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Oct 13, 2023 | News Story
The musicians of the New York City Ballet Orchestra, represented by AFM Local 802, rallied this week outside Lincoln Center as the ballet celebrated its 75th anniversary. As the ballet served cake to audience members in a post-concert reception, the musicians had signs outside letting the public know that "it’s not a happy birthday because management refuses to pay fair wages to the orchestra."
Oct 13, 2023 | News Story
The Jewish Museum unionized staff have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first union contract after over a year of organizing and negotiations.
“The whole process of unionizing our workplace has been transformative for us as Museum staff, and it’s empowering to know we have legally enforceable rights supporting us and our work.” said Amelia Kutschbach, who is an editor at the Museum.
Oct 13, 2023 | News Story
Workers at Alamo Drafthouse, the movie theater chain known for dine-in service and strict policies on etiquette, voted to unionize yesterday in Lower Manhattan, with 65% of workers voting in favor of joining UAW Local 2179. The bargaining unit consists of approximately 100 full-time and part-time employees, including wait staff, line cooks, bartenders, box office, custodians and dishwashers.
Oct 13, 2023 | News Story
In a major expansion of the nationwide strike actions, 8,700 UAW members walked off the job Wednesday, shutting down Ford Motor Company’s iconic and extremely profitable Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. The strike was called by union leaders after Ford refused to make further movement in bargaining. The surprise move marks a new phase in the UAW’s Stand Up Strike. Previous expansions of the...
Oct 11, 2023 | Press Release
NEW YORK, October 11, 2023—Nearly 113 years after the tragedy, the long-awaited public memorial to the victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire will today be dedicated at the site of the historic fire in New York City. The Triangle Fire Memorial will be a permanent element on the very building that housed the Triangle Factory, at the corner of Greene Street and Washington...
Oct 6, 2023 | News Story
Wednesday, October 11, 11:30AM: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was one of the worst workplace tragedies in American history. But it was also a turning point in winning safer working conditions and basic human rights for working people throughout America.
The Triangle Waist Company employed more than 500 individuals who worked under abusive conditions, nine to sixteen hours a day, six days a...
Oct 6, 2023 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has announced that it has organized the production assistants (PAs) who work as part of stage management teams on Broadway and sit-down productions produced by members of The Broadway League. When The Broadway League refused to offer voluntary recognition,...
Oct 6, 2023 | News Story
Momentum continues to build as postdoctoral researchers organize unions across the city with UAW. Just this week, postdocs at Weill Cornell Medical filed paperwork with the NLRB to form their union with support cards from more than 80% of the proposed unit.
Oct 6, 2023 | News Story
Workers at Hex & Co., the three-location board game bar/cafe chain including the largest board game cafe in Manhattan, delivered a letter to their management in late September asserting their right to collectively bargain, and asking them to voluntarily recognize their union with Workers United. The Hex & Co bargaining unit will include about 75 employees, including baristas, retail...
Oct 6, 2023 | News Story
On Thursday evening, the musicians of the New York City Ballet Orchestra (members of AFM Local 802) ralied at Lincoln Center's Fall Gala to demand a fair contract with the wages and healthcare they deserve, instead of being asked to make financial concessions once again.
During the pandemic, ballet management didn’t pay its musicians for over a year, from June 2020 to September 2021. Then,...