NEW YORK, N.Y.—Building-service workers at two luxury buildings in Manhattan and five in New Jersey staged a one-day strike Apr. 16, charging that their employer, the Planned Companies building-services contractor,
New York, NY – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is causing havoc in the clean energy sector as job losses amounted to over 100,000 just in March and is expected to
New York, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), this week, introduced the COVID-19 Employment Authorization Document Extension Act to prolong and retroactively authorize the extension of work permits to
Compiled by the AFL-CIO on April 15, 2020 and will be periodically updated. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the United States, our sisters, brothers and friends in the labor movement are
New York, NY – Security officers tasked with safeguarding area homeless shelters during the coronavirus crisis say they don’t have the necessary items to protect themselves — and are too
NEW YORK, N.Y.—More than 1,350 people have signed a petition demanding that Uber “stop lying” to drivers and start giving the state Department of Labor the pay information necessary for
Two female McDonald’s employees announced they are joining a $500 million lawsuit against the company over claims of sexual harassment. Jamelia Fairley and Ashley Reddick both said they had to
Long Island, NY – In times of crisis, American companies are sometimes asked to step up and help. During World War II, auto companies began producing tanks and during natural
They are all terrified. Every nurse and doctor, housekeeper and transporter, engineer and pharmacist – every worker stepping into the hospital knows they are risking exposure to Covid-19…risking severe illness
New York, NY – Walmart associates are calling on the mega-company to start providing protective equipment and enforce social distancing in its 5,000 stores nationwide, after associates Philip Thomas and
