Claudia Irizarry Aponte at THE CITY reports a group of New York City Home Health Aides is suing the New York State Department of Labor in an attempt to force the agency to resume an investigation of their allegations they were not fully compensated for their time during 24-hour shifts. The State was already investigating wage theft claims made by 120 Home more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - Independent Brooklyn Coffee Shop and Bar The Daily Press has become the first independent cafe in New York City to win a Union Contract with Workers United New York/New Jersey. Through their unique Union Contract, Workers have transformed the Daily Press into a cooperatively-run cafe and bar, the first of its kind in New York City. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Climate Jobs NY - a coalition of Labor Unions that represents more than 2.6 million New Yorkers on a mission to advocate for a Clean Energy Economy while creating good Union Jobs - has received a proclamation from the New York City Council in recognition of their work within the Renewable Energy Economy. Since their launch in 2017, more»

(POTSDAM, NEW YORK) - A plan being made public to restructure and - according to multiple reports - potentially shrink the State University of New York at Potsdam could have been averted if SUNY’s Board of Trustees had allocated $163 million in new SUNY State funding in the 2023-2024 State Budget to lower projected multi-million-dollar deficits at more»

The MidHudsonNews.com reports on the latest annual State of the Unions report from the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Labor and Urban Studies, which shows that in a significant and evolving trend, young people and college-educated Workers are at the forefront of a national surge in Union Organizing and Strikes. The rise in Union Activity and more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - As Educators welcome students back to the classroom, around 130 Local New York State United Teachers’ Unions across New York State are beginning the new school year working under expired contracts. “As we have seen this year, workers across industries and across our country are standing up for their rights to fair pay more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union is congratulating Rochester Teachers Association (RTA) Member Zachary Arenz, a Music Teacher at Flower City School Number 54, on being named the 2024 New York State Teacher of the Year by the state Board of Regents. NYSUT also congratulated the Teacher of the Year Finalists: more»

Dan Mahoney, who serves as Assistant Department Director/Motion Picture at International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and who is also a Member of IATSE Local 52, took time to pen the following remembrance honoring those IATSE Heroes who kept Ground Zero bathed in light while rescuers searched for survivors after the terrorist attacks on more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA/AFSCME) Local 1000 President Mary Sullivan joined CSEA Members last week to underscore the urgent need to fill open public service positions throughout New York. Hochul also more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - New York State United Teachers President (NYSUT) Melinda Person joined Governor Kathy Hochul as she signed into law Bills in support of public schools, capping off years of NYSUT advocacy on behalf of students and Educators. These three victories will strengthen New York schools as places where children and Staff can thrive and more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a package of legislation to support, protect and expand benefits for New York Workers. Governor Hochul signed legislation (S4982/A6604) to prohibit employers from disciplining Employees that opt not to participate in meetings about the employer’s political or religious views. The Governor also more»

(CANTON, NEW YORK) - Last November, United University Professions (UUP) put out the call for its Members who were interested in joining UUP’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Capacity Building Team, a new initiative to focus on building diversity, equity and inclusion on State University of New York (SUNY) Campuses across the State. Christina more»

As we celebrate Labor Day, it’s as exciting a time as any in recent memory to be a part of a Union. Working People are seeing what the Union Difference is all about, and they want to be a part of it. Unions are overwhelmingly popular. According to Gallup’s Annual Poll released a few days ago, more than two-thirds of people have a favorable more»

Max Parrott at LaborPress reports Nurses represented by the Federation of Nurses/United Federation of Teachers (UFT) at New York University Langone Hospital-Brooklyn are sounding the alarm over levels of understaffing that they say violate the New York State’s Nurse Staffing Law. Union Officials said that over one week in August the Union documented more»

Crystal Lewis at The Chief Leader reports Labor Unions across New York City and the State are supporting Governor Kathy Hochul’s push for the Biden Administration to expedite work authorizations for Asylum Seekers. The State Department of Labor is working to help Asylum Seekers find job opportunities as soon as they are granted Work Permits. Union more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Members of United University Professions (UUP), which represents more than 37,000 Academic and Professional Faculty at State University of New York (SUNY) State-operated campuses, have overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract with New York State, Union Officials announced. The pact was approved by 96.4% of eligible voters that more»

(SMITHTOWN, NEW YORK) - New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, which is part of Catholic Health Services, have ratified a new contract with an overwhelming majority of Nurses (89%) voting in favor. The three-year deal includes significant gains for Nurses, such as set Nurse-To-Patient more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law the Roadway Quality Assurance Act, which strengthens New York’s Construction Workforce by ensuring they are paid the Prevailing Wage. This requirement uplifts Workers and local communities across the State and contributes to reliable utility service for ratepayers. Governor Hochul said: more»

(SMITHTOWN, NEW YORK) – New York State Nurses Association-Represented Nurses at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a Strike with 98% of Nurses voting in favor of authorization. The Nurses have been working with an expired contract since July 31st and decided to vote on authorizing a Strike after a slow week of more»

From a Dry-Cleaning Employee in Manhattan to a Technician working for a Transit Company in Plattsburg, Max Bevington at WSYR-TV reports the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has announced its Division of Worker Protection has recovered and returned to Workers around $11.7 million in stolen wages so far this year. According to the NYSDOL, more more»

(ORISKANY, NEW YORK) - After years of relentless advocacy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer has announced United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local One - which represents more than 19,000 Members across Buffalo, Syracuse, the Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes, and Upstate New York, will receive $764 million pension-fix payout from the more»

NBC has a story on Donna DeCaprio, the first Woman to lead Atlantic City’s main Casino Union - Unite Here Local 54, in the 107-year history of the Union. Sixty-percent of the Union's 10,000 Members are Women, most who clean hotel rooms, serve drinks and tidy up public areas. DeCaprio, who began her career in 1987 stocking bar supplies at the more»

Anni Irish at The Art Newspaper reports that after two years of negotiations and numerous demonstrations and rallies, Staff at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City have finally reached a first Union contract, which was ratified with an overwhelming 97% of the vote. The Union, which first formed in 2021, voted to become part of Local 2110 of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Employees of ProPublica have won voluntary recognition of their Union, the ProPublica Guild. The Union - which secured support from 97% of eligible Staff Members - is wall-to-wall, covering Editorial, Business and Operations Departments at the largest non-profit newsroom in the country. The more than 130 Members of the ProPublica more»

Rick Moriarty at Syracuse.com reports the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has rejected eBay’s request that it invalidate a March 10th vote by Workers at eBay-owned TCGplayer in Syracuse to Unionize. The NLRB said the company raised “no substantial issues warranting review” of the 136-to-87 vote by Workers in favor of joining more»

Jessica Jones-Gorman at The Staten Island Advance asks what does it take to be counted among the top 1% of earners nationwide? According to a recent study, an American Family needs to earn an annual income of at least $650,000 to be put into that class - and that number could be greater, depending on where you live. SmartAsset analyzed data from the IRS more»

The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle & FingerLakes1.com report nearly 900 Nurses represented by the Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals at Rochester General Hospital began a two-day strike on Thursday following failed contract negotiations. The Strike is set to run through 7 a.m. on Saturday (August 5th). The Union is seeking a more»

JDSupra reports New York State's Legislature recently passed a Bill that, once signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, will effectively prohibit employers from holding mandatory Employee meetings for the purpose of discussing Union Elections and Organizing. These meetings are often referred to as "Captive Audience" Meetings. New York is poised to join a growing more»

(SMITHTOWN, NEW YORK) – Last week, more than 130 New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses, who are fighting for a fair contract at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, marched on the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) carrying a banner with pictures of Nurses holding signs that read: “We’re ready to do whatever it takes to win a more»

Jonathan Stempel at Reuters reports Starbucks violated U.S. Labor Law by firing a Manhattan Store Supervisor who had organized Workers to join a Union, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Judge has ruled. The NLRB established "striking and strong evidence of animus" behind Starbucks' termination of Rhythm Heaton as a Shift Supervisor at its Astor Place more»

Victoria E. Freile at The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports roughly 900 Nurses employed at Rochester General Hospital have voted to authorize a Strike. According to the Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals, the Union has been bargaining with Hospital Administrators since October and remain at an impasse over numerous issues, including more»

Rob Tornoe at The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Jeopardy! Champ Cris Pannullo, a customer-success operations manager from New Jersey who took home $749,268 before taxes during a 21-game winning streak in December, announced in a post on Reddit he won’t show up to film this season’s Tournament of Champions if the show’s Writers are still on more»

Nicholas Newcomb at the CSEA Workforce reports the Great New York State Fair runs for just 13 days a year in Syracuse, so many people may wonder what goes on at the fairgrounds during the remaining 352 days. Members of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) who work at the Fairgrounds certainly know, because for the Crew of about 80 people, the more»

Kara Smith at NYSUT reports on the New York State United Teachers graduating its Social Justice Academy’s inaugural class: The New York State United Teachers’ (NYSUT) Social Justice Academy started in March with a weekend-long session to introduce the program and set goals and a budget. The two-part program was created to educate the more»

(ROCHESTER, NEW YORK) – The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees’ (AFSCME) Staff the Front Lines National Bus Tour got underway Monday with a stop in Rochester, New York. Rochester Mayor Malik Evans, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and New York Assemblymember Harry Bronson joined AFSCME Council 66’s Members to more»

Priya Shahi at The Staten Island Advance reports that in an effort to retain and boost New York State’s Health Care Workforce, a new Law has gone into effect that protects Nurses from working excessively long hours. Nurses now will no longer have to work beyond their regularly scheduled hours, with some exceptions. The New York State Nurses more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $31.5 million in funding for the New York State Pathways in Technology program that will prepare thousands of New York students for high-skill jobs of the future in technology, manufacturing, health care and finance. This investment funds regional partnerships that respond to the greatest need for more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – A Strike is said to be imminent at the Children’s Law Center in New York City after angry and frustrated Members of A Better Children’s Law Center/United Auto Workers (CLC/UAW) Local 2325 have been attempting to negotiate a first contract for the past 2.5 years, Union Officials said. During that time, Workers at the more»

J.D. Allen at WXXI News reports New York State Regulators have updated the process that shields Undocumented Workers from retaliation and termination during labor disputes. It is an expansion of Federal protections put in place by the Biden Administration earlier this year. The goal is to help guide Undocumented Workers to report employer misconduct if more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - In the early morning hours of February 16th (2023), before her work shift was due to begin, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC) Local President Zakiya Rhymer got a devastating call that became a catalyst for change. Rhymer learned that Ronda Davidson, a Secure Care Treatment Aide at more»

Jack Arpey at Spectrum News in Syracuse reports on International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 43, which is expanding its Training Facility as the Building Trades Union gets its Membership ready for an influx of construction work that’s coming in Central New York. Local 43 Business Manager Alan Marzullo says his Union will expand its more»

Rick Moriarty at Syracuse.com has a great story for Workers who live in Central New York and are looking for a construction job on the Micron Technology Memory Chip Plant near Syracuse or on the elevated portion of Interstate 81 that will be built through Downtown Syracuse with a ground-level boulevard. Moriarty lists a number of Workforce Training more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above, several signs sit in the wings waiting for the Members of Rochester Building & Construction Trades Council’s affiliated Unions to pick up and march as frustration mounts over the lack of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on taxpayer-funded construction projects in The Flower City - and the more»

1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East President George Gresham, who heads the largest Union of Health Care Workers in the United States, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate Affirmative Action in Higher Education: “The Supreme Court’s decision more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – By an overwhelming vote of 97%, Workers employed at Barnes & Noble’s Flagship Union Square store have voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). This builds upon last month’s unanimous wins by Workers at Barnes & Noble College Booksellers at Rutgers University with RWDSU and by Barnes more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest Higher Education Union, is unequivocally denouncing today’s (Thursday, June 29th) U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down college admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that used race as a factor for admission. UUP President more»

JDSUPRA reports the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has adopted amendments to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act’s (WARN) regulations to “address the post-pandemic employment climate.” Among other things, the changes to the WARN Act will now: Include Remote Workers as working at the “single site of more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Late last week, Nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) held speak-outs at three major public hospitals - H+H/Lincoln, H+H/Kings, and H+H/Elmhurst - as part of a series of escalating protests. Nurses are calling on Mayor Adams to do the right thing for racial and health care justice for New Yorkers and more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter reports Unionized Workers employed at the renowned New York Cinema Film Forum have ratified their first contract, about a year after the group voted to Unionize. The Union is allied with United Auto Workers Local 2110, which represents Workers at museums, universities, publishers and other cultural institutions. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Fifteen years after ProPublica published its first investigation, Employees of the award-winning, non-profit investigative newsroom have announced they are forming a Union - the ProPublica Guild. The announcement comes as a slew of newsrooms have organized and, increasingly, won major material gains for Members. The ProPublica Guild more»