New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses who are employed at St Anthony’s Community Hospital in Warwick have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract that includes immediate wage increases - up to 29% over the life of the contract. The agreement also features increases in education differential, a certification bonuses and a new more»

Union Leadership and Members of the Alphabet Workers Union-Communications Workers of America (AWU-CWA) Local 9009 gathered outside the New York City Google Offices on Washington Street last week to speak out against the Trump administration’s recent H-1B proclamation - and to call on Google to use its immense power and platform to stand up for its more»

Natalie Kucko at WROC-TV reports Rochester Police are investigating a string of robberies against Mail Carriers. In the last few weeks, Police have reported five incidents involving assault and theft toward United States Postal Service (USPS) Workers. Currently, there are no suspects in custody and Police have not identified a possible connection to any of more»

(TROY, NEW YORK) - Women are transforming the Labor Movement, but as the New York State AFL-CIO Women’s Committee learned at its annual meeting, that’s always been the case. Women’s Committee Members met at the New York State United Teachers’ (NYSUT) Latham Headquarters in September before taking a pilgrimage to Troy to tour the more»

Jonathan Stempel at Reuters reports Amazon has sued the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to block it from enforcing a new law the On-Line Retailer considers an attempt to illegally regulate Private Sector Labor Relations. In a complaint filed in Federal Court in Brooklyn, Amazon accused New York of engineering an "unconstitutional more»

Johan Sheridan at The Hill reports The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a lawsuit against New York State and its Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in Federal Court, accusing the State of passing an illegal new State Law to regulate Private Sector Labor Relations that are already under Federal authority. The lawsuit claims the new law, more»

(ROCHESTER, NEW YORK) - A dozen Health Care Workers from area hospitals, nursing homes, and home care have completed the first annual Bruce Popper Union Leadership Program - a two-day workshop created to further develop emerging Leaders of the Rochester Labor Movement. The workshop honors the legacy of 1199 Service Employees International Union’s more»

(SYRACUSE, NEW YORK) - Onondaga County New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses have ratified a new contract that includes: Across-the-board wage increases; New shift, education, weekend and charge differentials; and New holiday, floating holiday, vacation and sick-time language, Union Officials announced. Next, the contract goes to the more»

Claudia Irizarry Aponte at The City reports management at a Bronx Pharmaceutical Plant whose Teamster-represented Employees have been on Strike since September 2nd has announced it is hiring replacement Workers “on a permanent basis,” according to a written notice posted near Striking Employees on the picket line, THE CITY has learned. More than more»

Workers employed at New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) - a New York City-based Non-Profit Arts Service Organization with a national and global reach, are moving to Unionize for the first time in NYFA’s 50-plus-year history with United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110. Staff Members cite a lack of transparency and structure for career advancement, as more»

(GUILDERLAND, NEW YORK) — A multi-month effort by Town of Guilderland Highway Workers to organize a Union with the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) is complete following a vote by the Guilderland Town Board to voluntarily recognize CSEA as the Workers’ exclusive Bargaining Representative. The group, which comprises 40 Operators, more»

David Winzelberg at the Long Island Business News reports a group of Labor Leaders, Construction Workers and Elected Officials are extending their campaign to urge passage of a Bill requiring Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) in public school construction projects. The event was aimed at condemning corruption in construction projects at Merrick School more»

Grant Ashley at Buffalo Toronto Public Media reports New York State’s Labor Board will have wider powers to intervene in labor disputes thanks to a new Bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul signed over the weekend. It allows the state’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to intervene in Private Sector labor disputes if the National more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – About three-quarters of New York City’s Municipal Workforce, pre-Medicare Retirees and their dependents will have expanded access to Doctors and other Clinicians, according to a tentative, cost-saving agreement the City and Union Officials have reached with two major insurance firms. The plan, jointly run by EmblemHealth and more»

(SYRACUSE, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest Higher Education Union, is expressing major concerns over a State University of New York (SUNY) austerity plan for the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse - a plan that if fully implemented would result in course reductions, funding cuts more»

Organized Labor has taken center stage in the 2020s, with Workers leading successful organizing drives at Amazon, Starbucks, Apple, and across a range of industries from health care to higher education. Public approval of Unions has reached its highest level in decades, and a new generation of Workers is stepping forward as leaders in the movement. The City more»

Workers employed at the International Rescue Committee and represented by IRC Workers Unite-Office and Professional Employees International Union (IRC-OPEIU) were joined by Members of OPEIU Local 153 last week during a rally that was held outside the organization’s U.S. Headquarters in New York City as part of a three-day marathon bargaining session. more»

Maddie Evans at the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) reports on back-to-school season: In classrooms across the country, students will learn everything from math to music to health to personal finance, but how do young people learn about Unions and collective power? Some kids learn about Workers’ Rights because more»

Union Leaders and Members turned out in large numbers earlier this week for the March on Wall Street, joining the National Action Network, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders, the Reverend Al Sharpton and other activists to demand economic and labor justice. Taking place on the anniversary of Dr. more»

(ONEIDA, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at Oneida Health Hospital have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year contract that includes wage increases and incentives to help recruit and retain Nurses, as well as no concessions on benefits. After months of fighting for a fair contract, the Unionized more»

Eric Blanc is Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at Rutgers University, an Organizer Trainer in the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, Author of Red State Revolt: The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics, and Director of the Worker-to-Worker Collaborative. His new book: We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing more»

Nicole Formisano at The Long Island Press reports a Bronx-based contractor has been charged with defrauding the Uniondale School District of millions of dollars. Now, Long Island Labor Unions are pushing a new law to prevent future school district fraud. Outraged Union Leaders and Elected Officials gathered in front of the School District Headquarters to more»

Professional Staff Congress (PSC) President James Davis has sent a letter to City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez demanding on-time pay for Adjuncts ahead of the Fall Semester. It read, in part: “I send a similar letter each year, but the problems have persisted. You have the power and obligation to address these more»

Dave Lucas at WAMC Northeast Public Radio reports with Ellis Medicine set to initiate cuts at the Bellevue Woman’s Center, advocates worry about the state of maternal health care in the Capital Region. Members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) held a town hall to discuss their concerns and are up in arms over Ellis Medicine’s more»

Last week, 500 Columbia University Support Staff and Clerical Workers - Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110, gathered to picket at the University's gate on Broadway in Manhattan, joining 250 Workers in Dining, Medical and Library Services who are Members of 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers East. With more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) is mourning the loss of former CSEA President Danny Donohue, a towering figure in the Labor Movement, a fearless advocate for Working People and a beloved friend to so many people. Donohue, who led CSEA for more than 25 years and served the Union for over four decades, passed away at more»

Ben Crnic Dozens at The Daily Voice reports more than 50 Unionized Front-Line Care Providers and Support Staff employed at Rockland Pulmonary walked off the job on Tuesday (August 12th) to demand fair pay, improved benefits and an end to what they call “Worker intimidation” by management. The one-day Strike, organized by 1199 Service Employees more»

(PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK) – The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) has been fiercely advocating for legislative changes that would help Caseworkers stay safer when they’re working in our communities, especially in light of last year’s murder of CSEA Westchester County Unit Member Maria Coto. Coto, a Senior Social Caseworker in the more»

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) and the REI Co-Op have announced progress on several key topics, including an agreement to establish a national bargaining structure to inform store-level Collective Bargaining Agreements for the 11 Unionized REI stores. “We want what’s best more»

In a powerful show of solidarity, the Democratic New York State Delegation representing Monroe County has pledged to boycott any one-on-one interviews with WROC-TV until its parent company, Nexstar Media Group, bargains in good faith with the National Association of Broadcasting Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA). more»

H. Rose Schneider at The Albany Times Union reports the Albany Medical Center and the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, ending more than a year of negotiations - should Members vote to ratify it. The contract would more swiftly enforce staffing ratios than current New York State more»

Department for Professional Employees (DPE) President Jennifer Dorning has authored a Labor Perspective that appears in Newsweek this week, which states, in part, that Professionals can assert some measure of control and predictability over their work lives, even in turbulent economic times, by joining together in a Union. She writes: Professionals more»

Justice Marbury at The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports Rochester Labor Leader Zola Brown has been honored as one of the New York State Senate's Women of Distinction for 2025. Brown has been honored by State Senator Jeremy Cooney and is one of 62 Women honored across New York. The Senate's Women of Distinction honor is given to recognize the more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - New York’s more than 900 Registered Apprenticeship Programs provide thousands of people with paid, hands-on training in skilled, in-demand Trades, ranging from information technology to health care - however, a new audit released by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli not only highlights the potential of these programs, but found more»

During the Building Trades Union’s early July General Membership meeting of Flushing, New York-headquartered International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3, IBEW Members who recently volunteered for Electrical Workers Without Borders North America (EWWBNA) in the Navajo Nation were honored with a special presentation. They were joined more»

After months of rallies, petitions and high-pressure negotiations, nearly 500 Doctors employed at the Westchester Medical Center have ratified a new contract. The Residents, represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents of the Service Employees International Union (CIR/SEIU), said the contract marks a turning point in the Hospital’s treatment more»

Approximately 1,800 of the 2,000 Legal Services Workers represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys-United Auto Workers (ALAA-UAW) Local 2325 reached tentative contract agreements this week following powerful Strike actions and sustained public pressure. These agreements cover Attorneys and Support Staff at several organizations, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - “Rain or shine, we persist,” said Lai Yee Chan, a former Home-Care Worker with the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC), one of the largest Social Services Organizations in New York focusing on Chinese-American, Immigrant and Low-Income Communities. The CPC has been one of the biggest facilitators of the 24-hour workday, a more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) has joined a coalition of school districts, parents, Teachers’ Unions and non-profit organizations in a lawsuit against the Federal Administration for withholding nearly $6 billion in education funding that Congress directed to support students for the 2025-2026 school year. NYSUT more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Leaders of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) are speaking out to defend free expression and academic freedom on college campuses and oppose the partisan assault on American Universities. Last week’s Hands Off Higher Ed! Hands more»

Jim Fink at Buffalo Toronto Public Media reports on a trio of new Worker Protection Laws in New York State that you might not be aware of: The Retail Worker Safety Act; The Fashion Workers Act; and a new legal package that centers on work site evaluation and ways to prevent back and shoulder injuries. The new laws went into effect on June 1st. State more»

Marie French at Politico reports Governor Kathy Hochul’s “all of the above” approach to meet New York State’s increasing energy needs has been slammed by Environmental Groups - but the Democrat’s recent embrace of new nuclear energy and growing openness to gas pipelines has exhilarated many in the Labor Movement, particularly more»

More than 100 Federal Civil Servants and supporters rallied in Manhattan’s Foley Square last week to demand the reinstatement of 139 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Staffers who’ve been placed on administrative leave. EPA Region 2 - which includes New York and New Jersey, had 13 put on leave. American Federation of Government more»

Workers employed at Abundance Food Co-op in Rochester recently voted to form a Union with Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Abundance is the third Grocery Co-Op in Upstate New York to organize in recent years. “(It’s) the fastest (organizing) I’ve ever encountered,” Will Westlake, an more»

(CORNING, NEW YORK) – Union-represented Nursing Home Workers employed at the Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new three-year contract. The new agreement that runs through April 30th, 2028 comes after Caregivers - who are represented by 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU), were ready more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) entered a new era on July 1st, when the Statewide Public Employees Union transitioned to a new logo. The logo, along with a newly redesigned website, are part of a significant rebranding of CSEA that was made to modernize its image as CSEA’s highlights its growth and more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union President has released the following statement on the passage of the Federal Reconciliation Bill: NYSUT condemns the so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill' for what it actually is: A massive transfer of wealth from Working People to billionaires, devastating cuts to education and health care more»

New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento has released the following statement after Republicans in Washington, D.C. passed President Donald Trump’s so-called big beautiful Bill today (Thursday, July 3rd): First and foremost, I would like to extend my most sincere appreciation to our Affiliates, their Members and our community partners for more»

Governor Kathy Hochul rallied with the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HGTC) to announce New York State has paid off the nearly $7 billion Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund loan - a move that will bring the fund to solvency, increase benefits for unemployed New Yorkers and cut costs to businesses. The Governor announced this action back in May more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - In a display of dedication going beyond the classroom, K-through-12 Educators from Local Unions affiliated with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) have raised more than $2 million to help make higher education more accessible for their students. “These Educators are sending a powerful message to their students: We believe in more»