…projects. In New York prevailing wage laws have existed since the late 1900s, predating The Davis-Bacon Act, a federal law passed in 1931 that governs federal projects and provides regulations…
…range of duties necessary to the smooth running of a show, yet they are hourly employees. Read the full story by Actors’ Equity News, published September 29, 2023, here: https://www.actorsequity.org/news/PR/BroadwayPANLRBFiling/…
…Labor Committee. New rules would be laid down to limit contact time and hours. Read the full story by Richard Khavkine for The Chief-Leader, published September 27, 2023, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/city-workers-could-soon-get-explicit-right-to-disconnect,51182…
…by April 2025. Currently, the average hourly pay for some workers is only $7.09. Read the full story by Kimmy Yam for NBC News, published September 28, 2023, here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/uber-doordash-grubhub-lose-attempt-block-nyc-delivery-worker-wage-mand-rcna117934…
…healthcare strike in history, with over 75,000 walking off the job. Read the full story by Emily Alpert Reyes for the Los Angeles Times, published September 22, 2023, here: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-22/more-than-75000-kaiser-permanente-workers-plan-to-go-on-strike-in-october…
…for writing. “AI-generated material can’t be used to undermine a writer’s credit,” reads one line. Read the full story by Cynthia Littleton for Variety, published September 26, 2023, here: https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-new-contract-strike-ai-writers-room-staffs-residuals-1235736648/…
Sean O’Brien, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, after a fierce battle and the very real threat of a strike, scored a momentous new contract for the 340,000…
…agreement. Details of the deal have not yet been made public. Read the full story by Faris Tanyos and Jordan Freiman for CBS News, published September 25, 2023, here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wga-and-studios-reach-tentative-deal-to-end-writers-strike/…
NYC’s Largest Labor Benefits Event Teamster Center Services hosted the 29th Annual Health and Benefits Expo Sept. 15th at the Sheraton New York Times Square. The event brings together union…
…and disruption to education that a strike would have caused. Read the full story by William Diep and Amira McKee for the Columbia Spectator, published September 21, 2023, here: https://www.columbiaspectator.com/city-news/2023/09/21/citywide-school-bus-strike-averted-tentative-union-agreement-reached/…
