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32BJ Cleaners on Strike in the Diamond District

32BJ Cleaners on Strike in the Diamond District

12 Jul, 2024

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32BJ Cleaners on Strike in the Diamond District

Building cleaners in Midtown on Wednesday exchanged their brooms and bleach for picket signs as they went on strike to protest wage cuts, health insurance cancellations and job losses. Dozens of workers and supporters gathered in front of an office building at 529 Fifth Ave.

32BJ Cleaners on Strike in the Diamond District

Take Action: Join the Ziff Davis Creators Guild as They Demand Fair Wages!

Take Action: Join the Ziff Davis Creators Guild as They Demand Fair Wages!

12 Jul, 2024

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Take Action: Join the Ziff Davis Creators Guild as They Demand Fair Wages!

The unionized workers behind Lifehacker, Mashable, and PCMag (members of NewsGuild of NY) are fighting for a say in fostering a more transparent, equitable, and nourishing media landscape. How?

Take Action: Join the Ziff Davis Creators Guild as They Demand Fair Wages!

Take Action: Urge Governor Hochul to Sign the Retail Worker Safety Act Now!

Take Action: Urge Governor Hochul to Sign the Retail Worker Safety Act Now!

12 Jul, 2024

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Take Action: Urge Governor Hochul to Sign the Retail Worker Safety Act Now!

This legislative session the Retail Worker Safety Act passed both houses and is currently waiting to be signed into law by Governor Hochul.

Take Action: Urge Governor Hochul to Sign the Retail Worker Safety Act Now!

Activists, Labor Push for Expanded Bus Lane along Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue

Activists, Labor Push for Expanded Bus Lane along Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue

12 Jul, 2024

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Activists, Labor Push for Expanded Bus Lane along Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue

A broad coalition of labor unions and transit advocates gathered Tuesday to demand Mayor Adams follow through on the city's years-long promise to speed up buses on Brooklyn's Flatbush Avenue.

Activists, Labor Push for Expanded Bus Lane along Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue

Biden Administration Takes Action to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

Biden Administration Takes Action to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

03 Jul, 2024

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Biden Administration Takes Action to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

The Biden Administration and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this week announced that they are proposing a rule to protect workers that, if finalized, would establish the nation’s first-ever federal safety standard addressing excessive heat in the wo

Biden Administration Takes Action to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

Rideshare Drivers Hold Rally in Long Island City to Protest Uber’s Lockout Tactics

Rideshare Drivers Hold Rally in Long Island City to Protest Uber’s Lockout Tactics

03 Jul, 2024

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Rideshare Drivers Hold Rally in Long Island City to Protest Uber’s Lockout Tactics

Members of the Independent Drivers Guild, a Machinists Union affiliate that represents over 80,000 For-Hire Vehicle drivers in New York City, held a rally outside Uber’s headquarters in Long Island City last week to protest the company’s pra

Rideshare Drivers Hold Rally in Long Island City to Protest Uber’s Lockout Tactics