(UTICA, NEW YORK) - For Utica Zoo workers, who recently organized a Union with the Civil Service Employees Association CSEA, the work doesn’t stop during the Winter. In fact, Winter is a busy time for Zoo Workers who are planning and coordinating events and programs, all while ensuring they provide a positive visitor experience for those who brave more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest Higher Education Union, held a “Love Your SUNY” themed advocacy day in Albany to highlight UUP’s 2023 Legislative Agenda and the future of public higher education in New York State. UUP members from 24 Chapters across the State traveled to Albany more»

ABC News & New York City AFL-CIO Labor Council report HarperCollins Publishers and United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110, which represents around 250 striking Employees, have reached a tentative agreement providing increases to entry level salaries. If Union Members ratify the contract, it will run through the end of 2025 and end a walkout that began more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) have revealed new polling data concerning charter school issues that shows New York voters overwhelmingly oppose any expansion of charter schools and instead want elected officials to focus on programs that strengthen local public schools. NYSUT more»

(SALINAS, NEW YORK) - The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) and the North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund (NASCTF) have announced a $3.6 million investment to expand the Union’s Training Center in Salinas. The Syracuse-area facility will triple its shop training space from 6,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - At the urging of Public Employees Federation (PEF) President Wayne Spence, Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law a measure to increase transparency and accountability for certain health care employers, including State Agencies, who continue to rely on mandatory overtime to meet their Nurse staffing needs. PEF successfully lobbied more»

Rebecca Lewis at City & State New York reports legislation that would help provide Immigrants lawyers in deportation cases has gained some powerful new backers. Four prominent Unions - the New York State Nurses Association, AFSCME District Council 37, 32BJ SEIU and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, have asked Governor Kathy Hochul for support in more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East President George Gresham released the following statement after New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2024 budget presentation - Governor Hochul Announces Highlights of FY 2024 Executive Budget | Governor Kathy Hochul (ny.gov): “New York State more»

Bloomberg reports Google Employees staged protests in New York City and California this week to call attention to labor conditions for Sub-Contracted Workers and to support thousands of their recently laid-off Co-Workers. The protests came after the company announced the largest reduction in its history - 12,000 positions or 6% of its global workforce. To more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – United University Professions (UUP) and New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) released statements following New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2024 budget presentation - Governor Hochul Announces Highlights of FY 2024 Executive Budget | Governor Kathy Hochul (ny.gov) UUP President Dr. Frederick E. Kowal, said: Over more»

A new American Federation of Teachers (AFT) poll shows voters want to see political leaders prioritize what kids need to succeed in school: Strong fundamental academic skills and safe and welcoming school environments. According to Geoff Garin - the President of Hart Research Associates, which conducted the polling, voters see the culture war as a more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - HarperCollins Publishers has finally agreed to enter mediation with United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110, whose Members have been on Strike since November 10th (2022) and have not heard directly from the company since their last bargaining session on November 2nd. The update was provided to the Federal Mediator assigned to negotiations, more»

Harvard’s On Labor Blog, The Gothamist and New York Public Radio are all reporting on an aggressive move taken by New York State to hold companies responsible when a Worker dies or is severely injured on the job – the State will now fine construction contractors up to $500,000 when that occurs,. New York Building Trades Unions supported the law more»

PrismReports.org reports on Unionized HarperCollins Workers who’ve been on Strike for more than 50 days now. The stubborn silence from HarperCollins’ executive leadership and Human Resource Department not only demonstrates a lack of care for the company’s own Employees, but also reveals a concerning shortsightedness when it comes to the more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter reports on the recently-Unionized group of Post-Production Workers employed at Saturday Night Live who’ve authorized a Strike in an effort to expedite negotiations on their first contract, which they claim have stalled in early stages of talks. Earlier this month, the crew of around 20 part-time Film Editors, more»

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has launched a new public service campaign to inform young New Yorkers of their rights in the workplace after recent increases in child labor violations. This comes in response to a significant increase in such violations throughout the U.S., as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). New York more»

(COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK) - Strong leadership with a solid, unified plan to build Membership and political clout is paramount for a Union like United University Professions UUP). That’s why more than 60 UUP Members gathered in Cooperstown earlier this month for the Union’s Leadership Training Conference, where they learned about how UUP works, more»

Kristen Mirand at WKBW-TV in Buffalo reports that in Syracuse, a New York State Supreme Court Judge has ruled the Commissioner of Health for New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Health overstepped their authority when mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for Health Care Workers, a vaccine not included in the State Public more»

Rebecca Lewis at City & State New York is reporting, exclusively, that several months after their New York State Senate colleagues, a group of Assembly Staffers have gone public with their intent to organize. They plan to join the newly-formed New York State Legislative Workers United group that Senate staffers launched last year. The group has still more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has released a strengthened, Nation-leading Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy. The updated policy, drafted in consultation with the New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR), adds new language to include remote Workers, defines different gender identities and expands on more»

(CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK) - Workers at the Croton Free Library are the newest Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)-represented Library Employees in Westchester County after the group voted to Go Union. Since Unionizing means Staff will have workplace policies in writing and gain a voice on the job, Organizing Committee Members said the process more»

In Albany, Denis Slattery at The New York Daily News reports that Organized Labor, including the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, and environmental groups are joining forces to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and Lawmakers to make all state-run buildings and facilities fully green by 2040. Their coalition - called #UpgradeNY, is more»

(ITHACA, NEW YORK) - A new, digital wage atlas launched by Cornell University Researchers shows that more than half of New Yorkers earn below a living wage. The Cornell ILR (School of Industrial and Labor Relations)Wage Atlas is designed to help New York state Policymakers, Economic Development Officials, non-profits, Academics and other stakeholders more more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – Labor Leadership is responding to Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State Address: The New York State AFL-CIO: Governor Hochul outlined several environmental and climate policy initiatives in the State of the State address that have the potential to help meet the State's emission reduction goals. If done correctly, cap more»

Jeremy Gantz at Fortune reports on the South Fork Wind Project off Long Island - that’s being backed by Danish Renewable Energy Giant Orsted and the Utility Eversource Energy, which is slated to begin operations in late 2023 - is notable for being built almost entirely with Union Labor, following the terms of a first-of-its-kind National Offshore Wind more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Once again, United University Professions (UUP) has reached agreement with New York State to extend a telecommuting policy for State University of New York (SUNY) Employees through the end of June. The agreement took effect on January 1st and is set to expire on June 30th. Both sides came to terms on the agreement in late December. more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation into law that establishes a registration system for contractors and subcontractors engaged in public work and covered private projects in order to provide additional transparency and better enforce existing Labor Laws and regulations. Governor Hochul said: "This legislation will help ensure more»

Crystal Lewis at The Chief Leader reports on Home Health Aides kicking off a campaign for raises for Home Care Workers, who are among the lowest paid Workers in New York State. The campaign comes as the State faces a significant shortage of Home Health Aides. The City University of New York found that in 2020, Home Health Workers in New York City earned more»

Bonnie Marrocco at News10NBC in Rochester reports on the New York State Department of Labor announcing the next steps in the State’s $15 minimum hourly wage phase-in. State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon has issued an order calling for the minimum wage rate in counties outside of New York City, Long Island and Westchester to rise by $1 per hour, more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, on January 1st, 23 states - including New York, and Washington, D.C. are increasing their minimum wages, raising pay for an estimated 8.4 million Workers across the country. In total, Workers’ wages are increasing by more than $5 billion, with average annual raises for affected Full Time Workers ranging from $150 in more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation establishing Carlos' Law, which amends the New York State Penal Law to increase the penalties for criminal corporate liability for the death or serious physical injury of an Employee, a felony or misdemeanor, by a fine of up to $500,000. "Construction Workers are the engine that keep our more»

(SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK) – The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is congratulating Joe Anderson, the President of AFSCME Local 1037a (Council 66), who recently won a Labor Award and has been invited to attend New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s inauguration next month. Anderson’s journey from childhood to more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act into law, legislation that will protect Warehouse Distribution Workers from undisclosed or unlawful work speed quotas. The new law also includes protections for Workers who fail to meet unlawful quotas. "Every Worker in New York State deserves to be treated with more»

State of Politics reports a Bill meant to strengthen health care services for retired Public Workers once they enroll in the Medicare Program is sitting on Governor Kathy Hochul's desk for her consideration and the Retired Public Employees Association - an organization that represents a half million retired State and Local Government Workers in New York, is more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has reached a tentative agreement on a first contract for Workers employed at Promesa Incorporated’s Addiction Treatment Facilities in Albany, Buffalo and Dunkirk, the Union announced. “Shout out congratulations to the new Members of our 1199SEIU Family (in Albany, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Earlier this week, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses, faith, and community leaders held a vigil outside of New York Presbyterian Hospital to honor colleagues and patients lost to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nurses gathered to share stories to commemorate the lives of their colleagues who died on the front lines more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and United University Professions (UUP) are welcoming new State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor John King, Jr. - saying “we need champions on every level who will join our fight for the resources needed to take our public colleges and universities to the next level.” more»

(QUEENS, NEW YORK) - Members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) at Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home conducted an informational picket today (Tuesday, December 13th) to demand a fair contract that includes safe staffing ratios, strong retention policies and good health care benefits. The public action comes after nearly eight months of more»

Amir Khafagy at Documented reports on Farm Workers on Long Island, who’ve struggled for three years to form New York’s first Farm Workers Union at Pindar Vineyards. After establishing their Union in 2021, to much fanfare, they’ve embarked on yet another struggle: winning a fair contract. Now, more than a year has gone by and Pindar more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - OnPoint NYC Employees have announced their intent to organize a Union and be represented by the New England Joint Board of UNITE HERE. OnPoint NYC is a recent merger of New York Harm Reduction Educators and Washington Heights Corner Project, two longstanding Harm Reduction Organizations in East Harlem and Washington Heights. Employees more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Nursing Home Workers represented by 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are calling for full and swift implementation of the package of Nursing Home Reform Laws signed by Governor Kathy Hochul earlier this year. Initially passed by the State Legislature in 2021, the reforms include provisions that require nursing homes more»

(SYRACUSE, NEW YORK) - For two years, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 43 Business Manager Alan Marzullo was part of a small group working with New York State and civic leaders to convince Micron Technology to build a new semiconductor facility in the Syracuse Region. Plenty was at stake. Micron officials were considering more»

Weiran Vera Shang at WWLP.com reports a new report issued by the New York State Comptroller’s Office finds New York’s workforce is down 19,000 the last two years, marking the largest decline after the Great Recession. The COVID-19 Pandemic’s impact on New York State’s Labor Force is said to be more severe than in other states. more»

(BROCKPORT, NEW YORK) - At a recent United University Professions (UUP) visit to Brockport, student Daniel Dale outlined a pretty simple math problem. Some 600 students are registered to utilize the Brockport Student Accessibility Services Center, which helps students with anxiety, depression and ADHD by offering, among other programs, accommodation for more»

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(NEW YORK CITY) – Earlier this week, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses gave harrowing testimony on how short-staffing puts patient care at risk at a City Council Oversight Hearing on the state of nursing in New York City. More than 100 nurses and allies, joined by City Council Hospitals Committee Chair Mercedes Narcisse and more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul is celebrating the start of construction of the 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express Transmission Line, being developed by Transmission Developers Incorporated, to deliver reliable clean energy from Hydro-Québec in Canada directly to New York City. The construction of this Green Infrastructure Project, more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – State University of New York (SUNY) students are invited to apply for annual scholarships of $3,000 offered by United University Professions (UUP), the Union representing Academic and Professional Faculty SUNY. The scholarship application deadline is March 1st, 2023. Applications are on UUP’s website, at more»

Matt Hamilton at New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Communications reports on Transportation Staff in the Queensbury Central School District, who recently Unionized with NYSUT. The Queensbury School Transportation Employees Association becomes the latest to join NYSUT, voting overwhelmingly to affiliate with the Statewide Union. To Directly Access more»

Rick Moriarty at Syracuse.com reports the head of one of Central New York’s largest Labor Unions says it will needs thousands of new Members to build Micron Technology’s planned $100 billion Semiconductor Plant in Clay. Greg Lancette, who’s Business Manager of Syracuse-based Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 81- which has 1,500 Members, more»