…size discrimination impacts workers’ job opportunities, as well as their earning potential and career advancement opportunities,” he said in a statement. “Workers come in all shapes and sizes and that…
…Pepsi Cola, the other a person very close to Vitta who he called “Uncle” Jim, who was a Pepsi distributor and owned a route in Bushwick, Brooklyn. At the age…
…keep their families healthy and are able to enjoy a dignified retirement. As an International Vice President I am able to represent Local 30 members and also take place in…
…a trading card retailer owned by eBay had voted to unionize. In response, city Comptroller Brad Lander and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli sent a joint letter to eBay’s board, urging…
TWU Local 2001 and TWU Local 2055 have reached a tentative contract with Metro-North Railroad. The agreement covers about 600 train mechanics, inspectors, cleaners and cabinet makers. It is a…
Tien alleged members of the Gambino crime family, along with their associates, were arrested, charged with trying to gain access to the city’s garbage carting and demolition industries. They were…
…officials are calling “unprecedented” deficits. They are calling for 5% across-the-board cuts from every municipal department. Although no layoffs are planned, union heads are outraged; and Patrick Henry, president of…
Well-known actress, writer and filmmaker Justine Bateman, who served as a union advisor on AI, is fuming about the recent tentative contract reached between SAG-AFTRA and studios and streaming companies….
…front-of-house workers, and ratification bonuses are $3k for full-timers, and $500 for part-time staff, among other wins. Read the full story by Artforum News, published November 8, 2023, here: https://www.artforum.com/news/unionized-brooklyn-museum-staff-ratify-inaugural-contract-543220/…
…and dangerous work, are pushing these laborers out of NYC, as they can no longer afford to live there, with some staying in shelters while building “affordable” housing. Now, lawmakers…
