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Mar 24, 2023 | News Story
On March 6th, two more neighborhood umbrella groups of Blank Street Coffee voted overwhelmingly to join UFCW Local 1500, joining their 34 colleagues in West Brooklyn who voted to unionize in February. The new units consist of 24 workers from Central Brooklyn and 30 from Chelsea/West Village.
Mar 24, 2023 | News Story
Workers at more than 115 Starbucks locations across the country including two in Astoria and one in Williamsburg walked off the job Wednesday to pressure the company to negotiate contracts with the unionized stores. They also called for a halt to the coffee retailer’s anti-union tactics, which have brought censure from both federal judges and the National Labor Relations Board.
Mar 24, 2023 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has been bargaining with the Broadway League for over two months on an agreement for shows on tour.
Negotiations with the League have stalled over vital issues like fair wages, sufficient coverage and per diem rates that cover rising housing and food costs. 85...
Mar 24, 2023 | News Story
The Alliance for Retired Americans has released its 2022 Congressional Voting Record, which scores each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical retirement security issues.
Mar 24, 2023 | News Story
Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, business, labor, and civic leaders from across the five boroughs this week launched “We [❤️] NYC”, a campaign to showcase the city’s strengths and mobilize New Yorkers to make sure this remains the greatest city in the world. The citywide campaign will kick off with a celebration of New Yorkers who are making a difference — the “doers” — and will feature...
Mar 17, 2023 | News Story
Friday, March 24, 11:30AM-1PM: Please join us for the commemoration of the 112th anniversary of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, one of the pivotal events in US history and a turning point in labor’s struggle to achieve fair wages, dignity at work and safe working conditions. Outrage at the deaths of 146 mostly young, female immigrants inspired the union movement and helped to institute...
Mar 17, 2023 | News Story
After weeks of bargaining and organizing in the streets to make their voices heard, 32BJ SEIU and the Bronx Realty Advisory Board this week reached a tentative agreement that achieves wins for the union's membership. The TA was reached before the expiration of the current contract, averting what would have been the first strike of residential building service workers in the Bronx.
Mar 17, 2023 | News Story
Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, is part of the call to invest in New York State’s arts industries. Assembly Member Daniel J. O’Donnell and Senator José M. Serrano have called for New York’s FY24 budget to include $140 million for the New York State Council on the Arts and restore $50 million...
Mar 10, 2023 | News Story
New York is a union town and Saturday Night Live is built with union labor. But NBC Universal has resisted negotiating a fair union contract with its newly organized editorial crew.
Mar 10, 2023 | News Story
After more than a year of bargaining, the union membership of the Whitney Museum Union of Local 2110 UAW have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first union contract with the Museum. The three and a half year Agreement will increase employee wages retroactively to January 1 by 15% on average with additional increases of 9.5% during the contract. Employees will also receive a $1000 ratification...