(NEW YORK CITY) - Members of the Bird Union-Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1180 have reached a tentative agreement with the National Audubon Society for a first Union contract, avoiding a Strike that had been planned for this week. This tentative agreement was reached after more than two years of negotiations, supported by mobilization of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – The Times Tech Guild - the Union that includes Software Engineers, Product Managers, Data Analysts, Project Managers and Designers at The New York Times - has have voted to authorize a Strike just as the Presidential Election shifts into high gear. The Times Tech Guild is a Bargaining Unit of The NewsGuild of New York, which more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) are congratulating Schenectady Federation of Teachers Member Colleen Keough, a Second-Grade Teacher at Hamilton Elementary School, on being named the 2025 New York State Teacher of the Year by the State Board of Regents. Keough, who has taught within the Schenectady City School District more»

Stephanie West at LaborPress reports Janitors employed by Nelson Services who work in conEdison Generating Stations have voted to join the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA). “We look forward to working with this group to address their concerns,” UWUA President James Slevin said. “This important vote is the first step toward more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - New York State Governor Hochul has signed a new bill into law that requires Motor Vehicle Dealer Franchisors to fully compensate Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers for Warranty Service Agreements. As of today, New York State will ensure Technicians employed at dealerships will earn equal pay for equal work. The United Auto Workers (UAW) more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA) into law, which now requires corporate retail employers to adopt a Violence Prevention Plan, train Workers in de-escalation and active shooters, and large employers install silent response buttons throughout the workplace. For Retail Workers toiling on the front more»

Edwin Viera at FingerLakes1.com reports on a newly-enacted Law that provides New York Freelancers with labor protections. The Freelance Isn’t Free Act prevents companies from not paying Freelancers. The Law requires a contract between Freelancers and clients for any work valued at $800 or more. It also requires clients to pay Freelancers by the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Mario Cilento was re-elected unanimously by the Delegates of the 34th Constitutional Convention of the New York State AFL-CIO to a four-year term as President. The election took place at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in New York City. As President, Cilento represents 2.5 million Members from 3,000 Affiliated Public Sector, more»

(ITHACA, NEW YORK) – United Auto Workers (UAW) Members employed at Cornell University in Ithaca have secured a historic tentative agreement, which includes record wage increases of up to 25.4%, a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) and the elimination of the two-tier wage system. The agreement also introduces significant improvements to policies on time more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Nearly four weeks after their contract expired, on Monday (August 26th), New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses and the Albany Medical Center continue to remain far apart on safe staffing and recruitment and retention issues in a mediator-led bargaining session. NYSNA Nurses came to the bargaining table with more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Last week, attorneys for NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Hospital and the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) headed to Federal Court in Manhattan in light of NYP attempting to obtain a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to prevent an arbitrator from hearing evidence in a safe staffing arbitration scheduled for Monday (August 26th) more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – Earlier this week (on Tuesday, August 20th), nearly three weeks after their contract expired on July 31st, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses at Albany Medical Center held an informational picket and candlelight vigil to demand a fair contract from hospital management - and to bring attention to the more»

Eric Reinhardt at The Central New York Business Journal reports the Manufacturers Association - MACNY, plans to expand the Real Life Rosies and the Advance 2 Apprenticeship Direct Entry Pre-Apprenticeship Programs to both Onondaga and Oswego Counties. The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has awarded DeWitt-based MACNY $195,000 under the Direct more»

(ITHACA, NEW YORK) – After months of negotiations, more than 1,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) Members have gone out on Strike at Cornell University, as the University has failed to present a fair package and has not bargained in good faith, stalling and retaliating against protected Union activity by the Workers. The Union Membership - made up of more»

The Executive Board of the New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council has adopted a resolution recognizing Workers in retail stores, pharmacies and supermarkets in New York are vulnerable to verbal and psychological harassment, to threats of violence and violent crimes and assault - and that unsafe retail workplaces endanger both Workers and shoppers, more»

Kaitlyn Kennedy at TAG24 NEWS reports Cornell University Workers are vowing to stand up for better wages and working conditions after voting to authorize a Strike. "Cornell University Workers just made history! 94% of Workers voted YES to STRIKE if necessary," the United Auto Workers (UAW) posted on X. "That's 1200 Custodians, Groundskeepers, Cooks, Food more»

(AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK) – After a U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Whistleblower Investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Office of the Solicitor has filed suit against Dr. David Kwiat and his Amsterdam practice, alleging they illegally fired an Employee concerned about the practice’s failure to more»

Greg David at The City reports on a new study conducted by the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School that shows the percentage of New Yorkers born in the U.S. who are employed and in the workforce is at a record high and for the first time ever close to the national number. In addition, unemployment among Black and Hispanic Workers has more»

(NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK) - Workers at the Storm King Art Center (SKAC) in New York’s Hudson Valley have ratified their first contracts, ending months of negotiations over benefits and better wages. Organizing efforts by Staff Members who work in the Visitor Services, Education and Conservation Departments - as well as the Gift Shop and Administrative more»

(HOUSTON, TEXAS) - United University Professions (UUP) Members attending the American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) 2024 Conference joined nearly 1,500 Delegates from across the country in casting a unanimous vote to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for President. With its endorsement, the AFT became the first major more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - “The largest organization for Women in the country is actually the labor movement,” so said Rebecca Damon, who serves as the Executive Director of Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ (SAG-AFTRA) New York Local and now also the Co-Chairperson of a new committee dedicated to more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – Nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) at the Albany Medical Center are calling for a mediator to continue contract negotiations after Nurses announced they are far from reaching a new agreement - and that Nurses will hold an informational picket at the hospital on August 20th. The Nurses held a press more»

The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) has filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Charge against Crooked Media in the midst of their first contract negotiations with the Crooked Media Workers Union. Crooked Media is the Podcast Production Company founded in 2017 by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor. The politically progressive media network is more»

(PAINTED POST, NEW YORK) - About 100 Rural Steuben County Nursing Home Workers - represented by 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU), who are employed at Absolut Care of Three Rivers have voted to ratify a new three-year agreement with their employer. Those Nursing Home Employees who work at the Painted Post Facility are employed as Activities more»

What DemocracyForward.org discovered was a systemic, ruthless plan to undermine the quality of life of millions of Americans, remove critical protections and dismantle programs for communities across the Nation - and prioritize special interests and ideological extremism over people and Workers. From attacking overtime pay, student loans and reproductive more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) On Tuesday (July 23rd), New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses held a speak-out and community forum at the Union’s Albany Office on the ongoing staffing crisis at Albany Medical Center. Front-Line Nurses were joined by community members and Elected Leaders to shed light on patient care issues at the hospital. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Unionized Journalists at Lifehacker, Mashable and PCMag - who were prepared to walk out for the duration of Amazon’s July Prime Day Event (held on July 16th and 17th), have reached a tentative three-year contract deal with Parent Company Ziff Davis that lifts guaranteed wages by up to 3% and includes industry-leading Artificial more»

Syracuse.com reports the Syracuse City Ballet has reached a settlement with six Dancers it fired last year after a finding by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that the troupe violated the Artists’ rights. The settlement includes back pay and an apology. They were fired after striking against Syracuse City Ballet last Fall and have since more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at Albany Medical Center recently marched to Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Kevin Zeng’s office to deliver a petition calling on the hospital to settle a fair Union contract with safe staffing - and a real plan to recruit and retain Nurses for more»

(SYRACUSE, NEW YORK) - Cary Eldridge's shift from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to an influential role in the United Steelworkers (USW) is a story steeped in a rich family tradition of military service. Following in the footsteps of his Grandfathers – who were World War II veterans, and his Father and Uncles - who are Vietnam veterans, Cary's journey more»

(SYRACUSE, NEW YORK) – United University Professions’ (UUP) annual Leadership Conference focused on ways to build up UUP and use that unified strength to energize Chapters and confront State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor John King Jr.’s plans to downsize SUNY by cutting majors, Faculty and Staff at campuses across the state. more»

(ITHACA, NEW YORK) – United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2300-represented Members employed at Cornell University are speaking out about unsustainable working conditions and declining living standards despite the institution’s nearly $10 billion endowment. Contract negotiations are currently taking place at Cornell University during a historic wave more»

(LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK) - Members of the Independent Drivers Guild (IDG), an International Association of Machinists (IAM) Affiliate that represents more than 80,000 For-Hire Vehicle Drivers in New York City, held a rally outside Uber’s headquarters in Long Island City last week to protest the company’s practice of locking New York City more»

Talia Weseley and Evan Piercey at Mintz report New York employers are now required to provide up to 30 minutes of paid break time each time an Employee has a reasonable need to express breast milk. While New York employers have been required to provide breaks to nursing mothers since the passage of the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act in 2007, this more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Local Unions with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) are making sure that graduating seniors have a step up on their next steps after high school. At the conclusion of the 2023-24 school year, NYSUT Locals across the State have donated approximately $2.4 million for college scholarships. The money was raised through donations, more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) President Melinda Person has released the following statement in response to Governor Kathy Hochul signing into law S9054/A9849, which will fix the onerous Annual Professional Performance Review System 14 years after its enactment: 700,000 NYSUT Members are celebrating a victory that will more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) Members employed at the iHeart Podcast Network have ratified their first Collective Bargaining Agreement. The 100-Member Bargaining Unit overwhelmingly ratified a three-year contract that came after more than two years of negotiations and an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Charge against management more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Twenty-three of New York State United Teachers’ (NYSUT) endorsed candidates triumphed in primary races across the State on Tuesday (June 25th), showing once again voters value public education, Working Families and the Labor Movement. “These victories tell us that genuine support for students, Educators and public schools more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Nearly 2,800 New York City Health + Hospitals Doctors are seeking a contract that will provide salaries that allow the Public Hospital System to retain Physicians. Doctors, their Union - the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) Doctors Council, and Elected Officials rallied in the heat outside of South Brooklyn Health to demand more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at Mount Sinai’s New York Eye and Ear Infirmary have ratified a new contract that improves staffing enforcement in the event of critical staffing adjustments and staffing violations, which had been a growing concern at Sinai Eye and Ear because of increasing Nurse more»

In recent years, the Labor Movement has seen strong public support with about 67% of Americans approving of Unions, according to a 2023 Gallup poll – and the strongest levels of Union support are coming from the youngest Members of the workforce, with 77% of people between the ages the 18 and 34 noting their support. Workers across the country are more»

(ROCHESTER, NEW YORK) – Unionized Journalists employed at The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle and The Canandaigua Daily Messenger have unanimously ratified a tentative agreement on a two-year contract - after two and a half years of bargaining and a 19-day Strike that forced Gannett to scramble to find coverage for a series of major news events, more»

(ROCHESTER, NEW YORK) – When WNYLaborToday.com last interviewed Grant Malone, who serves as District Manager of International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 158/District 832 and as President of the Rochester Building & Construction Trades Council, he was running for a seat on the Irondequoit Town Board on a promise of “trying to more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Labor leaders were nearly unanimous in lauding Governor Kathy Hochul’s directive to “indefinitely pause” the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Congestion Pricing Plan, which was designed to alleviate traffic bottlenecks south of 60th Street in Manhattan. However, the plan, which was set to go into more»

Alex Gault at The Watertown Daily Times reports the New York State Senate has passed a raft of legislation aimed at cutting costs and encouraging more volunteers for the State’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers and ambulance companies. The legislation would address some, but not all, of the issues that EMS Staffers, Advocates and Experts more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) -– The New York State Legislature has passed new legislation, championed by the New York State Conference of Teamsters, requiring Amazon and other major Warehouse Operators to design their facilities to put worker safety first. The Teamsters and allies in the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy Coalition are calling on Governor Kathy more»

(NEW YORK, NEW YORK) - The New York Assembly has passed the Retail Worker Safety Act A. 8947C, which requires Corporate Retail Employers to adopt a Violence Prevention Plan, train Workers in de-escalation and active shooters. The Act also calls for large employers to install panic buttons throughout the workplace. For Retail Workers toiling on the front more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – Leaders from United University Professions (UUP), New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), and State Legislators are calling State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor John King, Jr. to fairly and equitably distribute funds from the SUNY Budget to 19 SUNY Campuses facing multi-million-dollar structural deficits. The press more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled New York’s first-ever Youth Workers Bill of Rights, first announced in her 2024 State of the State address as part of an effort to bolster protections for New York’s youngest Workers. Governor Hochul tasked the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) with developing and distributing more»

(SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Members who are employed at Ellis Hospital and Bellevue Women’s Center in Schenectady have voted to authorize a three-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike by 94% margin. The Strike Vote took place over five days in late May. It gives elected Nurse Leaders at Ellis the more»