(SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK) - At the Civil Service Employees Association’s (CSEA) recent Statewide Women’s Conference in Saratoga Springs, hundreds of attendees learned how to use their voices to gain power and make positive changes in their Union. The biennial conference was organized by CSEA’s Standing Women’s Committee. CSEA more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Local Unions affiliated with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) will give graduating seniors a good start in their pursuit of higher education, donating roughly $3 million statewide for college scholarships during ceremonies this weekend. As a way to address the Teacher shortage, many NYSUT Locals are offering these scholarships to more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Averting what would have been the second Physician’s Strike in New York City and the 8th Health Care Worker Strike in the country this year, Morningside and West Resident Physicians have reached a tentative agreement with their employer Mount Sinai after six months of bargaining. Represented by the Committee of Interns and more»

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the City of New York has reached a tentative, five-plus-year contract agreement with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). The agreement covers 120,000 Municipal Employees, bringing the total workforce under contract to 67%. The agreement is retroactive, beginning on September 14th, 2022, and expires on more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has announced expansion of New York’s Nation-leading initiative to offer 12 weeks of fully paid Parental Leave Benefits to more than 80% of the State Workforce, fulfilling her State of the State commitment. As part of the Governor’s ongoing support for New York Workers and their families, this more»

Duncan Freeman at The Chief Leader reports Captive Audience Meetings, the mandatory sessions typically called by employers when Workers are on the cusp of Unionizing, would be forbidden, according to legislation passed by both houses of the New York State Legislature. Employers have for decades used Mandatory Staff Meetings to push back on Pro-Union more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has announced her Administration has reached contract agreements with the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) and with the United University Professions (UUP). The agreement with PEF is for a three-year term running until April 1st, 2026 for more than 51,000 State Employees in a wide variety of more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) – New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-represented Nurses employed at NewYork-Presbyterian Methodist Hospital have overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract with wage increases of 7%, 6% and 5% with full retroactive pay, and in the process - averted a Strike. The contract victory comes after an intense fight against more»

Story by Abbey White at The Hollywood Reporter reports that more than 50 Members from the New York State Senate and Assembly have signed two separate letters calling on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to return to the bargaining table with the Writers Guild. “We understand that, despite many weeks at the bargaining more»

Samuel Stebbins at 247wallst.com has authored a report on Labor Unions in the State of New York. New York is one of only two States where more than one in five Workers are Members of a Union. The 22% share of Workers in the State who are Unionized is the largest of any State in the Northeast - and second largest of any state Nationwide. However, Unions more»

The Civil Service Employees Association’s (CSEA) Jessica Ladlee reports on Workers employed at the Storm King Art Center (SKAC), who have overwhelmingly voted join CSEA, making them one of the most recent groups of Cultural Workers across the country Unionizing their workplaces. The Workers voted to Unionize because they wanted a voice on the job, more»

CBS News and The Gothamist are reporting Transit Workers Local 100 has reached a tentative contract deal with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which includes 9.8% raises - compounded over three years, and $4,000 in Essential Worker cash bonus payments. TWU Local 100 President Richard Davis said in a statement: "These victories, and others you more»

Duncan Freeman at The Chief Leader reports on dozens of Workers, Union Leaders, lawyers and advocates who testified about wage theft problems at a hearing called by New York State Senator Jessica Ramos ahead of what the Lawmaker hopes will be the enactment of the Securing Wages Earned Against Theft legislation or, more commonly known as the SWEAT Act. more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East-represented Caregivers held a press conference on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany today (Tuesday, May 30th) in support of legislation that would amend New York’s Insurance Law and implement a 9.63% tax on any profit more»

The Coronavirus Pandemic upended life for hundreds of thousands of college students in the United States. At the same time it upended the mental health profession. Now, advocates for college students are trying to devise new ways to meet this unprecedented need. Obstacles include staffing shortage, outdated State Laws and a lack of diversity in the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The New York Times Guild, a Unit of The NewsGuild of New York, has reached a tentative agreement with The New York Times Company on a new Collective Bargaining Contract after more than two years of negotiations. The deal, which now must be ratified by Members to go into effect, is a five-year agreement that run until March 2026. The more»

The InsuranceJournal.com reports on a settlement in a New York State wage theft case that has resulted in two Dairy Farm Workers receiving nearly $150,000 in back wages. The New York State Department of Labor Investigators found the Lewis County Dairy Farm Hancor Holsteins had failed to pay its Workers the overtime wages they were owed for nearly two more»

Max Parrot at LaborPress reports from New York City that at first glance, it appeared like a crew of about a half dozen picketing Writers outside a Chelsea warehouse had single-handedly shut down a day of production on “Billions,” the prestige Showtime drama, for the third time during the Writers Guild of America (WGA) TV Writers Strike. In more»

Crystal Lewis at The Chief Leader reports on a coalition of Unions and Labor Advocates that are calling on New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and State Legislators to pass the Nail Salon Minimum Standards Council Act, which would establish a council made up of Nail Salon Workers, salon owners and government representatives to recommend minimum wages and more»

Rick Karlin at The Albany Times Union reports from Schenectady that General Electric (GE) has reached a “Labor Peace Agreement” with the International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE)-Communications Workers of America (CWA) for facilities the company wants to build for offshore wind equipment manufacturing at the Port of Coeymans. Should GE more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – New York voters delivered a strong vote of confidence in their public schools with 99% of school district budgets now projected to pass in Tuesday’s (May 16th) voting, according to preliminary results compiled by New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union. NYSUT’s initial analysis shows voters approved budgets in more»

Julia Senzon and Jonathan Mong at The Cornell Daily Sun report that in response to the announcement that all Ithaca-based Starbucks locations will be permanently closed by May 26th, student organizers and Starbucks employees occupied Day Hall late last week to urge Cornell University to end its relationship with Starbucks. On both North and Central more»

(GENESEO, NEW YORK) - Several Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)-represented State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo Local Members employed as Facilities Staff at the Livingston County College were recently recognized for saving a student’s life. Shortly after Thanksgiving break last Fall, CSEA SUNY Geneseo Local Members Jill Recktenwald more»

Kate Lisa at Spectrum News reports New York State Police arrested Academy and Emmy award-winning actress Susan Sarandon and former Lieutenant Gubernatorial candidate Ana Maria Archila, among more than a dozen advocates, earlier this week as part of a rally to fight for higher wages for Tipped Workers in New York. Sarandon and Archila were among about a more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: United University Professions (UUP) President Fred Kowal was in Buffalo (Saturday, May 6th) over the weekend to preside over a major rally that drew hundreds of local UUPers, who assembled in a Sea of Red outside Rockwell Hall on the campus of Buffalo State College. The support was just another example of UUPers more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Barnes & Noble Workers employed at the company’s flagship Union Square in New York City store have filed for their Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Region 2, seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). This action comes on the heels of Workers at the more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Dr. Frederick E. Kowal, Ph.D., President of United University Professions (UUP) - the Nation’s largest Higher Education Union, issued the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2024 New York State Budget: “After nearly a year of relentless advocacy which saw us crisscross the State, our work has resulted in one of the more»

(PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK) - When you ask Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Members working on our roads and highways about the incidents and near misses they’ve experienced in work zones, you’re unlikely to find one who doesn’t have a story to share. Hearing those firsthand accounts doesn’t just highlight the dangers of the more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Delegates to the New York State United Teachers’ (NYSUT) Representative Assembly over the weekend elected Melinda Person to a three-year term as President of the nearly 700,000-Member Union. Said Person (Pictured Above/NYSUT Screen Grab): “There is no greater honor than to represent hard-working professionals in education more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Delegates to United University Professions (UUP) Spring 2023 Delegate Assembly re-elected UUP President Fred Kowal for a three-year term as part of a Statewide election that also saw two Statewide Officers and eight Statewide Executive Board Members elected. Secretary-Treasurer Jeri O'Bryan-Losee, who ran unopposed, was re-elected to more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – A delegation of Workers representing nearly 200 Employees at around 70 GrowNYC Greenmarkets, farm stands and CSA pick-up locations, and who work across GrowNYC’s operations in hundreds of schools in their distribution hubs and in nutrition education and composting, have announced they are in talks with their employer over more»

MyHometownToday.com reports on an opportunity the Tompkins-Cortland Building & Construction Trades Council and an array of partners are offering that provides high school students with a closer look at a number of job opportunities in the Skilled Trades, as well as other fields. Students will participate in the Growing Skilled Trades Event, which more»

(ITHACA, NEW YORK) - Jeanne Grace is a Forester for the City of Ithaca. Her duties include supervising all the City’s parks and street trees and overseeing park maintenance. She freely admits that interpreting legal documents and other contracts isn’t her strong suit. That’s why when Grace and fellow Members of the City Executive more»

Evan Bourtis at News10NBC reports the Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals picketed outside Rochester General Hospital today (Tuesday, April 25th) to draw public attention to the hospital’s “inadequate proposal to fix their issues” and “unsafe experiences” at the medical facility. The Nurses’ Union, which more»

(MASSENA, NEW YORK) – New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) Members from Massena Hospital, with support from Nurses at Canton-Potsdam and Gouverneur Hospitals and New York State Teachers Union (NYSUT) Members, local elected officials, and other Labor and Community Allies held an informational picket on Thursday (April 20th) to call on St. Lawrence more»

(COMMACK, NEW YORK) – Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Members in the City of Long Beach and Town of Oyster Bay are among our Union Members who are key to helping Workers who are living with developmental disabilities thrive on the job while providing essential services to the community. Two CSEA City of Long Beach Part-Time Members who more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – On the steps of the Million Dollar Staircase in the New York State Capitol, Albany last week, Faith and Social Justice Leaders joined with 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President George Gresham and hundreds of SEIU Members to call attention to the significant health care cuts contained in Governor Kathy more»

Crystal Lewis at The Chief Leader reports the City Comptroller’s Office has announced two of New York City’s five Pension Systems have announced plans to divest from fossil fuel investments by 2040 and to also pressure private market managers to set goals to combat climate change. The Teachers Retirement System (TRS), which has a $91.5 billion more»

Michael Gartland at The New York Daily News reports a coalition of five powerful Labor Unions plans to spend more than $1 million to re-elect Democratic City Council Members facing challenges in this year’s Primary and General Elections. The Labor Strong Coalition is composed of American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees District more»

Denis Slattery at The New York Daily News reports State Attorney General Letitia James rallied with several Unions - including the Communications Workers of America and the Service Employees International Union, in New York City earlier this week, who all called on Governor Hochul and Legislators to include a hefty increase to New York’s Minimum Wage more»

Alex Press at Jacobin reports German Director Uwe Boll was filming an NYPD drama in New York City last month. On the third day of shooting, Unionized Crew Members say that his producer showed up with a gun. Within a week, they were on Strike. According to Press, through reviewed recordings, e-mails and text messages - the correspondence showed how an more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Graduate student Research Assistants of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have hand-delivered a letter to President Joanie Mahoney’s Office demanding voluntary recognition after a majority of them signed cards indicating their desire to form a Union with the Communications more»

Out-of-state groups are continuing to target Civil Service Employee Association (CSEA) Members across New York State with Anti-Union, fraudulent messages. These groups have been sending Union Members content that includes false information with scammers alluding to raises and savings and promote divisive issues to get you to click a link in an e-mail, fill more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - More than 300 United University Professions’ (UUP) Members joined with Faith and Community Activists and advocates for safe, affordable public hospital care at the State University of New York’s (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University with one message for State Lawmakers: Brooklyn Needs Downstate. That chant resonated more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Nurses and their Unions are urging New York City and New York State to increase investments in hospitals to help correct a persistent staffing crisis. The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) demonstrated in Albany ahead of the April 1st State Budget deadline to advocate for a spending plan that addresses years of underfunding at more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) says it is “deeply disturbed” by the safety breach that caused a lockdown at the Albany Medical Center, saying management at the hospital “failed to seriously consider our proposals for active shooter drills and additional security.” Albany Media Outlets report a more»

Marie French at Politico reports an alliance of Unions and Environmental Groups has returned after scoring a victory last year with a new target: shovel-ready plans to decarbonize the biggest New York State-owned energy gobblers. The coalition has already made major progress by getting both the Assembly and Senate to include their proposal to require more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Earlier this week, hundreds of Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE)-represented Members at Hearst Magazines walked off the job to demand management agree to a fair and first Union contract at their last scheduled day of negotiations on Tuesday (March 28th). The Hearst Union also held walkouts and rallies at Hearst Tower in more»

Katie Kilkenny at The Hollywood Reporter reports the Strike threat on Saturday Night Live has officially passed. Post-Production Workers on the show who are Unionized with the Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) have officially ratified their first contract with the NBC live comedy show, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Bargaining Unit of 12-20 more»

City & State reports that thousands of Unionized Health Care Workers descended on Albany on Tuesday (March 21st) to demand more funding in the New York State budget. Joined by State Leaders and Lawmakers - and a couple of Hip Hop legends, organizers with the politically-influential 1199 Service Employees International Union called on Governor Kathy more»