Category: New York

The Airbnb Battle with Unite Here Continues

NEW YORK, NY – While Unite Here battles Airbnb Inc. in New York City and other major municipalities throughout the country, United Auto Workers has organized cafeteria workers at  Airbnb facilities.  Bon Appétit contracts food services

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NYC Graduation Rates Improving

In 2017, New York City has seen the highest four-year high school graduation rate on record, with 74.3 percent of children achieving a diploma. In addition the city had the

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Support Affordable Housing in NYC

At several community meetings, I stood up and spoke out against luxury towers that the city’s Economic Development Corporation pitched as part of Inwood’s rezoning. The buildings would loom large

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RWDSU Endorses Peralta for State Senate

New York, NY – President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) has announced the union’s endorsement of State Senator Jose Peralta in his bid for another term. 


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Your Union: Making the Met Happen

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles looking at the unionized workforce producing some of the greatest theatrical productions in the world.  The world famous Metropolitan Opera

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‘Hangmen’ Is a Suspenseful and Dark Comedy

Hangmen is a wonderful work by playwright Martin McDonagh, who also directed and wrote the screenplay for the Golden Globe award-winning movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri. Directed by Matthew

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Managing healthcare costs for 2018

As we begin a new year, multiemployer plans will need to renew their efforts for managing the benefits they offer members based on their healthcare budgets. In doing so, trustees

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