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Oct 4, 2024 | News Story
Union members in New York City are fired up to get out the vote for worker-friendly candidates up and down the ballot! Events are happening both locally and in nearby battleground states and we are all-in! Click here for more info and to sign up for upcoming events!
Sep 27, 2024 | News Story
On Thursday, during New York City Climate Week, the New York City Council passed landmark legislation that will require New York City to install solar panels on public buildings, setting a nation-leading model for how big cities can develop clean energy on public buildings. Climate Jobs New York has long been a champion for building solar energy on public buildings, with labor unions advocating...
Sep 27, 2024 | News Story
The NYC CLC, Dominicanos USA (DUSA), and CUNY Citizenship Now! proudly conducted a special citizenship application assistance event last Saturday in celebration of National Citizenship Day, which took place earlier in the week.
Sep 27, 2024 | News Story
The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., Associated Musicians of Greater New York, American Federation of Musicians Local 802, and Musicians of the New York Philharmonic have jointly announced the ratification of a new three-year contract, effective September 21, 2024, through September 20, 2027. Highlights of the new agreement include salary increases of more than 30% and...
Sep 27, 2024 | News Story
New York City has over 8 million people – but its hometown newspaper only has a unionized editorial staff of 50. Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known as the “destroyer of newspapers,” has hacked staff levels to the bone. Since the spring of 2022, 37 staff members have left or been fired, and only 15 replaced, but the budget continues to shrink. NewsGuild of NY members can only surmise the...
Sep 27, 2024 | News Story
On Wednesday, NYC CLC Chief of Staff Brendan Griffith testified before the NYC Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection in support of Intro 865, a bill that would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to establish and maintain an online, publicly available database that compiles information related to workplace fatalities that occur in New York City.
Sep 27, 2024 | News Story
Union members in New York City are fired up to get out the vote for worker-friendly candidates up and down the ballot! Events are happening both locally and in nearby battleground states and we are all-in! Click here for more info and to sign up for upcoming events!
And don't forget to register to vote if you aren't already! The Voter Registration Deadline is October 26.
Sep 21, 2024 | Press Release
New York, NY - Dominicanos USA (DUSA), CUNY Citizenship Now!, and the NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO today proudly conducted a special citizenship application assistance event in celebration of National Citizenship Day, which took place earlier this week.
Sep 20, 2024 | News Story
Unionized editorial workers at LexisNexis-owned Law360 have reached a tentative five-year contract deal that, among many gains, lifts wages by an average of 12%, increases family leave to 14 weeks, includes an average bonus of $9,000 and ensures strong job protections on AI and more.
Sep 20, 2024 | News Story
Amazon drivers across three Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) in New York City are demanding Amazon recognize their union and negotiate a Teamsters contract. The workers announced that a majority of drivers at each of the DSPs have signed authorization cards to organize with the Teamsters Union and delivered the demand to Amazon Monday morning. The hundreds of Amazon drivers all operate out of the...