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Feb 23, 2024 | News Story
Staffing shortages in the public sector are at crisis levels. From public education to health care, and transportation to emergency services, employers at every level of government have sounded the alarm that they cannot recruit enough staff or encourage qualified individuals to stay in service.
Feb 23, 2024 | News Story
For more than 52 years, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers have unfairly had their retirement funds raided by the U.S. government—resulting in more than $90 billion in unjust expenses to the USPS. We need your help to send a message to the Biden administration to do the right thing for postal workers.
Feb 23, 2024 | News Story
Writers Guild of America East members at The Ringer, Gimlet, and Parcast are in negotiations with parent company Spotify to secure just and equitable contracts.
Please take a moment to to send a letter to management at Spotify showing your support the Ringer Union, Gimlet Union, and Parcast Union!
Feb 16, 2024 | News Story
The NYC Labor Movement celebrated Tuesday night as Labor's candidate Tom Suozzi won a decisive victory, securing his return to Congress as the Representative for New York's 3rd Congressional District. Working families and supporters had reason to be proud: New York City union members made more than 50,000 calls and knocked on nearly 10,000 doors in Queens alone, in a member-to-member campaign...
Feb 16, 2024 | News Story
On Tuesday, thousands of Flight Attendants from Alaska, Air Wisconsin, United, American, Southwest, Frontier and more, picketed outside more than 30 airports worldwide including NYC's LaGuardia. Flight Attendants represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), Transportation Workers Union (TWU) and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) joined forces in the...
Feb 16, 2024 | News Story
The National Council of Actors’ Equity Association voted unanimously to authorize a strike against The Broadway League for work on the Development Agreement. On Thursday and Friday this week, Equity members are handing out leaflets outside of the workshop of Smash, warning of the possibility of the strike.
Feb 16, 2024 | News Story
Across this nation, there were celebrations in honor of Black History Month throughout February. It’s a time not only to celebrate, but to educate, writes Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd in an Amsterdam News OpEd.
Feb 13, 2024 | Press Release
QUEENS, February 13, 2024 —“The New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO is proud to congratulate our friend Tom Suozzi on his successful election in NY’s Third Congressional District,” said NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez following the victory in Tuesday’s special election. “Union members in Queens know that Tom has been a champion for working families throughout his entire career in...
Feb 9, 2024 | News Story
Workers at Nitehawk Cinema, the movie theater known for pairing first-run and repertory film programming with tableside food and drink service, performed almost entirely in the dark, are petitioning to unionize at their Prospect Park location. More than 70% of employees petitioned for certification with the NLRB last week. Represented by UAW Local 2179, the unit will consist of over 100 full-time...
Feb 9, 2024 | News Story
Writers and editors at CBS News Digital have announced that they have unionized with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE). CBS News Digital’s 46-member bargaining unit has called on CBS News management to voluntarily recognize their union, without delay or division. An overwhelming majority of the unit signed union cards and asked management to recognize the union on Monday.