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Sep 15, 2023 | News Story
On Saturday morning, the rain held off and spirits soared as more than 75,000 workers from across our City and region came together to march in solidarity up Fifth Avenue at the 2023 NYC Labor Day Parade. 200-plus local unions and constituency groups were joined by Federal, State, and City elected officials, with approximately 30,000 supporters cheering them on from the sidewalks.
Sep 15, 2023 | News Story
At 11:59 last night, contracts for 150,000 UAW autoworkers at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis expired.
Sep 15, 2023 | News Story
During the busy Saturday afternoon shopping rush, members of REI Union SoHo stopped work and walked off the job to protest REI’s decision to cut the wages of many members of the bargaining unit. ULP charges were filed regarding the wage cuts. Workers demanded that REI immediately return to the bargaining table and immediately reinstate the higher wages they earned before June 1, 2023. Notably,...
Sep 15, 2023 | News Story
Hundreds of union members from Long Island to Buffalo to Trenton answered the call on Thursday, as the NYS and NJ AFL-CIOs held a Union Strong Day of action in support of striking Writers Guild of America East and SAG-AFTRA members.
Sep 15, 2023 | News Story
On Thursday, Climate Jobs NY co-hosted a “Rally for Solar Power” with New York City Councilmembers Sandy Nurse, Carmen De La Rosa, Pierina Sánchez and Climate Works for All. Dozens of union workers and community members gathered at City Hall to rally in support of newly introduced city legislation sponsored by CM Nurse that would install rooftop solar on all public buildings. The rally took place...
Sep 8, 2023 | News Story
Staten Island Ferry workers who have gone without a pay raise since 2009 on Monday announced the achievement of a transformative new collective bargaining agreement with the City that guarantees an immediate 28.55% retroactive salary increase for the ferry system’s roughly 120 engineers, captains and mates. Ninety-four percent of workers approved the contract, which expires in January 2027.
Sep 7, 2023 | News Story
By Vincent Alvarez, President, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
New Yorkers are no strangers to the echoing chants of a picket line, or the appearance of a looming inflatable rat on a corner. But even the most jaded urban dwellers can’t help feeling that there’s something happening with our city’s labor movement today.
Sep 1, 2023 | News Story
As this "summer of strikes" gives way to autumn, we’re all by now familiar with the existential fight that our City’s striking writers and actors are facing. They want what every worker wants: stability for their families and a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. Their bosses have responded by stripping them of the residuals that pay the rent between jobs, and trying to claim ownership of their...
Sep 1, 2023 | News Story
Last Friday, the National Labor Relations Board released what may turn out to be its most important ruling in decades.
Sep 1, 2023 | News Story
The AFL-CIO this week released new polling that reveals the American people’s support of unions — especially that of young workers — and their view of unions as critical to growing the middle class and providing opportunities for working people to thrive. Some of the report's key findings include: