New York, NY – For the first time in years, lawmakers, law enforcement, unions and all five district attorneys are in agreement on one thing: transit workers should not have
New York, NY – TWU Local 100 got a new five-year contract for workers at Liberty Lines Transit in Westchester County on Feb. 28. The contract covers more than 600
NEW YORK, N.Y.—More than 150 people protested the imminent closing of Chinatown’s only unionized restaurant on March 2, outside the offices of the landlord who’s canceling its lease. The Jing
New York, NY – If you’re lucky, a positive case of coronavirus might only mean flu-like symptoms, some bed rest and two weeks of quarantine. For 10-year FDNY-EMS paramedic Christell
Do you want to know the difference between a Democratic Socialist and a modern-day Republican, Trump lover and Libertarian? Just look at what Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has been doing in
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Once again, building-trades workers wielding “Stop Wage Theft” signs protested outside Brookfield Properties’ Battery Park City offices Feb. 24, loudly demanding that the developer stop using “bad actors”
Editor’s Note: Melissa Tirado is Local 1549, DC37, AFSCME, Hospital Executive Vice Chair and Shop Steward at North Central Bronx Hospital New York, NY – Public hospital clericals like me
New York, NY – As Comptroller Scott Stringer continues to increase the number of unions supporting his candidacy for mayor, the Organization of Staff Analysts (OSA) has now added to Stringer’s growing
In the devastation of 2020, the phrase “essential worker” went from a low-profile term for people who had to work even when the government was closed for snow, to a
New York, NY – Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has voluntarily recognized his staff’s new union — the Organized Advocates Staff Union (OASU). The group is part of the larger Campaign Workers Guild
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