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Jan 20, 2023 | News Story
Fordham Faculty United/SEIU Local 200United members, who teach the majority of the courses offered at the Bronx-based college, have successfully reached a tentative agreement with school administrators after 10 months of negotiations. The school accepted the union's most recent proposal in full, and members will now vote on the agreement, details of which will be released in the coming days....
Jan 20, 2023 | News Story
To commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, hundreds of NYSNA nurses from New York City Health+Hospitals (NYC H+H)/Mayorals held a speak-out and march on NYC H+H corporate headquarters with the message: We are nurses and we demand health equity.
Jan 20, 2023 | News Story
Staff Attorneys at RiseBoro Community Partnership LEAP (Legal Empowerment and Assistance Program) have announced their intent to join the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys - UAW Local 2325, filing an election petition with the NLRB while calling on management to voluntarily recognize their union.
Jan 20, 2023 | News Story
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, the violation of labor rights, can now access a streamlined and expedited deferred action request process. Deferred action protects noncitizen workers from threats of immigration-related retaliation from exploitive employers.
Jan 13, 2023 | News Story
New York City nurses' strike for safe staffing ended yesterday morning in historic victory as tentative deals were reached with both Montefiore Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital. Nurses won concrete enforceable safe staffing ratios in both deals and went back to the job immediately.
Jan 13, 2023 | News Story
As a worker organizing wave continues to sweep the country, Fordham University instructors are joining the ranks of educators and students challenging the status quo in higher education. Recently, an overwhelming majority of the school’s non-tenure track faculty voted in favor of striking (90% of those who voted), if necessary, starting January 30.
Jan 13, 2023 | News Story
On Monday, twelve janitors at Twitter’s 245-249 West 17th St. location went public about their lives being upended after Twitter canceled its contract with their employer Flagship Services with no explanation. These essential workers, already struggling to keep up with a rising cost of living in NYC, are out of work.
Jan 13, 2023 | News Story
The MTA unfairly wants to reduce subway service on Mondays and Fridays because its wealthier suburban commuters are not coming into their Manhattan offices on those days. This will create longer waits and more crowding for millions of regular New Yorkers.
Jan 13, 2023 | News Story
"We’ve had, I think, a really strong financial performance for 2022. Revenue was significantly higher for 2022 than it was last year. We will be more profitable this year." These are the words of Bustle Digital Group’s CEO, Bryan Goldberg, in an internal podcast released on October 17.
Jan 13, 2023 | News Story
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York this week announced that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has designated NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez as chair of the New York Fed’s Board of Directors for 2023. He joined the New York Fed’s Board as a Class C director in January 2019 and has served as deputy chair since January 2022.