New York, NY – You’re wrong. That’s the message thousands of trade unionists marching up 6th Avenue on Tuesday brought to Related Cos. head honcho Stephen Ross’ doorstep at 10 Columbus Circle.
Building Trades, Features, Law and Politics, New York
‘I’m Here To Fight For My Family’: Trade Unionists Mark #CountMeIn’s 1-Year Anniversary
NEW YORK, N.Y.—“You know why the Indian rain dance works?” CountMeIn organizer Bernard Callegari asked the crowd at 50th Street and Sixth Avenue. “Because they don’t stop dancing until it rains.”
Building Trades, Features, Law and Politics, New York, Retail
Two Unions Oppose Curbs On NYC Commercial Rents
NEW YORK, N.Y.—With the City Council holding its first hearing in nine years on legislation to restrain rent increases on small businesses, two of the city’s main labor unions have quietly come out against the measure, the Small Business Jobs Survival Act.
Features, Finance, Law and Politics, Municipal Government, New York
NYC Comptroller: MTA Should Lower Fares within NYC
NEW YORK, NY- – New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer called on the MTA to lower the fare for using the LIRR and Metro-North within the five boroughs to the cost of a MetroCard swipe.
Building Trades, Features, Law and Politics, New York, Retail
IBEW Local 3 Official Blasts Charter’s Stock Buybacks; Vows To Keep Fighting Attacks On Pension, Medical Plans
New York, NY – Unhappy customers, lawsuits, notices of default, orders to get out of the state — telecommunications giant Charter/Spectrum could have avoided it all, according to IBEW Local 3 Assistant Business Manger Lance Van Arsdale, if only the corporation would have invested in its workforce and infrastructure instead of blowing billions of dollars…
Building Trades, Features, headline, Law and Politics, Municipal Government, New York
FDR’s ‘2nd Bill of Rights’ Invoked In Support Of #CountMeIn
New York, NY – A year of taking to the streets and protesting unchecked corporate greed in NYC’s Real Estate Industry has sparked renewed interest in a call President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made almost 75 years ago.
Education, Features, Law and Politics, Municipal Government, New York
UFT & DOE Agree to Procedures Simplifying Disputes
Reproduced: uft.org It worked well to reduce paperwork. So the UFT and the Department of Education agreed in the proposed contract to expand the process to resolve other school-based disputes. The contract announced on Oct. 11 creates a new way for school chapter leaders and their chapters to fight for improvements in professional development, curriculum…
Entertainment, Finance, Labor News Briefs, Law and Politics, New York
Ebony Magazine Stiffs Writers for $30G
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Ebony Media Organization and its parent Clear View Group have failed to pay $30,000 they owe 14 freelance writers, the National Writers Union said Oct. 16. The Chicago-based magazine made the first two payments it agreed to in a February out-of-court settlement with the union to cover what it owed 44 writers for…
Building Trades, Features, Law and Politics, New York
#CountMeIn Ally: Vote ‘Yes’ To Help Get REBNY Money Out Of NYC Politics
New York, NY – This past week, New City Council Speaker Corey Johnson strongly threw his support behind the Building Trades’ #CountMeIn campaign against so-called “open shop” development — but how much help can union hardhats truly expect to get given the predominance of Real Estate Industry money in New York City politics?
Building Trades, Features, Law and Politics, New York
Local 46, NY Laborers Ally With Community Calling For ‘Two Bridges’ ULURP
New York, NY – Local 46 of the Metallic Lathers and Ironworkers and the NYS Laborers have joined with LES residents in demanding City Planning pump the breaks on a massive new plan to erect four residential towers on the waterfront between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges.
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