Spectrum News NY1 reports New York City is teaming up with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York across the five Boroughs to address the ongoing challenge of bolstering affordable workforce housing. Building and Construction Trades President Gary LaBarbera joined Mayor Eric Adams to announce the partnership, which seeks to create more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The New York State Educational Conference Board and New York State Education Department (NYSED) has announced an extraordinary agreement on legislation to rewrite the State’s poorly designed Teacher Evaluation System that was imposed in 2010. A result of collaborative communication among organizations and State Leaders who more»

Matt Tracy at AMNY reports on Rochester-based New York State Assemblyman Harry Bronson, who is now the Chair of the State Assembly’s Labor Committee for the first time in his decade-plus tenure in the State Legislature. The gay 64-year-old State Lawmaker - born and raised in the Binghamton Region, had spent years as counsel to the Assembly’s more»

(ROCHESTER, NEW YORK) - Workers at the Empire Justice Center (EJC), who provide Civil Legal Services to New Yorkers in need across New York State, have won a decisive victory to Unionize. In the final Union Election tally, 72% of EJC’s 40 Staff Members voted to join the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys-United Auto Workers (ALAA-UAW) Local 2325). more»

The threatened closure of Downstate University Hospital by the State University of New York (SUNY) and Governor Kathy Hochul has sparked anger and indignation among Brooklyn residents and the Medical Staff who treat them. Three of those Staff Members passionately defended the hospital during a virtual panel discussion led by United University Professions more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – Non-profit organizations and Elected Officials rallied in Albany earlier this week to push for legislation that would enact a higher Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Human Services Workers - and also establish a Wage Board to address pay disparities between the Non-Profit and Public Sectors. The Human Services Council, more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest Higher Education Union, is supporting one-House budget proposals issued by the New York State Senate and Assembly, which provide funding and include language to keep State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate University Hospital open and serving patients in Brooklyn. more»

Unions play a key role in helping Women sustain themselves and their families. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Unionized Women make about $203 more per week than Non-Union Women in similar jobs, about a 21% increase. And Union Women are far more likely to also have employed provided health insurance and an employer-sponsored more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Hundreds of New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses and Health Care Professionals held their annual lobby day at the State Capitol in Albany on Tuesday (March 5th), visiting Elected Leaders before holding a press conference to call on the State to invest in quality health care for all New Yorkers and to address the more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) – Workers at She Wolf Bakery have filed for their Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). When successful, the RWDSU will represent 23 Workers at the Greenpoint, Brooklyn Bakery. The Workers in the proposed Bargaining Unit more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track Faculty at New York University (NYU) have voted by an overwhelming margin (553-to-72, or 89.5%) in favor of joining Contract Faculty United-United Auto Workers (CFU-UAW), which will represent nearly 1,000 Contract Faculty across NYU. NYU Contract Faculty join more than 100,000 Academic Workers across the more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - A crowd of more than 1,200 Doctors, Nurses, Hospital Workers and Community Members joined Union Members and Elected Officials to shut down a section of Clarkson Avenue across from State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate University Hospital this week to loudly express their support for keeping Downstate open and condemn the more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)-represented Workers employed by New York State Canal Corporation have overwhelmingly ratified a new, five-year agreement with their employer. Nearly 400 CSEA-represented Canal Corporation Employees maintain and operate New York’s 524-mile canal system that links the Hudson River with more»

(EAST DURHAM, NEW YORK) - An investigation conducted by the Albany District Office of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Wage and Hour Division found the Zoom Flume Water Park in East Durham employed 35 15-year-old lifeguards at the top of elevated, power-driven water slides between July 2021 and July 2022, which is in violation of Federal Labor more»

(ACROSS NEW YORK STATE) - Thousands of Hospital and Nursing Home Workers - stretching from Buffalo to Long Island to the North County - rallied near their institutions on Thursday (February 22nd), calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to reverse $1 billion in proposed budget cuts and to properly fund Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals and nursing homes - a more»

(RIVERHEAD & VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses and Health Care Professionals employed at Northwell Health/Peconic Bay Medical Center (Peconic) and Long Island Jewish Valley Stream (LIJ Valley Stream) ratified new contracts Wednesday (February 21st) with more than 85% voting in favor of ratification. more»

Max Siegelbaum at Documented reports that every year, thousands of New Yorkers fall victim to wage theft and other workplace violations, with child labor - in particular, on the rise. Despite how widespread those problems are, the New York State Department of Labor is leaving labor violation cases to languish, in some cases for up to a year, according to more»

John Heinis at The Hudson County View reports the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) held a rally in Jersey City after a Construction Worker died from a fall earlier this month. Juan Jose Coc, 40, fell four stories to his death at a construction site where he was employed. “While much media attention is given to what is more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) – The State University of New York’s (SUNY) so-called “community-driven engagement and visioning process” to get input about the future of SUNY Downstate University Hospital weeks after announcing its intent to close the facility is a shoddy public relations stunt staged to answer the Brooklyn Community’s more»

(SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK) - A group of Security Guards employed at the Patchogue Medford Union Free School District in Suffolk County on Long Island worked with New York State United Teachers’ (NYSUT) Organizers and Labor Relations Staff to Unionize. NYSUT is chalking up big organizing wins across New York State, thanks to the hard work of its more»

Emily Russell at The Adirondack Reporter reports State University of New York (SUNY) Potsdam is continuing to downsize due to its $9 million deficit by cutting seven Staff positions, which has United University Professions (UUP) responding: "We have worked hard to pressure both campus and system administration to avoid this outcome and we maintain that this more»

A bipartisan coalition of New York Congressional Representatives is joining the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in opposing an effort to purchase two foreign train sets for the Brightline West High-Speed Rail Project. The IAM submitted public comments opposing a Buy America waiver request by the Nevada Department of more»

(LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK) - More than 700 Nurses and Health Care Professionals represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) who are employed at Northwell Health LIJ Valley Stream and Peconic Bay have voted - overwhelmingly, 99.5% - to authorize a Strike if Northwell Health management refuses to agree to safe staffing and fair wages. more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - The New York State AFL-CIO, which is joining with its Union affiliates to end State policies that perpetuate and institutionalize poverty, has released its 2024 Legislative Agenda. The State Labor Federation says that for decades, New York’s decision-making process and resulting policies in health care, education, housing, more»

Thomas Turgeon at WICZ reports the New York State Department of Labor has partnered with the New York City-based Careers Through Culinary Arts Program to train eligible Asylum Seekers for roles in the Hospitality and Food Service Industries. State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon says the partnership will help extend employment to new Workers within the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – With several Elected Officials standing by their side, Representatives of the Retail Worker Members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) introduced the Retail Worker Safety Act in Herald Square. For Retail Workers toiling on the front lines, retail violence is a growing workplace issue, Union Officials said, more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union and a coalition of child, family and community stakeholders have announced their combined push to confront the root causes and harsh effects of poverty that impact hundreds of thousands of children across New York State. Nearly one in five New York children live in poverty, a rate that more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Hospital and Nursing Home Workers from Western New York traveled to Albany, joining other Health Care Workers from across the State to lobby the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly for Medicaid Equity this week. Caregivers attended the joint Legislative Hearing on Healthcare, listened to testimony given by 1199 Service more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union, which represents Educators across the State, has released numbers showing the Governor’s plan to cut Foundation Aid would negatively impact every one of New York’s nearly 700 School Districts. The Executive Budget Proposal would slash more than $400 million in Public more»

Governor Kathy Hochul’s newly-unveiled, Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Proposal includes an amendment to Section 198 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL) that could put an end to pay frequency claims. Governor Hochul has suggested a modification to NYLL Section 198(1-a) that would clarify that an Employee is not entitled to liquidated damages for pay more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) – The State University of New York’s (SUNY) plan to make drastic changes in the structure and operation of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University will instead undermine the hospital’s central mission and the Brooklyn communities it serves, United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest Higher more»

(SMITHTOWN, NEW YORK) - St. Catherine of Siena Hospital announced on February 1st that the facility would terminate all maternal child health services, which includes labor and delivery, post-partum and neonatal intensive care. But the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), which represents Nurses at the Hospital, argue the closure of these vital more»

The New York State Teachers (NYSUT), as well as 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers East - which joined with the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) to issue a statement, are responding to Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed New York State Budget. 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East President George more»

Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports A New York-based solar panel business has been accused of being a “poster child” of Union-Busting after furloughing 40% of its workforce for more than a year, days after a victorious Union Election. Installers and Technicians at EmPower Solar, in Bethpage - concerned about poor working conditions and more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has joined a wider State effort in shielding Non-Citizen Workers from retaliation and deportation during labor disputes, an extension of the protections implemented in 2023 by the Biden Administration. Through an inter-agency partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), more»

Kate Stickles at The PEF (Public Employees Federation) Communicator reports it’s going to be a big year for New York State Parks and Historic Sites System in 2024. Across New York, from Niagara Falls to Long Island, Parks and Historic Sites will be celebrating 100 years of connecting the public to nature and history, and PEF Members are at the more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The Teamsters are commending New York State Senator Pete Harckham (Democrat-40th District) for introducing legislation (S.7758) that would require a trained human Operator to be physically present in any autonomous vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds or more on New York roads. If passed, S.7758 would ensure public safety and protect more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – In anticipation of Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address, the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union is outlining an ambitious legislative agenda that builds on victories from the previous year and advances NYSUT’s fight for a strong, well-funded Public Education System that supports all more»

(NYACK, NEW YORK) - Nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) at Montefiore Nyack, the last of the three Montefiore Hospitals in the Lower Hudson Valley to reach a contract agreement, have voted overwhelmingly - 99%, in favor of ratifying the new contract. This latest contract victory closes out the NYSNA Nurses’ campaign at more»

(MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK) - Members of the Civil Service Employees Association’s (CSEA) City of Mount Vernon Unit recently overwhelmingly approved a new contract deal following a years-long fight for fairness and equity that was mired along the way by political hurdles. According to CSEA Unit President Taryn Vanderberg, it was the Unit’s efforts more»

(LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK) - When the aging site of the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, N.Y., needed modernizing, the officials who oversee the sports complex knew they could trust the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers from Watertown Local 910. "This was the first major upgrade there since 1980,” said Local 910 Business Manager Travis more»

(NYACK, NEW YORK) - After a bargaining session that lasted 24-hours and before a Sunday, December 31st contract expiration date, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at Montefiore Nyack Hospital reached a tentative agreement with the hospital, Union Officials announced. More than 400 Nurses at Nyack are now poised to vote more»

(MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK) - Nurses represented by the New York State Nurses association (NYSNA) at Montefiore Mount Vernon voted overwhelmingly late last week in favor of a new contract by 98%. Meanwhile NYSNA-represented Nurses at New Rochelle are currently voting on a tentative agreement, with the voting expected to conclude shortly. NYSNA Nurses are now more»

Governor Kathy Hochul is reminding New Yorkers that the State’s Minimum Wage will increase on January 1st, 2024 as part of a historic, multi-year plan to increase the Minimum Wage and index it to inflation. Per an agreement between Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature, New York’s Minimum Wage will increase to $16-per-hour hour in more»

Crystal Lewis at The Chief Leader reports on the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), which announced an Independent Arbitrator has found New York University (NYU) Langone-Brooklyn repeatedly violated contractual Nurse Staffing Ratios and must pay the Nurses who worked these shifts the average wage of the missing Nurses. The AFT did not say how many Nurses more»

Christian Fernsby at Politics And Post reports Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the second round of funding awards through New York’s $30 million Empire State Teacher Residency Program to grow and diversify the Educational Workforce by fully or partially funding Masters Degrees for Teacher Residents. The second round of awards, which total $4.8 more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Health Care Workers represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) and Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 1 - who were joined by other Health Care Unions and Labor Leaders, are calling on New York State Lawmakers to prioritize safe staffing in the Fiscal Year 2025 State budget. Health Care Workers from more»

JDSupra.com reports New York State’s recent addition of Section 203-f to Labor Law declares unenforceable any provisions in existing and future employment agreements requiring an Employee to assign to the employer those inventions developed entirely on the Employee’s own time without using the employer’s equipment, supplies, facilities or more»

Mike Didymus-True at Board Game Wire reports Workers employed at New York City Board Game Cafe The Brooklyn Strategist have scored a landslide election victory to establish a Union - the third New York City game store to do so within the last month. Staff at the cafe attempted to Unionize on November 1st by presenting a petition to owner Jon Freeman, more»

The New York State Nurses Association (NYSN) says A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta is facing a crisis of care due to severe Nurse understaffing with an unprecedented vacancy rate of 50%. In addition, the hospital is facing more departures - each day, as it struggles to retain Nurses due to poor working conditions. To make up for vacant Staff positions, the more»