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Apr 30, 2021 | News Story
On Wednesday, April 28, the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) held a Workers’ Memorial Day event to honor those who have died or suffered injuries or illnesses (including COVID-19) while on the job, to recognize the sacrifices made by all essential workers on the front lines, and to renew the fight for strong...
Apr 30, 2021 | News Story
Striking workers at United Metro Energy Corp. (UMEC) rallied Tuesday alongside other Teamster locals for fair wages and benefits. The two dozen essential workers have provided gasoline, diesel, and heating oil to New York throughout the pandemic, despite being paid wages as much as 50% lower than paid at other city oil companies.
Apr 30, 2021 | News Story
Teamsters Local 804 and supporters rallied outside UPS's Laurelton, Queens distribution center on Wednesday to demand the company bring back wrongly fired part-time workers. Earlier this month UPS terminated 10 part-time workers of color who declined to work overtime. Every one of the UPS employees completed their assignments and punched out without incident. Now, all of these workers — who work...
Apr 30, 2021 | News Story
More than 2,200 graduate workers at New York University, members of GSOC-UAW, have been on strike since Monday. The work stoppage began after nine months of stonewalling at the bargaining table by the university administration.
Apr 30, 2021 | News Story
On Tuesday, NYCOSH hosted a press conference with labor unions and private attorney Robert E. Grey, report author, to call for policy changes to the workers’ compensation system. The report estimated that 250,000 workers got COVID-19 on the job, but only 21,000 applied for workers’ compensation. The report also notes that of the 21,000 who applied, only 1,000 have received a hearing. The report...
Apr 30, 2021 | News Story
More than 200 faculty, staff and students marched through midtown Wednesday, April 28 with the Professional Staff Congress demanding that CUNY “Free The Funds!” and use the stimulus money Congress allocated to CUNY for pandemic relief. (Photo by Dave Sanders)
Apr 30, 2021 | News Story
As the weather warms up, Local 802 is feeling optimistic about the reopening of NYC. It's feeling safer to perform music and see NYC audiences return, even though it’s starting small. (Musicians who haven't signed up for a vaccination yet can start here.) Many Local 802 ensembles are performing at the Lincoln Center “Restart” outdoor stage, including the New York Philharmonic and Mostly Mozart.
Apr 30, 2021 | News Story
The Gotham Center for New York City History and the Office of Academic Initiatives and Strategic Innovation at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York have teamed up to create a new program offering online adult/continuing education in New York City history.
Apr 23, 2021 | News Story
New York lawmakers this week passed legislation mandating extensive new workplace health and safety protections in response to the COVID crisis. The New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or NY HERO Act, sponsored by state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) and Assemblywoman Karines Reyes (D-Bronx), calls for fines against businesses that fail to adopt and enact new standards to protect workers...
Apr 23, 2021 | News Story
Yesterday, dozens of supporters including fellow NYC union members, elected officials and candidates stood with members of Teamsters Local 804 at the UPS facility in Springfield Gardens, supporting ten part-time workers unjustly fired by UPS, including two pregnant women who need healthcare coverage. These essential workers were fired for not working "voluntary" overtime, despite UPS profiting...