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Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
Yesterday, working people across our nation flooded the Senate phone lines with support for the PRO Act as part of the AFL-CIO National Day of Action. Our outdated labor laws are no longer strong enough to protect us in the workplace. High-profile corporations openly union-bust without facing consequences. Anti-worker lawmakers have passed wage-killing and racist right to work laws in 27 states....
Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
The New Yorker Union, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, is nearing the end of its fight for a first contract. Members have been at the bargaining table for more than two years, and they recently voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if negotiations break down.
Apr 9, 2021 | News Story
April 16-17: Organizing 2.0 is the premier skills training conference for organizers, communicators, techies and activists of all levels. This year's conference is fully online! Join hundreds of staff and members of unions, community organizations, grassroots campaigns, local nonprofits and independent activists for workshops, trainings, discussions, consulting and networking opportunities. We...
Apr 8, 2021 | News Story
On Wednesday, NYC CLC Secretary-Treasurer and UFT Vice President of Academic High Schools Janella T. Hinds moderated a discussion between women labor leaders, reflecting on the continuing issues of inequality and disproportionate impact that the pandemic has brought to light, as well as next steps in the fight for equity in the aftermath of COVID-19.
Apr 2, 2021 | News Story
In Pittsburgh on Wednesday, President Biden announced a sweeping, roughly $2 trillion plan for improving the nation's infrastructure and shifting to greener energy over the next 8 years.
The plan includes:
Apr 2, 2021 | News Story
You can’t eat prestige! On Saturday, NewsGuild of New York members from The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Ars Technica held a socially distanced in-person rally to demand a fair contract from Condé Nast — or “Condé Nasty” in this instance. With colleagues and supporters gathered in front of One World Trade, members collectively told Condé management that enough is enough. This rally came after...
Apr 2, 2021 | News Story
Local 802 was featured in a major Rolling Stone story this week about how the American Rescue Plan saved the musicians' pension. Local 802 president Adam Krauthamer told Rolling Stone that the American Rescue Plan "rescued our entire plan overnight. Some people were facing cuts of upwards of 30 to 45 percent of their hard-earned retirement benefits.
Apr 2, 2021 | News Story
Local Union No. 3, IBEW Business Manager Erikson addressed an open letter to Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama. It was sent recently to RWDSU leadership and President Stuart
Appelbaum and was relayed to the workers voting to organize the first union shop in company history. Their ballots are currently being counted by the NLRB (click here for an explainer of the process from Kim Kelly for More...
Mar 26, 2021 | News Story
Yesterday, working people across our city, state and nation remembered and honored the victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, a catastrophic event in which 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, were killed as a direct result of abhorrent working conditions and woefully insufficient workplace safety standards. The loss of life was both tragic and avoidable, and sent shockwaves...
Mar 26, 2021 | News Story
The Department of Energy estimates that East Coast offshore has the potential to provide about 35 percent of power needs for the entire country by 2050, but that will require supportive policies and a politics to match, writes Brittany Gibson in The American Prospect.