(NEW YORK CITY) – Union-represented School Cleaners and Handypersons rallied last week near City Hall for a contract that improves their pensions - and it won’t cost the City anything, according to their Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ. The Workers are demanding increases to their pensions, which haven’t changed more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - After more than nine months of negotiations, 2,300 Resident Physicians and Fellows at the heart of patient care at NYC Health and Hospitals have reached a tentative contract agreement with the City, which they say will help protect the future of the largest public hospital system in the country. There are historic wins in the deal between more»

Rebecca Redelmeier at WSKG/PBS reports that with hot Summer temperatures looming in New York, a Bill to improve Worker protections during extreme heat could die - once again - just as the heat arrives. The Bill, called the TEMP Act, would require many employers to provide Workers access to hydration, air conditioning, shade and other protections during more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - During the middle of REI’s annual anniversary sale that was held last week, Members of REI Union SoHo - represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), rallied in protest of REI’s failure to bargain a contract in good faith. Joined by RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, New York City AFL-CIO Central more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Union-represented Workers employed at Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) have voted by 72% to ratify a contract offer presented by MFJ Management. The agreement concluded the Union’s nearly three-month Strike - the longest New York City Legal Services Strike since 1991 - with major victories including double digit raises for more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - After 19 months of bargaining, Members of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1104 Fordham Graduate Student Workers (CWA 1104-FGSW) have ratified their first Union contract, which Union Officials say is the result of Membership solidarity, patience, strength and action. Fordham’s Graduate Student Workers mobilized and more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Following weeks of routine incidents of verbally abusive and threatening behavior at the bargaining table, the situation escalated last week when Andrew Hoffmann, the Legal Representative of Hex&Co Owners Jon Freedman and Greg May, told Workers they were “f*cking disgusting” and to “burn in hell” over his more»

The Chief Leader reports the Retail Wholesale & Department Store Workers Union (RWDSU) is praising the decision to fine several major New York City employers - including Starbucks, Cava, and Burger King, for violating a number of City Labor Laws. Those fined were issued a combined $2.5 million in fines and a total of 3,000 Workers will share in the more»

Richard Khavkine at LaborPress reports that for six years, with every new version of a State Bill that would grant them three-quarter disability pension benefits, a few dozen now-retired New York City Transit Workers who worked on the World Trade Center pile and have fallen ill have been hopeful. And for six years now, they’ve come away disappointed. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – New York City Council Member Carmen De La Rosa, who serves as Chair of the Committee on Civil Service and Labor, has introduced Intro 865, which requires the Commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection to create a publicly available database of workplace deaths. Failure of employers to report information comes with a civil more»

Claire Savage and Moriah Balingit at the Associated Press report on Minority Women working as Nannies, Housekeepers and Home Care Workers in the New York City area who are getting training to defend themselves on the job in order to prevent such violence as sexual harassment. Because they are employed in private, home-based settings - the nature of their more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter reports Sesame Workshop Writers have ratified a new five-year contract that their Union President is touting as “groundbreaking.” Twenty-eight Writers Guild of America East & West-represented Writers, out of the group of 35, voted to support a tentative deal, while the remaining seven abstained from more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The National Audubon Society recently hosted a luncheon in New York City to celebrate the achievements of Women in the Conservation Movement, but Members of the Bird Union (Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1180) gathered outside to highlight the organization’s systemic unequal pay for Women and BIPOC Employees, which more»

(MANHATTAN) - New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) has recognized Maria Scudiero, a Registered Nurse (RN) employed at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, as the Statewide Teacher’s Union’s Health Care Professional of the Year. A member of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), Scudiero was honored in Manhattan at NYSUT’s 52nd more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - After 19 months of bargaining, Members of Fordham Graduate Student Workers-Communications Workers of America (FGSW-CWA) Local 1104 have ratified their first Union contract, which Union Officials say is the result of Membership solidarity, patience, strength and action. Fordham’s Graduate Student Workers mobilized and fought for a more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Thanks to their unwavering solidarity and determination, the Musicians of Severance have successfully joined forces with American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 802, securing an AFM Union contract for their recording and sidelining work on the show. The AFM thanked the Production Team and Fifth Season LLC for their enlightened more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - NewsGuild of New York-represented Staff at Condé Nast brands - such as Vanity Fair, GQ, Vogue, Glamour, Bon Appétit and more, have reached a tentative contract agreement with the company, averting what could have been a work stoppage timed to begin with the start of the Met Gala. Marathon bargaining with management wrapped more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Unionized Staff employed at Condé Nast brands - such as Vanity Fair, GQ, Glamour, Bon Appétit and more, have pledged to walk off the job after months of contentious bargaining on their first contract, as well as on management’s proposed layoffs. “Management apparently thinks it’s acceptable to threaten us more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Production Employees of the off-Broadway Show Little Shop of Horrors have voted to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), becoming the fourth off-Broadway Group to Unionize since IATSE launched its organizing efforts earlier this year. The successful recognition vote follows similar outcomes at the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - On Wednesday (May 1st), hundreds of New York City Building and Construction Trades Workers gathered in hardhats for the annual Memorial Mass and Procession at St. Patrick's Cathedral honoring their fellow Workers who tragically died on the job over the past year. Thirteen chairs were positioned above the pulpit steps, each displaying a more»

Crystal Lewis at The Chief Leader reports a New York City Council report finds Women of Color are bearing the brunt of the municipal pay gap and will continue to do so unless the City intervenes. The phenomenon of occupational segregation, where Women and People of Color are disproportionately represented in the titles with the lowest median salaries, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Unionized Staff at Condé Nast brands such as Vanity Fair, GQ, Bon Appétit and more handed out informational fliers throughout the neighborhood of infamous Vogue Editor Anna Wintour to bring attention to their fight for a fair contract against her and other executives at the company. The fliers were designed to share with the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Members of the Fordham Graduate Student Workers Union-Communications Workers of America (FGSW-CWA Local 1104) have reached a tentative agreement with Fordham University. Subject to ratification, the agreement represents the commitment of Graduate Student Workers who have bargained this contract for 19 months, spent more than 2.5 years of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Unionized Art Handlers and Facilities Workers employed at the Guggenheim in New York City recently used one of their lunch breaks to rally for a fair contract, as negotiations are entering the sixth month. Staff at the prestigious Art Museum are represented by International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 30, the Labor more»

Max Parrott at LaborPress wrote this on Retail Workers in New York State who are opening up about violence on the job in their push for a Statewide Safety Protections Bill: On the afternoon of May 14th, 2022, Jerome Bridges heard what he thought were firecrackers or a car backfiring outside the Tops Supermarket where he works on Buffalo’s East Side. more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – United University Professions (UUP) says Governor Kathy Hochul and State Lawmakers are set to close on a deal that would save Downstate Medical Center until at least June 2025. The deal, Union Officials said, would include $400 million for the hospital. A nine-member Community Advisory Board, which will include a Labor more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Members of the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) at Sesame Workshop have reached a tentative agreement with management on a new five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement. The 35-member Bargaining Unit will vote to ratify the agreement in the coming days. The Writers won historic more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Members of the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) at Sesame Workshop have voted - unanimously, with 100% participation, to authorize a Strike if management does not agree to a fair new Collective Bargaining Agreement before their current contract expires today (April 19th). The 35-member more»

Max Parrott at LaborPress reports on the New York City District Council of Carpenters (NYCDCC), whose representatives and Members rallied to put wage-stealing construction contractors on notice. As part of an annual day of action against tax fraud in the Unionized Construction Industry, the NYCDCC gathered around 1,000 Members on the steps of the New York more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Seeking to strengthen high-quality free legal services for New Yorkers and fight high turnover, Union Members of Mobilization for Justice (MFJ), a Non-Profit Legal Services Organization, hit a historic landmark last week as their Strike entered its seventh week. The Strike is the longest legal services walk-out in New York City more»

(THE BRONX) – Members of Fordham Graduate Student Workers Union-Communications Workers of America (FGSW-CWA) Local 1104 have voted by an overwhelming 98% super-majority to give Union Leaders the authority to call a Strike if negotiations between FGSW-CWA and University Leadership fail to reach a fair settlement. FGSW-CWA Members have spent 19 months more»

Duncan Freeman at The Chief Leader reports on the Association of Legislative Employees (ALE), an Independent Union of young and educated Members who started organizing themselves in 2016 and formally launched their campaign in 2019. They were certified as a Union by the City’s Office of Collective Bargaining in 2021. Last week, ALE defied the odds more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Post-Doctoral researchers employed at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have registered more than 80% of signing Unionization Authorization Cards, expressing support for forming a Union with the United Auto Workers (UAW). The Post-Docs began their card drive in early March, following in the footsteps of thousands of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Association of Legislative Employees (ALE) has reached a tentative agreement with the New York City Council for its first-ever contract. The historic contract would cover 382 Council Employees, including all Council Member Aides within Members’ offices and Legislative Financial Analysts and Senior Legislative Financial Analysts more»

Max Parrott at LaborPress reports that on Long Island, interest in the Unionized Electrical Trades is surging, increasingly with high schoolers interested in Union training. For the incoming class of Apprentices, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 25’s five-year program received 884 applications. After the Union more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports Workers employed at America’s largest chain of bookstores are gearing up for a nationwide Union drive after six Barnes & Noble outlets voted to organize over the past year. “Many more” stores will Unionize, according to booksellers demanding better pay and conditions. At locations that already more»

(STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH)/Northwell reached a tentative contract agreement on Saturday (March 30th) after bargaining through the night, averting a looming Tuesday (April 2nd) Strike. The agreement features improvements to Safe Staffing more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Unionized Staff of MFJ Legal Services are accusing MFJ Management of using Union Busting tactics as the Legal Workers wrap up their fifth week on Strike. Earlier this week, Union Members confirmed management has hired strikebreakers to replace some of the 109 Unionized Employees who have been on Strike since February 23rd. Last week, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Several months after advocates unveiled a permanent memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the annual ceremony marking the date of one of the Nation’s most deadly and consequential industrial disasters returned to lower Manhattan earlier this week for its 113th anniversary. Union Organizers, Front-Line Workers and more»

Crystal Lewis at The Chief Leader reports the Union representing more than 11,000 Adjuncts at the City University of New York (CUNY) is slamming a recent proposal from CUNY management to significantly increase how many semesters Adjuncts must teach before they can receive multi-year appointments. Since 2016, CUNY Adjuncts have been eligible for three-year more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Unionized Editorial Workers, represented by The NewsGuild of New York at LexisNexis-owned Law360, conducted a 24-hour work stoppage last week to protest layoffs that Union Officials say violated Labor Law. Just a month ago, LexisNexis executives congratulated themselves on the company achieving its highest revenue growth in decades. The more»

Jacob Buckner at People’s World report that on Wednesday (March 20th), the Chinese Staff and Workers’ Association, alongside the Ain’t I A Woman Coalition, launched a hunger Strike to demand an end to the 24-hour work-day for Home Health Care Workers in New York City. The Workers - mostly Women of Color - provide round-the-clock care for more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Leaders of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) joined with the Off-Broadway Crews of Titanique, The Atlantic Theatre Company, Little Shop of Horrors, The Public and the Vineyard to update recent developments in the Union’s ongoing off-Broadway Organizing Campaign. Organizers, Leaders and Crews provided more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – By an overwhelming vote of 85% in favor of Unionizing, Workers employed at the Barnes & Noble 82nd Street Store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan have voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). The RWDSU will represent about 50 Workers at the store in contract negotiations, which will commence more»

(STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK) – New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH)/ Northwell) Nurses have announced their Executive Committee have been given the go-ahead to call a Strike if management fails to bargain a fair contract that protects care for Staten Island patients. The 1,300 NYSNA Caregivers more»

Rebecca Baird-Remba at The Commercial Observer reports the New York City Housing Authority has finalized a new Project Labor Agreement with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, nailing down a new contract for the first time in nearly a decade. The deal establishes work rules for nearly 200 construction projects totaling $2 more»

Rosemary Feitelberg at WWD reports that after months of negotiations and a three-day Strike, Academic Student Workers at The New School in New York City have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the university. Pending ratification, the deal would give the Workers - who are Members of the Academics Come Together-United Auto Workers (ACT-UAW more»

(THE BRONX, NEW YORK) – The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Fordham University for violating Union Members’ right to engage in a legally-protected Union action. Fordham leadership has waged a protracted fight against the Workers, who perform core functions of the more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently joined Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United for a listening session with Restaurant Workers on the importance of protecting Workers from extreme indoor heat in the workplace. The discussion, held at ROC more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Staffers at the Criminal Justice Journalism Non-Profit The Marshall Project announced Thursday that they are forming a Union with The NewsGuild of New York, an affiliate of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The Marshall Project is named after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who championed Organized Labor more»