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…
…work for union companies that he operated, and not making required contributions called for in collective bargaining agreements. Read the full story by Richard Khavkine for The Chief-Leader, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/feds-arrest-mob-figures-accused-of-infiltrating-citys-garbage-demolition-industries,51406…
…142,000 recent arrivals has ballooned way past initial projections. Read the full story by Crystal Lewis, Duncan Freeman, and Richard Khavkine for The Chief-Leader, published November 16, 2023, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/city-spending-cuts-trim-cops-schools-sanitation-ems,51455 …
…workers walked off the jobs in what they deemed the “Red Cup Rebellion,” a protest of a national “Red Cup” promotional event where the company hands out free reusable cups,…
…York City and has sought to correct a decades-long inequity by passing a law to lower New York City class sizes, City Hall is undermining that work by reducing support…
…compensation for those who choose to have their images used in those ways. Read the full story by Carly Thomas for the Hollywood Reporter, published November 11, 2023, here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/justine-bateman-slams-sag-aftra-tentative-deal-ai-provisions-1235644976/…
…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/…
…speaker Mike Martinez, an Army veteran who transitioned through the program to join Carpenters Local 926. The event honored 23 other veterans who have participated in the program over the…
…Richard Davis, president of the TWU Local 100, said that repeat offenders are a big part of the problem, and that “Elected officials, judges, prosecutors, and mental health officials must…
…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…
