Ending Virtual-School Oppression: Black Students are Disproportionately Punished for Harmless Behavior at Home During Zoom Classes
By SPLC Isaiah Elliott was suspended from seventh grade for holding…
How Labor Activist Ai-jen Poo is Fighting for Domestic Workers Impacted by COVID-19
By Emma Specter, Vogue It’s been a long and often painful…
New York’s Schools are Still the Most Segregated in the Nation: Report
By Jessica Gould, Gothamist UCLA’s Civil Rights Project made headlines back…
Addressing Concerns on COVID-19 Youth Vax
By Linda Nwoke, Special to WWT Did you know that recent…
Mayoral Elections 2021 Endorsements
NYC Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley receives endorsement from Congressman Hakeem…
US Super-Rich ‘Pay Almost no Income tax’
Tesla CEO and space X founder Elon Musk. – Washington…
Happy Anniversary to the Alliance of Retired Americans
This month the Alliance for Retired Americans is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Over the years, Alliance members have blocked efforts to…
AFM Local 802 Celebrates 802 PRIDE and Music for the Soul
Just in time for the kickoff of Pride Month, Local 802 musicians are celebrating 802 PRIDE, the union’s new LGBTQIA+ committee, a…
Digital Producers at Gannett Unionize with The NewsGuild of New York
Digital producers on Gannett’s Atlantic Digital Optimization Team (DOT) have formed a union with the NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local…
#GreenHealthySchools Report and Plan for Solar Energy and HVAC Systems at City’s Public Schools
The Climate Works For All coalition of unions, community-based groups, and environmental justice activists have released a new report, “Creating Green, Healthy…
Save the Date: 2021 Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit
The 2021 Climate Jobs and Just Transition Summit will bring together newly established state Climate Jobs coalitions, labor leaders, union climate…
PSC-CUNY Rallies to #FreeTheFunds
Members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY), students and supporters gathered on Wednesday both at the gates of Brooklyn College and…
Laborers Rally to End Body Shop Exploitation
On Wednesday, members of Laborers Local 79 gathered with supporters and elected officials for a rally at 28th Street and 11th…
SAG-AFTRA Files Charges with NLRB Against New York Public Radio
This week, SAG-AFTRA filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against New York Public Radio, owner…
Brooklyn Museum Employees Take Steps Toward a Union
Employees at yet another of New York City’s major museums have taken steps to form a union. This time the organizing…
TWU Scores Big Win for Worker, Rider Safety As Mayor Announces 250 More Cops for Subway
A female police officer boards an E train subway car. – New York City, USA – November 16, 2017 (Shutterstock) Following is…
Local 802 Launches “Music Heals” Series at City Vaccination Centers
Local 802 and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment have launched “Music Heals,” a new program of paid union…
Climate Jobs NY Update: Biden Administration Approves First U.S. Large-Scale Offshore Wind Project
The Department of Interior’s approval of the Vineyard Wind Project, the first large-scale offshore wind project in the U.S., puts into…
“We Are the Met”: Opera Unions Rally Against Union Busting
Hundreds of union members and supporters rallied yesterday in front of Lincoln Center Plaza to reject the union busting tactics of…
Barbara Bowen, Outgoing President of Professional Staff Congress, Named NYSUT Higher Education Member of the Year
Barbara Bowen, a fierce advocate for workers, students and progressive causes, is returning to teaching after more than two decades as…
One Step Closer to the Return of Broadway, and Union Jobs
Actors’ Equity Association this week celebrated the announcement that Broadway tickets have gone on sale for the fall. “We are one step…
AFM Local 802 Highlights “Slow but Steady Opening”
The slow but steady opening of NYC is the cover story of this month’s Allegro magazine, and audiences have a lot to…
Clean Transit for America Plan
Following the lead set by the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Sherrod Brown of…
HERO Act Signed Into Law
Governor Cuomo this week signed the NY HERO Act, giving an array of essential workers in New York new on-the-job protections.…
NYC’s Top Mayoral Candidates Make their Case to the Labor Movement
On Wednesday and Thursday nights, eight of New York’s leading Mayoral candidates participated in a virtual “Conversation with the Candidates” to…
Tell the Senate: Pass the PRO Act!
Our outdated labor laws are no longer strong enough to protect us in the workplace. High-profile corporations openly union-bust without facing…
Ending Virtual-School Oppression: Black Students are Disproportionately Punished for Harmless Behavior at Home During Zoom Classes
By SPLC Isaiah Elliott was suspended from seventh grade for holding…
