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Jun 18, 2021 | News Story
Members of the New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Ars Technica Unions announced this week that a strike has been averted and that they have reached an agreement in principle on their first contracts with Condé Nast.
Jun 18, 2021 | News Story
Employees at the New York office of Oxford University Press announced Wednesday that they are unionizing.
Jun 18, 2021 | News Story
The newsroom employees at MSNBC and The Choice on Peacock yesterday announced that they have unionized with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) for the purpose of collective bargaining. The 315-member bargaining unit includes writers, producers, booking producers, fact checkers, and planners at every program airing on MSNBC and The Choice on Peacock. A clear majority of staff signed a...
Jun 11, 2021 | News Story
Journalists at The Atlantic announced the formation of a union on Monday, reporting that 80% of staff writers, copy editors, fact checkers, staff editors, art directors, engineers and producers at the magazine and online platform had signed cards indicating support for The Atlantic Union. They will become part of the NewsGuild of New York and represent close to 100 people.
Jun 11, 2021 | News Story
This week it was announced that an overwhelming majority of staff at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, a nonpartisan law and policy institute, have joined together to form a union with the National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW), UAW Local 2320.
Jun 4, 2021 | News Story
Digital producers on Gannett's Atlantic Digital Optimization Team (DOT) have formed a union with the NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local 31003 to advocate for themselves, their profession and the communities they serve. These employees work across a five-state region that comprises 37 websites in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.
Jun 4, 2021 | News Story
UFT President Michael Mulgrew, DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, and 32BJ President Kyle Bragg co-authored an op-ed in Crain's yesterday calling for Carbon Free and Healthy Schools across New York City.
Jun 3, 2021 | News Story
The New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO (NYC CLC) is proud to announce our endorsement of Corey Johnson for the office of NYC Comptroller.
NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez stated “Corey Johnson has built a record of delivering for everyday working New Yorkers during his time in the City Council, including his leadership as Speaker. We know he has what it takes to be our City’s fiscal...
May 28, 2021 | News Story
Employees at yet another of New York City’s major museums have taken steps to form a union. This time the organizing effort is taking place at the Brooklyn Museum, where a proposed union would represent a mixture of full- and part-time workers. The Technical, Office and Professional Union, UAW Local 2110 filed a petition on Tuesday asking for an NLRB vote.
May 28, 2021 | News Story
This week, SAG-AFTRA filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against New York Public Radio, owner of WNYC, Gothamist and other media properties, in response to a coordinated and aggressive campaign to undermine union and protected and concerted activity.