(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has launched a new social media photo push, urging Health Care Workers and everyday Americans to channel their inner "Norma Rae," to call for more Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to aid in the fight against COVID-19. There is a nationwide shortage of masks, gloves, gowns, and more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – As New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is under increasing pressure to institute a city-wide moratorium on all non-essential building - the Coronavirus Pandemic is already impacting the most vulnerable Construction Workers in the industry. Non-represented Non-Union Construction Workers, already especially vulnerable to wage theft, more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - While the Coronavirus cancelled plans for people to gather to mark the 109th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City today (Wednesday, March 25th), the New York AFL-CIO is offering a podcast: A Day In History That Changed Workplace Safety. Normally on this day, large crowds of Union Members and others would gather at more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - As Workers from various professional backgrounds throughout New York City try to stay afloat during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Union Leaders are stepping up to do whatever they can to protect them and stay abreast of their needs - despite the Federal Government’s initial response to the crisis. “I ‘don’t more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Back in December, before the coronavirus was even named, and long before it shut down the world, New York Magazine spoke to New York City Doormen at a meeting of their Union - 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU) ⁠- mostly about what it was like to serve the sometimes very entitled people in their buildings. As Duilio more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - As individual Unions continue to push for emergency funding, the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) have called on New York City and state officials to provide assistance to the more than 100,000 Art Workers whose employment has been impacted by shutdowns caused by COVID-19. As such, COBUG released the following statement: more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Big Apple’s Construction Trades Workers are still showing up for work - sometimes even while sick - putting new pressure on City Hall to close down job sites as it battles the spread of Coronavirus, The New York Post has learned. The developments come as Construction Union Officials and sources told the paper that Mayor Bill de more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Workers in the Fight for $15 and a Union Campaign are calling on private industry to Protect All Workers - rolling out a list of demands aimed at helping provide protection for Workers across a wide range of industries from airlines to hospitals, fast food restaurants and more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Vice President Mike Pence is urging construction companies – both Union and Non-Union, to donate respiratory masks to hospitals and health centers as fears grow they will run out of essential medical equipment as the Coronavirus infects more Americans. “We would make one specific request and that is we would urge more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - As different levels of government push for social distancing, curfews and working or schooling at home amidst the Coronavirus outbreak, Workers who live paycheck-to-paycheck, especially in the airline and fast food industries, are feeling the brunt of the economic crunch. While the Republican Trump Administration debates giving low- or more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Dozens of 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU) airport Workers may not have been able to take their health concerns to the streets because of the Coronavirus last week, but they still made their voices heard during a tele-conference to state and city officials when it came to fighting for the Healthy Terminals (HTA) Act. The more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – More than 100 Trade Unionists rallied outside 30 Wall Street on Thursday (March 12th) - the latest salvo in an ongoing struggle to win back the jobs of Building Service Workers who were unceremoniously fired and/or had their wages and benefits slashed earlier this year after managers of the post address brought in a Non-Union more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest higher Education Union, stands ready to work with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the State University at New York (SUNY) as the University System moves to shutter classes and migrate to an on-line learning format through the end of the academic year to stem the spread more»

(ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA) - The day after Paul Lorenzano found out he was being laid off from his job in January as an AT&T Technician in Arcadia, California, the company sent out an e-mail to all Employees congratulating the workforce on AT&T’s profits and fiscal performance in 2019. “We met or exceeded all of our commitments for the year. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Just how badly are Construction Workers being ripped off in a town where a week’s pay often comes out of a plastic bag and the foundations of “Billionaire’s Row” are literally built on stolen wages? A new nationwide report from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) might help better gauge this more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Just after 6 p.m. on Wednesday (March 4th), a small cluster of Workers emerged from the front door of the Chipotle Restaurant on Sixth Avenue and West 21st Street and converged with a march of about 35 fellow Fast Food Workers and 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Organizers. “Keep your chips, keep your guac, serving more»

(QUEENS, NEW YORK) - As alarm over the novel coronavirus outbreak continues, beleaguered Union-represented Airport Workers rallied earlier this week in Richmond Hill for the Healthy Terminals Act (HTA). Introduced months ahead of the epidemic in May 2019, the HTA Legislation would give Airport Workers who are constantly on the frontlines during major more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Industry insiders are calling the tallest modular hotel in the world a “milestone” and a “game-changing symbol” - what they are not talking about is how the 26-story building rising 360 feet over Sixth Avenue in New York City, along with other similar developments around town, are shutting out American Workers on more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - More than 150 people rallied outside Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan offices on Monday (March 2nd), demanding Cuomo stop blocking a Bill that would allow Workers to put liens on the property of employers that are accused of wage theft. “The Governor ‘has once again failed to take action against wage more»

AFSCME Editor’s Note: Pictured above, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders introduces Labor Historian Elise Bryant as Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride (on the left) looks on. (Photo by Peter Levine/AFSCME) (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Elise Bryant, the Executive Director of the Labor Heritage more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Earlier this week, the New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2325, the Legal Services Staff Association/UAW Local 2320, and American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council (DC) 37 testified before the New York City more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Before Trade Unionists intervened on their behalf earlier this month, more than 40 Latino Construction Workers classified as “Independent Contractors” and who were routinely paid out of a plastic bag at worksites in Manhattan and Brooklyn, felt like they had nowhere to turn when their boss decided to withhold more than $89,000 more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Construction Unions have long argued their Apprenticeship System produces better-trained Workers than Non-Union shops provide, but now a New York Construction Union is fighting an open-shop group’s effort to replicate how Organized Labor trains its Members. The turf war is over the New York Chapter of the Associated Builders and more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Local 157 Carpenter Amanda Kay Johnson still remembers the day this past Fall when she realized the two long years she spent helping to plan the 2019 International Tradeswomen Training Exchange Delegation to Kerala, India had actually become a reality. “I remember ‘crying’ and just being like, ‘This is more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Union-represented Musicians who perform with Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY), a producer and presenter of music at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, are fighting for their first contract. Over the Summer, DCINY Orchestra Musicians voted to Unionize by an 89% "Union Yes" vote, but after three rounds of more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) – Housing Works Employees striving to Unionize with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWSDSU) have officially filed for a Federal Election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - and although it might have been just what the advocacy group’s CEO wanted all along, they are confident they will win. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - If enacted, “Just Cause” legislation newly introduced in the New York City Council could help further change the way Fast Food Workers and all other Low-Wage Earners live and work in this town. Already buoyed by a hard-fought victory to achieve a new Minimum Wage, Fair Work Week Regulations relating to scheduling and mandatory more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The longest ongoing Strike in America today is happening in the media capital of the world. I t involves the people who install and repair the cables that bring the news to many of the most influential people in America. But after three long years, the Spectrum Workers of New York City are beginning to feel as though everyone has more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) has reached a Tentative Contract Agreement with New York City that achieves the Union’s goals and addresses many of New York City school leaders’ pressing concerns. CSA Local 1/American Federation of School Administrators represents Principals, Assistant Principals, more»

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has included a proposal in his Executive Budget that requires employers to allow certain Workers to accrue paid sick days. We applaud this proposal and believe it is time for all Workers to be assured they will not lose their pay as a result of becoming sick and unable to work. This is important for all Workers, but more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - Trade Unionists advocating on behalf of a group of more than 40 Latino Construction Workers who were owed tens of thousands of dollars for work they did in Upper Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn have succeeded in helping to get most of those Workers paid - but the so-called model of “Open Shop” Development that allowed the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Writer-Producers at Vox Entertainment, the non-fiction production company affiliated with Vox Media, Incorporated, have ratified their first Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE). Vox Entertainment currently produces EXPLAINED on Netflix, NO PASSPORT REQUIRED WITH MARCUS SAMUELSSON on PBS and more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - A diverse group of Union and Non-Union Workers protesting more than $70,000 in alleged wage theft rallied outside the New York Construction Alliance’s HQ in Manhattan on Wednesday (February 5th) in an ongoing protest against New Line Structures’ business practices, as well as the recent deaths of two subcontractors on Long more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s workplace practices and Staff incentive programs are fueling food safety risks at some locations in New York, according to a report by a consumer group and Labor Union based on interviews with 47 current and former Employees. The restaurant chain’s pay bonus program creates a “highly more»

(BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) - The builders of new residential development going up in Downtown Brooklyn owe a group of more than 40 Latino Construction Workers in excess of $89,000 for three weeks of unpaid wages, according to Union Advocates fighting on their behalf. Members of the New York Community Alliance for Worker Justice visited the 260 Gold Street job more»

A couple of years ago, a Democrat seeking election to a public office knocked on the door of my home in the Buffalo Suburb of Lancaster. He greeted me with a smile, introduced himself and handed me a professionally-printed, full-color, glossy campaign flier that touted his background and accomplishments. But while I perused his flier, I could not find a more»

(ACROSS NEW YORK STATE) - The first Flu Season of 2020 has School Nurses on high alert as they care for weak and ill students, track cases and provide information to parents, School Staff and County Health Departments. Last week, there were 13,483 confirmed cases of flu in New York - up 22% from the prior week to according to the New York State Department more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The new decade is starting off bleak this month, for Building Service Workers in the heart of the Financial District who have either been fired outright or forced to reapply for previously good jobs suddenly recast as paltry minimum wage gigs with zero benefits. But they and their Union Brothers and Sisters at International Union of more»

CSEA Editor’s Note: Suzanne Needler, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Niagara County Local Recording Secretary and Niagara County Unit Vice President, discusses her involvement in taking the U.S. Census and how it’s become a family tradition: “It’s very important that everyone gets counted in the census because it more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Staff of Edible Schoolyard New York City has won voluntary recognition of its Union with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1180! The Edible Schoolyard Workers run programs in New York City schools that teach young kids about food justice and healthy eating through gardening and cooking fresh healthy food. The 18-person more»

(SEATTLE, WASHINGTON) - A recent national study ranked Washington No. 1 in its 2019 edition of its States With the Strongest Unions. The latest Federal Data on Union Membership shows why our state remains “Union Strong!” The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released its 2019 Union Membership Report and more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Low-wage Workers who help move multitudes in and out of New York and New Jersey Airports daily, but still can’t afford the prohibitively high cost of private health insurance, are hoping this is the year legislators on both sides of the Hudson confront tight-fisted employers. Earlier this week, hundreds of Workers at JFK more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Times are good for Garrett Camp. Even though Uber, the company he co-founded, has yet to turn a profit, he bought a Beverly Hills mansion for over $70 million last July, beating the previous home sales record in Los Angeles’s wealthiest neighborhood. But for thousands of Uber Drivers, things are not going so well. One of more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) – Legendary Actor Robert De Niro reserves his right to speak up, so that's exactly what he did in his Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards speech on Sunday night (January 19th). While accepting his Lifetime Achievement Award, De Niro voiced his support for his Union and called on voters to look for candidates who support Unions more»

The Gadsden (Alabama) Times Editor’s Note: Mickey Williams is president of United Steelworkers Local 12, which represents Union Employees at Gadsden’s Goodyear plant. I felt it important to write in response to the recent letter, “Unions Are Elephant In The Room,” that appeared in The Gadsden Times. While I will ignore the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – New York City Representative Gregory Meeks (Democrat-Queens) introduced a Bill last week to exempt debt relief for Taxi Drivers from Federal Taxes. The measure, co-sponsored by all of the city’s House Members - plus Long Island Republican Peter King, is a second front in the struggle to win relief for Yellow Cab Owner Drivers more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - This Spring, hundreds of striking Unionized Charter Spectrum Technicians will hit the three-year mark just as New York City Lawmakers consider 10 more years of Spectrum, a subsidiary of telecom giant Charter Communications, which got its current franchise agreements by acquiring Time Warner Cable in 2016. When Spectrum and other more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - Building Service Workers who had earned family sustaining wages and benefits helping to run 30 Wall Street are beginning the new year wondering what the heck just happened to their little piece of the American Dream after Colonnade Management introduced a new contractor and torpedoed their jobs. Workers, some with a decade or more on the more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - The last time Trade Unionists and Non-Union Workers teamed up in November to demand one of the largest construction management companies in the city cough up $70,000 in unpaid wages - the company coolly thumbed its nose at protesters and barred elected officials from entering its Seventh Avenue offices, but that wasn’t the end of it. more»

(NEW YORK CITY) - New York City’s Transit Workers on Thursday (January 9th) overwhelmingly approved a contract deal between their Union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), ending a bitter negotiation between the two sides that dragged on for more than six months. Roughly 15,300 of the 35,650 Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 more»