…workers are fed up as well. Right now, he says, there is “an unprecedented wave of solidarity.” Read the full story by NYCCLC News, published September 1, 2023, here: https://www.nycclc.org/news/2023-09/labor-day-message-nyc-clc-president-vincent-alvarez…
…environment not suited to such a pandemic, while inmates themselves often did not receive proper medical care to mitigate the problem. Now, Joseph Russo, president of the Assistant Deputy Wardens/Deputy…
…and UPS, and many more, workers are standing up and demanding their fair share. Read the full story by Wyatte Grantham-Philips for The Associated Press via The Chief-Leader, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/labor-days-organizing-roots-are-especially-strong-this-year,51042…
The Taxi and Limousine Commission has proposed new rules that would affect high-volume for-hire fleets in the city. The rules are meant to address climate change and accessibility. The plan…
…Cemex had fired union supporters, intimidated them, harassed them, and compared the company’s attempts to influence elections to “a tin-pot dictatorship.” Read the full story by Teamsters News, here: https://teamster.org/2023/08/teamsters-secure-victory-for-entire-labor-movement-in-landmark-nlrb-case/…
…former workers. The judges’ decision also denied the city’s request for a new trial. Read the full story by Duncan Freeman for The Chief-Leader, published August 28, 2023, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/federal-appeals-court-affirms-18-million-payout-to-fdny-ems,51006…
…those under 30. 88% view unions favorably. That same demographic sees unions as crucial to growing the middle class. Read the full story by AFL-CIO News, published August 29, 2023,…
An EMT in New York City was viciously stabbed multiple times in Mount Sinai Hospital West. The victim, Julia Fatum, was in the hospital emergency bay when the patient, Rudy…
…go to nearly 2,400 workers. The three entities also owe $417,000 in civil penalties. Read the full story by Duncan Lewis for The Chief-Leader, published August 23, 2023, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/city-workers-to-get-45-million-from-fair-workweek-settlement,50971…
…needed by workers as temperatures soar nationwide. 44 supplements have also been added to the master agreement. Read the full story by Teamsters News, published August 22, 2023, here: https://teamster.org/2023/08/teamsters-ratify-historic-ups-contract…
