…our members to exercise discretion. LP: How is the union communicating with its members during this time? JC: Thankfully, it’s 2020 and most if not all our members have access…
New York, NY – Two organizations, Jobs with Justice and UnionBase, have come together during the coronavirus pandemic to offer a new website, WorkersMemorialWall.org, where people can post pictures of…
…for their participation in the violent clearing of peaceful protesters in Washington DC. The event was staged for a President Trump photo-op. On the evening of Monday, June 1, 2020….
…both public safety and health, according to Palladino. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a mayoral candidate for 2021 and former NYPD cop, has went even further by suggesting that commanding…
New York, NY – With deaths and sickness continuing across the industry, food supply chain workers call for safety measures to address Covid-19. On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Teamster food supply chain…
…hasn’t been paid out to these people who are struggling to make ends meet and feed their families, but we have money to pump into the Police Department?” Tolliver said….
…received 150,000 to 200,000 calls daily, according to a Local 1549 Spring/Summer 2020 newsletter. Similar to the 911 operators, their 311 counterparts still had to travel to work, according to…
…includes a 2.25 percent wage increase retroactive to January 20, 2019, a 2.5 percent increase retroactive to January 20, 2020, and a three percent wage hike effective January 20, 2021….
…times worst than us.” Brody believes a better response from the Trump Administration and a stronger OSHA should have protected the workers and is what we need right now. She…
Now is the time for all working people and retirees in New York State to focus on the budget. The economic security of retirees and their families depend on a…
