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Hundreds of CUNY Faculty and Staff Rally to Demand New Contract, Real Raises

Hundreds of CUNY Faculty and Staff Rally to Demand New Contract, Real Raises

03 Mar, 2023

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Hundreds of CUNY Faculty and Staff Rally to Demand New Contract, Real Raises

With their union contract set to expire the next day, almost 500 CUNY faculty and staff rallied outside CUNY’s Midtown headquarters Monday morning to take their demands for a new contract straight to management’s front door.

Hundreds of CUNY Faculty and Staff Rally to Demand New Contract, Real Raises

AFL-CIO Applauds Nomination of Julie Su to Become Nation’s Next Secretary of Labor

AFL-CIO Applauds Nomination of Julie Su to Become Nation’s Next Secretary of Labor

03 Mar, 2023

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AFL-CIO Applauds Nomination of Julie Su to Become Nation’s Next Secretary of Labor

On Tuesday, President Biden announced his nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su to succeed Marty Walsh as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement:

AFL-CIO Applauds Nomination of Julie Su to Become Nation’s Next Secretary of Labor

Take Action: Pass the PRO Act!

Take Action: Pass the PRO Act!

03 Mar, 2023

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Take Action: Pass the PRO Act!

We join Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Reps. Bobby Scott (Va.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) in their call to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Working people are sick of corporations raking in record profits while we can barely support our families.

Take Action: Pass the PRO Act!

Blank Street Coffee Workers Vote to Join UFCW Local 1500

Blank Street Coffee Workers Vote to Join UFCW Local 1500

03 Mar, 2023

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Blank Street Coffee Workers Vote to Join UFCW Local 1500

On February 14, an NLRB election count for the first neighborhood umbrella group of Blank Street Coffee locations was held, with workers in West Brooklyn voting overwhelmingly to join UFWC Local 1500.

Blank Street Coffee Workers Vote to Join UFCW Local 1500

Coalition of Broadway Unions & Guilds Condemns Antisemitic Protesters at First Preview of Parade

Coalition of Broadway Unions & Guilds Condemns Antisemitic Protesters at First Preview of Parade

24 Feb, 2023

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Coalition of Broadway Unions & Guilds Condemns Antisemitic Protesters at First Preview of Parade

The Coalition of Broadway Unions & Guilds, representing workers both on and off stage in New York State and beyond, this week condemned the self-described neo-Nazis who harassed theatergoers prior to Tuesday’s preview performance of Parade outside the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Coalition of Broadway Unions & Guilds Condemns Antisemitic Protesters at First Preview of Parade

Actors’ Equity Association Publishes Hiring Bias and Wage Gaps Report on Theatre in 2021

Actors’ Equity Association Publishes Hiring Bias and Wage Gaps Report on Theatre in 2021

24 Feb, 2023

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Actors’ Equity Association Publishes Hiring Bias and Wage Gaps Report on Theatre in 2021

Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, has published Progress During an Atypical Year: Hiring Bias and Wage Gaps in Theatre in 2021.

Actors’ Equity Association Publishes Hiring Bias and Wage Gaps Report on Theatre in 2021