(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»

Dalton Williams at 13WHAM-TV reports on Police Accountability Board (PAB) Staff Members calling for the Mayor of Rochester and the City Council President to publicly recognize and support their Labor Union. They say after announcing their intentions to Unionize three weeks ago, working conditions worsened, resulting in intimidation and retaliation from PAB more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – As the holiday shopping season gets underway and in-store shopping increases, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) President Stuart Appelbaum issued the following statement urging holiday shoppers and employers to treat Retail Workers with dignity and respect amid continued supply-chain issues: As retailers more»

(ROCHESTER, NEW YORK) – United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest Higher Education Union, rallied in Rochester to highlight massive projected operating deficits at State University of New York (SUNY) Campuses in Brockport and Geneseo, which threaten the viability of Public Higher Education and the economic future of the more»

The Ithaca Voice reports the City’s five Labor Unions have penned a joint letter responding to City Attorney Ari Lavine in the first official fallout from Lavine’s speech last week that condemned certain City Worker complaints at November’s first Common Council meeting, calling the meeting an “obscene spectacle.” The Op-Ed was more»

Shannon Young at Politico reports an audit conducted by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found New York’s outdated Unemployment Insurance System likely contributed to at least $11 billion in improper payments during the COVID-19 Pandemic. “The State Department of Labor’s antiquated Unemployment Insurance System was ill-equipped more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Paul Cole serves as the Executive Director of the American Labor Studies Center. He is Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus of the New York State AFL-CIO, a former Vice President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and a former Member of the Board of Directors of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and more»

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(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento sent his formal congratulations to Governor Kathy Hochul for her Election Day victory and also sent his personal thanks to Union Members across the State for getting out the vote. The New York State AFL-CIO is a Labor Federation of 3,000 affiliated Public Sector, Private Sector and more»

(LONG BEACH, NEW YORK) - The Civil Service Employees Association’s (CSEA) City of Long Beach Unit has Union Representation on lock, as most of the City’s Full-Time Workforce are Members of the Statewide Public Employees Union. But now, thanks to the organizing efforts of the Unit’s Executive Board, 47 Part-Time City Workers have now more»

Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech at The Hill reports more than 200 Gannett Journalists walked off their jobs on Friday (November 4th) as part of a one-day Strike to demand better pay and benefits. Those that took part were Workers employed at 14 Gannett Newsrooms in New York, New Jersey, Arizona and Southern California. Some of the newspapers included more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - After posting a viral video on line advocating for better working conditions at Starbucks, a Union Worker was targeted by Fox News host Jesse Watters during his show. After the segment aired, Starbucks Workers United says there was an explosion of on-line harassment - including threats of physical violence against the Worker, who had more»

Dave Jamieson at Yahoo News reports Federal Labor Officials have filed a new and sweeping complaint against Starbucks, alleging the Coffee Chain retaliated against Union Workers by shuttering a popular location in Ithaca, New York, among other charges. A Regional Director for the National Labor Relations Board found merit in the Union’s claim that more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Paul Cole serves as the Executive Director of the American Labor Studies Center. He is Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus of the New York State AFL-CIO, a former Vice President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and a former Member of the Board of Directors of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and more»

Bloomberg Law reports New York City has been ordered to reinstate a group of Sanitation Workers who were fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine after a State Court Judge ruled the mandate was unlawful. The Judge said the City’s Health Commissioner has the authority to issue public health mandates, but can’t create a new condition of more»

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) President Stuart Appelbaum has an interesting and point-making Labor Perspective in The Amsterdam News, entitled: End All Shapes And Sizes Of Discrimination! Opines Appelbaum: In the Big Apple, it’s still often legal to discriminate against people due to their weight or their height. That’s more»

Press Associates Union News Service reports in People’s World that in what may be a record for the Nation’s shortest-ever opening bargaining session, Starbucks bosses - led by their Union-Busting lawyer/adviser, listened to Starbucks Workers United Workers and Reps for six minutes in New York City - and then walked out. As a result, more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the launch of the Empire State Teacher Residency Program through the New York State Department of Labor, which will provide matching funding for local Public School Districts and/or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services to create two-year residency opportunities for Graduate-Level K-12 Teacher more»

Get It Made has compiled statistics on manufacturing pay in New York State by using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The analysis includes all roles that the BLS classifies as "production occupations," which range widely, from food production manufacturing to machining. To Learn More & Directly Access This Labor News Story, Go To: more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) and National Nurses United (NNU) have announced an overwhelmingly vote to affiliate with NNU, the largest Union and Professional Association of Registered Nurses (RNs) in the United States, to mutually grow and strengthen the power of Nurses within New York State and nationally to advocate more»

(NEW PALTZ, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest Higher Education Union, held a rally in New Paltz this week to bring attention to massive projected operating deficits at several State University of New York (SUNY) Campuses, which threaten the future viability of Public Higher Education in the Hudson Valley and more»

Laura Hautala at CNET.com reports Workers employed at an Amazon Warehouse near Albany have voted against Union Representation. It was the third election asking Workers whether they wanted to be represented by the fledgling Labor Group, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU). ALU President Chris Smalls expressed frustration over Amazon's actions leading up to the more»

Press Associates Union News Service reports on People’s World that sudden job, pension and pay cuts announced by Gannett’s Top Brass in a seven-minute Zoom call with local Editors - with little to no notice to their Staffers, Unionized or not - has outraged the NewsGuild, which vows to fight back by organizing even more of the chain’s more»

The Teamsters have announced Local 317 Members in Syracuse have clinched an epic win on the picket line as Workers there are declaring victory over the company after Sysco caved in to Teamster demands, moving completely to the Union’s position on every major issue. Although the battle in New York has been won, the fight is far from over, Teamster more»

(ITHACA, NEW YORK) - Fixed Duration Strikes protect Worker interests and impose financial and reputational costs on employers, suggesting that confrontational tactics can help unions counteract increasing employer power, according to new Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) School research. Retooling Militancy: Labour Revitalization and more»

(SYRACUSE, NEW YORK) – After more than six hours of talks, negotiations between the Teamsters and Sysco have broken down. As a result, more than 500 Teamsters-represented Workers in Syracuse and Plympton, Massachusetts are continuing their Strike against the company’s Unfair Labor Practices. Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said: more»

(SUFFERN, NEW YORK) - The Public Safety Officers at Rockland Community College are here to help. Most days that consists of patrolling the 175-acre suburban college assisting students, responding to routine medical calls and providing a positive presence that allows everyone on campus to feel safe. However, the Officers are also trained to deal with more more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest Higher Education Union, held a press conference last week to call for more State funding for three Capital Region State University of New York (SUNY) Campuses facing projected multi-million-dollar budget deficits: the University at Albany, Empire State College and SUNY more»

Gwynne Hogan at The Gothamist reports Amazon suspended around 50 Workers at its Staten Island warehouse for refusing to go back to work earlier this week after the Workers cited safety concerns over a fire that had happened at the facility earlier in the day. The suspensions occurred at the JFK8 warehouse, the same one where Workers voted to join the more»

New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento is praising State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon’s issuance of an order to phase-in a 40-hour work week for Farm Laborers by 2032. The Farm Laborers Wage Board in September, carrying out the details of a 2019 law, outlined a path that would reduce the hours - gradually, from the current 60-hour more»

Don Cazentre at Syracuse.com reports that the Teamster Strike against National Food Distributor Sysco that started in Central New York last week seems to be gaining momentum elsewhere. More than 300 Teamsters Local 653-represented Workers walked off the job at Sysco in Boston over the weekend - three days after more than 230 Drivers and Warehouse Workers more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – United University Professions (UUP) will hold an October roundtable discussion on how racism negatively impacts mental health and how to make our Mental Health Care Systems more inclusive. Titled Structural Racism, Generational Trauma and the Implications for Mental Health Equity, the forum will be held at 12:30 p.m. on October more»