Raga Justin at The Albany Times Union reports a coalition of Organized Labor, business and immigration is seeking to persuade New York officials to invest $100 million in support of career development for Migrant Workers, a move it says will shore up industries with critical shortages and also protect the economic viability of the State as an undefined more»

LaborPress recently published an Op-Ed authored by Gary LaBarbera - President of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council, and New York City Councilmember Sandy Nurse. LaBarbera and Nurse wrote a piece on bringing solar energy to New York City’s school and public more»

Crystal Lewis at The Chief reports on the Union representing hundreds of New York City’s Public Hospital Physicians - the Doctors Council, which has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Mayor Adams Administration that would provide four retroactive raises of 3% each and a final salary bump of 3.25% for the final 18 months of the deal. The more»

Writers Guild of America (WGA) Members at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with management at member stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal. In an exciting first, the WGA was able to secure critical Union protections for PBS Animation Writers, who were previously not covered under the WGA-Public Television more»

Brittany Kriegstein at The Gothamist reports more than 30,000 Faculty and Staff Members employed at the City University of New York (CUNY) will get wage increases and bonuses if Union Members ratify a tentative contract agreement struck between CUNY and the Professional Staff Congress (PSC). The pending deal, which was approved by CUNY’s Board of more»

Juliann Ventura at The Hill reports Amazon’s Union has authorized Strikes at two facilities in New York City ahead a mid-December negotiating deadline. “Amazon Teamsters at two New York City Facilities - JFK8 and DBK4 - have voted overwhelmingly to authorize Strikes following Amazon’s illegal refusal to recognize their Union and negotiate more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a Bill into Law that creates a maximum temperature for schools that the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union is both praising and celebrating. Legislation S3397-A/A9011-A establishes 88 degrees as the maximum temperature in classrooms and support services spaces. The new Law also more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – The NewsGuild of New York, which represents the Times Tech Guild, and New York Times management have reached a tentative deal on a three-year contract, just over a month after the Tech Guild’s Election Week Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) Strike. The tentative agreement is the first for the Times Tech Guild, the largest Union of more»

John Maher at Publishers Weekly reports the Strand Book Store in New York City has reached a tentative contract agreement with its Staff Union, which is represented by United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2179 - putting an end to a Strike that stretched through the weekend and much of Monday (December 9th). Should the contract, which was proposed after a total more»

(QUEENS, NEW YORK) – Amazon Teamsters marched on the boss in New York after a Corporate Union Buster hired by the trillion-dollar company verbally assaulted and repeatedly used a homophobic slur against an Amazon Driver as he arrived for work. Observed by multiple witnesses, including Amazon management, Union Buster Juan Carlos Cervantes of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Unionized Editorial Staff at Forbes - who ordinarily would be staffing the launch of the magazine’s most important issue of the year, 30 Under 30 - walked off the job during a one-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) work stoppage in protest of the business magazine’s continued intransigence at the bargaining table and repeated more»

REI SoHo Ski Shop Workers who Unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) walked off the job Wednesday (December 4th) on an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike and remain on the picket line. Ski Shop Workers are required to melt plastic and wax to repair skis - up to 8-to-15 pairs a day at the peak of Ski Season. This work has more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Unionized Employees at New York’s Hometown Newspaper - The Daily News, have taken legal action against the paper’s owner, Alden Global Capital, after the hedge fund’s representatives circumvented the Union to negotiate a health care plan with an insurance fund for Union Members and planned on pocketing the big more»

Nurses at Northwell Health/Huntington Hospital in Long Island have voted to Unionize with the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). After Huntington Hospital Nurses heard news stories about other contract victories at Long Island Medical Facilities, they reached out and began organizing to join NYSNA, Union Officials said. After long delays more»

(LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK) - The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 9 hosted a workshop led by a Community Offshore Wind Developer last week to introduce area high school students to opportunities in the Unionized Building Trades that intersect with the burgeoning Wind Power Industry. The National Apprenticeship more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Workers employed at the Strand Bookstore in New York City are threatening to Strike just before the shop's holiday season spike after Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2179 held a Strike Authorization Vote with 92% voting to approve a walk-out. A Strike would be first at the legendary Bookstore since the 1990s. "We're sending a more»

Ben Brachfeld at amNewYork reports a New York City Administrative Judge has ruled the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and two contractors illegally underpaid hundreds of Cleaners who worked at Subway Terminals during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, potentially stiffing them of millions of dollars in wages. The Judge ruled the underpayment more»

Bill Parry at QNS.com reports New York City has secured two major Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) with the Building & Construction Trades Council that will cover more than $1 billion in capital projects, Mayor Eric Adams announced. The PLAs enable the City to establish fair wages, benefits and safety protections for Workers and provide opportunities more»

(LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK) – Several Union Leaders joined Elected Officials and those representing area community organizations during a press conference held last week in opposition to the Congestion Pricing Initiative. As the Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) begins a public education campaign to promote the imminent return of congestion more»

Richard Khavkine at The Chief Leader reports congestion pricing is back on New York City's map - and while the tolling program's principal purpose is to reduce traffic bottlenecks in Manhattan, the money that's raised will be dedicated to funding MTA capital work, much of which will be done in-house, by the members of Transport Workers Union Local 100. more»

John Maher, Claire Kirch and Jim Milliot at Publishers Weekly report the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) organized a rally outside the Barnes & Noble Flagship Store in New York City’s Union Square last week in an effort to push the company into reaching a contract with Workers by the end of the year. An RWDSU spokesperson more»

Sharon Knolle at The Wrap reports The New York Times Tech Guild have ended their Strike despite not reaching an improved contract deal with the paper, but promised to “move the fight inside” after their absence was felt on Election Night with numerous glitches. A statement released by The Guild, which represents more than 600 Software more»

Duncan Freeman at The Chief Leader reports Scabby the Rat is in the midst of an unprecedented month-long residency. An inflatable creature most commonly seen outside construction sites or side by side with Striking Workers, Scabby can now be glimpsed in a more rarefied atmosphere - a Fine Art Gallery. Scabby: A Rat About Town, at the Open Source Gallery, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Members of the Times Tech Guild - the Union that powers the technology behind election coverage at The New York Times - have walked off the job in an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike that threatens Election Day. The work stoppage began at 12:01 a.m. Monday (November 4th) despite multiple rounds of intense bargaining and a more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - More than 1,250 Members of the Writers Guild of America East and Writers Guild of America West (WGAE & WGAW) have signed a petition to support Guild Members employed at PBS stations THIRTEEN (New York City tri-state area), WGBH (Boston) and PBS SoCal. The Union Workers are negotiating a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and seeking more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - On Wednesday (November 30th), more than 400 Members and supporters of The New York Times Tech Guild rallied outside the newspaper's headquarters to let management know they want a fair contract with just cause by Election Day. Times management has slow-walked bargaining and attacked the Tech Guild every step of the way since Workers first more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Workers employed in RadicalMedia's Non-Fiction Entertainment Group have Unionized with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE). An overwhelming majority of RadicalMedia’s 65-Member Bargaining Unit signed Union Cards and have called on management to voluntarily recognize the Union. RadicalMedia is the production company behind more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - the New York City Council has overwhelmingly passed the Safe Hotels Act by a vote of 45-to-4. This crucial bill, introduced by Council Member Julie Menin, licenses hotels - bringing New York City in line with other large cities to protect guests, Workers and communities by ensuring hotels live up to reasonable standards. Once signed by more»

Chris Marr at Bloomberg Law reports New York City Workers would be guaranteed paid time off to care for pets or service animals under a Bill introduced to the New York City Council, an unusual twist in Employment Law. The legislation (Int. 1089-2024), if enacted, would make New York City one of few U.S. locales with paid time off mandates that cover caring more»

N.J. Burkett at Eyewitness News WABC 7 In New York City reports from Mineola on seven current or former Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Employees that are suing the Transit Agency, blaming the railroad for not protecting them from attacks by passengers. The Union-represented Workers say collecting fares on the LIRR has become a dangerous job and their Union more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Dozens of Professors and other Staff with the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) at the City University of New York (CUNY) were arrested during a demonstration tied to a prolonged contract fight. More than 30 PSC Members, including its President, James Davis, were arrested for blockading the 10th Avenue entrance of John Jay College of more»

The Transit Workers Union (TWU) is calling for safety reforms after another violent attack on a Subway Worker. TWU Local 100 has filed a formal grievance against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), saying they fail to protect Train Operators and Conductors from violent assaults by passengers. "We are not here to be targeted," Local 100 more»

Julian Shen-Berro at ChalkBeat reports Early Childhood Workers across New York City will see their wages rise under a tentative agreement reached between the City and organizations representing pre-school employees and providers. The agreement comes after an extended push for higher wages in the City’s Early Childhood System, which has at times more»

Ryan Quinn at Inside Higher Ed reports Graduate Student Workers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City have voted 218-to-24 to Unionize with the United Auto Workers (UAW). The Sinai Student Workers Union says it will represent more than 300 Grad Workers. In a press release, the Union said: “Many struggle with pay more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Earlier this month, hundreds of New York City Union Construction Workers watched the final beams of structural steel be lifted into place at the John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport’s North Side known as Terminal 6. “This marks a major milestone in the transformation of JFK International that will set a new more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The New York City Council has passed important legislation to create greater accountability within the construction bidding process. Intro 803, sponsored by Councilmember Julie Won and championed by Laborers Local 1010 LECET, now allows for bidding entities to designate a party outside their organization, to submit formal objections to more»

New York City has over eight million people, but its hometown newspaper only has a Unionized Editorial Staff of 50. Alden Global Capital, a Hedge Fund known as the “destroyer of newspapers,” has hacked Staff levels to the bone. Since Spring 2022, 37 Staff Members have left or been fired, and only 15 have been replaced, but the budget continues more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter reports that more than three years ago, The New Yorker’s Unionized Employees authorized and threatened a Strike during a contentious first contract negotiation that culminated with scores of protestors descending on the Greenwich Village home of Condé Nast Executive Anna Wintour days before a deal was more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - During New York City Climate Week, the New York City Council passed landmark legislation that will require New York City to install solar panels on public buildings, setting a nation-leading model for how big Cities can develop clean energy on public buildings. Climate Jobs New York has long been a champion for building solar energy on more»

Dock Workers represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on Strike today (Tuesday, October 1st), shutting down container freight operations in New York City Ports and along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast, The New York Daily News reported. Governor Kathy Hochul released the following statement: “The first more»

Avi Tachna-Fram at People’s World reports Amazon Workers employed at the JFK8 Fulfillment Center on Staten Island, after working 12-hour shifts, often have to wait over an hour for buses to pick them up to begin what for many of them is an hours-long commute home. Earlier this month, more than 50 Amazon Workers walked off from their stations or came more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Workers employed at A+E Factual Studios, the non-fiction television production arm of A&E Networks, have Unionized with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), the Union announced. A+E Factual Studios’ more than 150-Member Bargaining Unit has called on A+E to voluntarily recognize their Union, without delay or more»

Catalina Gonella at The Gothamist reports a vote against Unionization at a Trader Joe’s location on the Lower East Side earlier this year was undermined by managers who violated Federal Labor Laws by discouraging Workers to join, according to a complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) Manhattan Office. Supervisors at the grocery more»

John Tarleton at The INDYPENDENT reports State Senator Jessica Ramos (Democrat-Queens) has announced she will run for Mayor of New York City. The Democratic Primary will be held in June 2025 and will almost certainly determine the next Mayor. Ramos, 39, is a feisty Progressive who can land a punch with a smile. She’s currently the only Woman in the more»

Clarissa Leon at the Documented reports according to recently released New York City data, the City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) received a 260% increase in Worker Protection Complaints - increasing from 439 complaints in fiscal year 2023 to 1,581 in 2024. The Mayor’s Management Report states App-based Delivery Workers, more»

The Associated Press reports Unionized New York Philharmonic Musicians have a new contract that includes a 30% raise over three years. The agreement with Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) calls for raises of 15% in 2024-25 and 7.5% each in 2025-26 and 2026-27. Base pay will rise to $205,000 by the deal’s final season. more»

Sahalie Donaldson at City& State reports 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents tens of thousands of Property Service Workers, is launching a six-figure media campaign against NewYork-Presbyterian, slamming the City’s largest Private Hospital System for what they characterize as unnecessarily costly services. A TV more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Musicians represented by American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 802 and employed at the New York Philharmonic are currently in negotiations for a fair contract. For more than a decade, the Musicians' salary and benefits have flatlined and have now fallen nearly 30% below comparable Orchestras in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles, AFM more»

Casey Quinlan at The Ohio Capital Journal reports growing Union organizing across the country has triggered an Anti-Labor Legislative response in some States, but cities and counties are increasingly pushing back, a new report released by the New York University Wagner Labor Initiative and Local Progress Impact Lab - a group for Local Elected Officials more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Unionized Editorial Workers employed at LexisNexis-owned Law360 began an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike this week after giving management every opportunity to bargain a fair contract and negotiate remedies for their unlawful actions. Members of Law360 Union, the fifth largest Bargaining Unit represented by The NewsGuild of New York, more»