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Mar 18, 2022 | News Story
Unlike other forms of discrimination, in most places in the U.S. there’s no clear law against weight-based discrimination. But here in New York, the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union is working with lawmakers to pass a bill that would make weight and height protected categories under the state’s civil rights laws.
Mar 18, 2022 | News Story
Public employees are leaving their jobs. At a time when costs are rising at unbelievable rates, it’s no surprise that these workers are moving on to higher paying jobs in order to get by. These are teachers, nurses, firefighters, EMTs, and other critically important professionals that we all rely on. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need them now more than ever.
Mar 18, 2022 | News Story
On Tuesday, we recognized Equal Pay Day, the date that symbolizes how far into the year the average median woman must work (in addition to their earnings last year) in order to have earned what the average median man had earned the entire previous year. This year, the day fell on March 15, the earliest it has ever been.
Mar 18, 2022 | News Story
The Actors Fund is excited to spread the word about new rent-stabilized, upscale apartments for moderate and middle-income households along the waterfront in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Through the lottery, you can apply now for apartments that are affordable for eligible households with a combined annual income between $51,840-$167,570. You can also join the Actors Fund for an informative webinar on...
Mar 14, 2022 | News Story
Complex and changing policies affecting the economic and political conditions for immigrants in the United States have put a premium on free access to accurate information. In collaboration with the CUNY Citizenship Now! network and the NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, free immigration consultations are offered to any New York City residents.
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
The nearly 100-member Gizmodo Media Group (GMG) Union, covering workers at Gizmodo, The Root, Kotaku, Jezebel, Lifehacker, and Jalopnik, voted near unanimously to ratify its third collective bargaining agreement with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), and the union’s first contact with G/O Media. The Union's Bargaining Committee had announced on Sunday that they had reached a deal with G/...
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
On Tuesday, members of the Post Production Guild-New York (PPG-NY), a union representing over 150 freelance post production workers in New York, partnering with the CWA, filed for a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election.
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
On Sunday, more than a thousand New Yorkers including City and State University of New York students, faculty, staff and supporters marched from Brooklyn Borough Hall to Foley Square in support of increased funding for the public universities.
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
Nearly a year after New York approved a historic fund for undocumented immigrants and other non-traditional workers shut out of unemployment benefits and pandemic-spurred government relief, workers are pushing state officials for more money for the program to aid tens of thousands who have been left reeling.
Mar 11, 2022 | News Story
In a 79-19 vote, the Senate this week passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076). Following House passage on Feb. 8, the bill will now be sent to President Biden for his signature to become law. Key provisions of this bipartisan legislation repeal the mandate to pre-fund retiree health care benefits decades in advance, and codify a minimum of six-day delivery of mail and packages...