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Mar 21, 2013 | News Story
At the March 21, 2013 NYC CLC Executive Board meeting in March, a resolution was adopted in support of commonsense immigration reform. The labor movement in New York City stands firmly in support of a pathway to citizenship in order to improve wages and labor standards for all workers. The aspirations of young immigrants to have access to quality education and reunify their families is shared...
Nov 6, 2012 | News Story
Congratulations to all the union members who put their time and energy into volunteering on election campaigns here in NYC with the Central Labor Council and in the general election. We join with them and hardworking families across the country in celebrating the re-election of President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden. The union presence locally and nationally was strong this year –...
Jul 6, 2012 | Press Release
Read newspaper coverage of Labor's prevailing wage win quoting Vinny Alvarez.
NY POST: Mike loses labor fight in court
By DAVID SEIFMAN and DAREH GREGORIAN
A state judge yesterday smacked down an executive order by Mayor Bloomberg that could have saved the city millions of dollars a year in wages paid to city workers.
The City Hall edict had yanked control over salaries for 10,000 unionized city...
Jun 30, 2012 | News Story
“It is a myth that somehow we can’t have safe communities without it,” he said, added that the problem is that the NYPD overwhelmingly targets black and Latino young men. “We need to find a better way, a fair way, to protect our communities while protecting the rights of all.”
“The tens of thousands of high school students who are stopped—what are we teaching them?” asked Michael Mulgrew,...
Jun 28, 2012 | Press Release
For decades the Labor movement in NYC and across the country has fought for guaranteed high-quality health care for everyone, and today we applaud the Supreme Court ruling that upholds the Affordable Care Act. As we move forward, the Labor movement will continue to work collaboratively with elected leaders and others to find additional ways to control costs and provide affordable health care for...
Apr 27, 2012 | News Story
Working Without a Contract
45,000 CWA and IBEW workers were forced into a 15-day strike in August. Verizon’s demands included:
Apr 25, 2012 | Press Release
We are disappointed with the Mayor’s veto of the Good Jobs Act, which would have made a real difference in the lives of many hardworking families. While it is vital that New York City continue to attract businesses and promote development to stimulate economic growth, it is equally important that we create good jobs, with fair pay and benefits. It is not unfair to ask building owners who are...
Apr 16, 2012 | News Story
The proposed Tier 6 pension plan would also have a disparate impact on African-Americans and communities of color in New York, which statistically make up a higher percentage of the workers in government jobs. Nationally, one out of every five working African-Americans are employed by the government, according to the Labor Department. That comes out to 19.8 percent of the Black workforce,...
Apr 1, 2012 | Press Release
“The Executive Order was done without public discussion and behind closed doors. No effort was made to communicate with the workers, they deserve better than that, and that’s why we back their legal challenge,” said NYC Central Labor Council President Vincent Alvarez.
Mar 30, 2012 | News Story
The merger is effective immediately, and brings under a single union banner more than 150,000 actors, announcers, broadcasters journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. Their work can be seen and heard in theaters, on television and radio, sound recordings, the...