News

Verizon Workers Strike Deadline TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 13th

From CWA-Union.org

Verizon Workers Strike Deadline TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 13th

2016 NYC CLC Annual Awards Reception - Meet the Honorees

2016 NYC CLC Annual Awards Reception - Meet the Honorees

Albany Budget Deal Includes $15 Minimum Wage, Paid Family Leave

This week, Albany announced a budget deal including provisions designed to put 3.1 million working men and women on the path to a $15 per hour minimum wage.  Workers in NYC will see the wage boost take effect by 2018 (2019 for companies with less than 10 employees), while workers in Long Isl

Albany Budget Deal Includes $15 Minimum Wage, Paid Family Leave

CWA 1101 Rallies for a Fair Contract

Workers at Verizon, members of Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 1101, took  to the streets on Thursday to demand a fair contract.  After over nine months of bargaining, Verizon still refuses to negotiate a fair contract for 39,000 workers across the Northeast.

CWA 1101 Rallies for a Fair Contract

CUNY Faculty & Staff Holds "Die-In" to Call for Increased Investment

On Thursday, more than 40 CUNY faculty and staff members locked arms and blocked the doors in front of Governor Cuomo's Manhattan office. The "die-in" was designed to Highlight the demand for increased investment in CUNY in the State budget.

CUNY Faculty & Staff Holds "Die-In" to Call for Increased Investment

Labor & Community Gather to Remember Triangle Fire Victims

On Wednesday, representatives of labor, community groups and many others gathered at Washington Place and Greene Street in Greenwich Village to remember the 146 workers who perished in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Labor & Community Gather to Remember Triangle Fire Victims