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Jul 7, 2021 | Press Release
"The NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO congratulates all of our winning endorsed candidates in this year's primary elections, and we thank the many working people who participated in our City's political process by phonebanking, texting, knocking on doors and most importantly VOTING for pro-labor candidates across all levels of city government.
Jul 7, 2021 | Press Release
Our City's essential workers risked their own safety and health to get us through the pandemic, and continue to work tirelessly for their fellow New Yorkers even as we begin to emerge from this long crisis.
Today, as we express our profound gratitude, let's also recommit to making sure these workers are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness each and every day.
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Jul 2, 2021 | News Story
On Tuesday, United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm came to New York City to discuss ways to build a clean energy economy and create good-paying, union jobs. As part of the visit, she sat down at a roundtable with union leaders and workers organized by Climate Jobs NY.
Jul 2, 2021 | News Story
Staff members of Brooklyn Defender Services (“BDS”), a non-profit public defender organization in Kings County, this week announced the formation of the BDS Union as a chapter of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (“ALAA”) – UAW Local 2325. An overwhelming, decisive majority of non-managerial workers across practice areas and roles has signed cards indicating support for unionization. The...
Jul 2, 2021 | News Story
Editorial employees of Insider overwhelmingly voted 241-14 to be represented by The NewsGuild of New York, TNG-CWA Local 31003 in a National Labor Relations Board election that concluded this week. The more than 300-person bargaining unit includes reporters, web editors, producers, video editors, social media producers, animators, photographers, designers, and copy editors.
Jul 2, 2021 | News Story
Workers at Change.org, a global platform that empowers people to start and win campaigns that address pressing issues in their lives and communities, this week announced that they have formed a union, Solidarity at Change, with the Communications Workers of America’s CODE-CWA project. A strong majority of the approximately 70 eligible Change.org workers in the United States voted for the union,...
Jul 2, 2021 | News Story
One of the priorities Climate Jobs NY leaders emphasized to Secretary Granholm was Carbon Free and Healthy Schools, a campaign committed to making NYC schools carbon free, healthier and safer, while creating good union jobs and saving schools millions in energy costs. We can make NYC schools a model for the nation, and YOU can help.
Jul 2, 2021 | News Story
In recent weeks, hundreds of members and allies of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the union representing the Metropolitan Opera’s stagehands and skilled craftspeople, gathered in person in front of Lincoln Center to protest the opera company locking out its workers. Now, the union is taking the fight online with the images of hundreds more in a first-of-its-kind...
Jun 25, 2021 | News Story
As we await the final results of Tuesday’s primary elections, the NYC CLC thanks all who participated in our 2021 NYC Labor Votes political program. The New York City labor movement once again showed that by working together, we can support pro-labor candidates across all levels of city government.
Jun 25, 2021 | News Story
n recent weeks, hundreds of members and allies of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the union representing the Metropolitan Opera’s stagehands and skilled craftspeople, gathered in person in front of Lincoln Center to protest the opera company locking out its workers. Now, the union is taking the fight online with the images of hundreds more in a first-of-its-kind...