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Apr 26, 2024 | News Story
New York City workers, labor leaders, elected officials, and community members gathered yesterday at City Hall Park in Manhattan to mark Workers’ Memorial Day, honoring workers who have died or suffered illness or injuries while on the job in our City over the past year. The annual commemoration was organized by the NYC CLC and the New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH).
Apr 26, 2024 | News Story
This week the AFL-CIO released its 33rd annual report, Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. This annual report serves as a national and state-by-state profile of worker safety and health, offering direction to policymakers and regulatory bodies as they strive to address the scourge of working people facing death, injury and illness at work. Among the report’s startling data are the...
Apr 26, 2024 | News Story
The New York City Chapter of the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans (NYSARA), an affiliate member of the NYC CLC, is the local arm of the 4.4 million member national Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA). The ARA was founded by the AFL-CIO in 2001 and now has 1500 local chapters and 39 state affiliates.
Apr 19, 2024 | News Story
Thursday, April 25, 12PM: Join the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) for our annual Workers’ Memorial Day event to honor those who have died or suffered injuries or illnesses while on the job, to recognize the sacrifices made by all essential workers on the front lines, and to renew the fight for strong safety and...
Apr 19, 2024 | News Story
UPDATE: As of 8:00PM on April 19, 2024, the writers at Sesame Workshop have reached a tentative agreement!
Members of the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) at Sesame Workshop this week voted unanimously, with 100% participation, to authorize a strike if management does not agree to a fair new collective bargaining agreement before their current...
Apr 19, 2024 | News Story
On April 11th, workers at Partners Coffee in Brooklyn joined UFCW Local 1500 for the fair wages and other benefits that come with a union contract. The 27 workers of Partners Coffee include workers at the production warehouse, café, and kitchen staff. They joined Local 1500's union family because they demanded better working conditions, and workers’ rights. Throughout the campaign, employees...
Apr 12, 2024 | News Story
Members of the Fordham Graduate Student Workers union (FGSW-CWA Local 1104) have voted by an overwhelming 98 percent supermajority to give union leaders the authority to call a strike if negotiations between FGSW-CWA and university leadership fail to reach a fair settlement. FGSW-CWA union members have spent 19 months negotiating for a union contract as Fordham President Tetlow and her bargaining...
Apr 12, 2024 | News Story
Seeking to strengthen high-quality free legal services for New Yorkers and fight high turnover, union members at Mobilization for Justice hit a historic landmark this week as their strike is in its seventh week.
Apr 12, 2024 | News Story
The NYC CLC and UFT recently hosted a Labor Women's Power Breakfast as part of our celebration of Women's History Month in March. The session, which took place at the UFT, included lively panel discussions facilitated by our moderator, NYC CLC Secretary-Treasurer and UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella T. Hinds.
Apr 5, 2024 | News Story
Association of Legislative Employees Reaches Tentative First Contract Agreement with the NYC Council
This week, the Association of Legislative Employees (ALE) reached a tentative agreement with the NYC Council for its first-ever contract. The historic contract would cover approximately 382 Council employees, including all Council Member Aides within Members’ offices and Legislative Financial Analysts and Senior Legislative Financial Analysts within the Council Finance Division.