…demand for higher wages, clearer paths to promotion, and better protections from extreme temperatures. Read the full story by Duncan Freeman for The Chief-Leader, published February 27, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/brooklyns-she-wolf-bakery-workers-win-union,51998…
…the wound. TWU Local 100 President Richard Davis called the incident attempted murder. Read the full story by Evan Simko-Bednarski for the Daily News, published February 29, 2024, here: https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/02/29/mta-train-conductor-slashed-in-neck-in-brooklyn-subway-stop-random-attack/…
…for further changes, the same ones Rahim had been attempting to change for years. Read the full story by Richard Khavkine for The Chief-Leader, published February 27, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/traffic-agents-union-has-a-new-president,51997…
Brooklyn, NY workers who are employees of the Nitehawk Cinema in Park Slope have announced their intention to unionize. 20 employees made the declaration at a managers’ meeting. Issues include…
…their target area will be the South. The impetus for the push comes from the huge wins in Detroit, when the union coordinated strikes and successfully negotiated for their demands…
…critical guardrails against the misuse of AI, gained meaningful wage increases and other important gains.” Read the full story by Cynthia Littleton for Variety, published February 23, 2024, here: https://variety.com/2024/music/news/american-federation-of-musicians-amptp-contract-tentative-deal-1235920912/…
On Feb. 20, MTA station agent Noreen Mallory was brutally assaulted at the 4/5 Wall Street subway stop in Manhattan. She suffered a broken eye socket when a man sleeping…
…of Michigan AFL-CIO praised the change, saying that it will create stronger unions and a stronger economy. Read the full story by Justin Kent for WILX 10, published here: https://www.wilx.com/2024/02/12/labor-unions-take-another-step-forward-right-to-work-law-repeal-starts-tuesday/…
…of the worst industrial disasters, along with the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and the West Fertilizer Plant explosion. The tragedy triggered multiple changes: among others, new laws that compensate victims,…
…burnout and attrition. Nurses have made it clear that not having adequate staffing puts patients at risk. Read the full story by Crystal Lewis for The Chief-Leader, published here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/nurses-deliver-strike-notice-to-northwell,51923…
