3 ways Employers Could Help Fight Vaccine Skepticism
By Rita Men, The Conversation Ending the pandemic depends on achieving…
These Laundromat Workers Were Fired After Forming a Union. Now They’re Fighting Back
Laundry Worker Center banner seen during a protest of Liox…
Meet Your Mayor: Find the Candidates Who Say They’ll Build the Future NYC You Want
NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer proposed Summer in…
Marijuana Amnesty: Immigrants, Here’s What You Need to Know Now
It’s a historic day in New York. On Wednesday, March…
Yes, All Immigrants Can Get the COVID-19 Vaccine—Even Those Who Are Undocumented
By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact Since the start of the pandemic,…
Excluded Workers Looking To State For Financial Relief
Participants of hunger strike, advocates and local politicians attend excluded…
These Laundromat Workers Were Fired After Forming a Union. Now They’re Fighting Back
Laundry Worker Center banner seen during a protest of Liox Cleaners in front of a lower east side location on March…
AFM Local 802: Hope is in the Air
The latest issue of Local 802’s magazine Allegro is a must-read for musicians and other union members. The lead story by…
Take the Pledge: Support the New Yorker Union!
The New Yorker Union, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, is nearing the end of its fight for a first…
CLC Hosts First Spotlight Series Event, Highlighting Women Leaders in the Labor Movement
On Wednesday, NYC CLC Secretary-Treasurer and UFT Vice President of Academic High Schools Janella T. Hinds moderated a discussion between women…
Thousands Participate in PRO Act National Day of Action
Yesterday, working people across our nation flooded the Senate phone lines with support for the PRO Act as part of the…
Actors’ Equity Association Thanks New York State for Its Expanded COBRA Subsidies
Actors’ Equity Association welcomed the good news that New York State’s new budget, announced this week, includes renewing its COBRA subsidy…
State Budget a Win for Organized Labor and Working People
In addition to the renewable energy job standards detailed above, the newly-passed state budget includes several other important victories on behalf…
Climate Jobs NY Update: NYS Adopts Historic Renewable Energy Job Standards
The budget deal passed in Albany this week represents a crucial step forward for promoting good, family-sustaining, community-supporting union jobs in…
Climate Jobs NY Update: Biden Administration Launches Offshore Wind
On Monday, President Biden announced numerous offshore wind initiatives that will jumpstart our green economic recovery. Chiefly, the Bureau of Ocean…
Teamsters 237 President: School Safety Agent Legislation Only Leaves Room for Disaster
“As public schools are now returning to in-person learning, the defects of the New York City Council’s legislation to transfer authority…
Local 3 Business Manager Pens Open Letter to Amazon Workers in Bessemer, Alabama
Local Union No. 3, IBEW Business Manager Erikson addressed an open letter to Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama. It was sent…
Rolling Stone: ‘It Rescued Our Entire Plan Overnight.’ How Joe Biden Will Help Rockers Retire
Local 802 was featured in a major Rolling Stone story this week about how the American Rescue Plan saved the musicians’…
NewsGuild NY Members Rally to Demand a Fair Contract from Condé Nast
You can’t eat prestige! On Saturday, NewsGuild of New York members from The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Ars Technica held a…
As Biden Unveils Infrastructure Package, Unions Urge Unprecedented Federal Investments, Structural Economic Changes
In Pittsburgh on Wednesday, President Biden announced a sweeping, roughly $2 trillion plan for improving the nation’s infrastructure and shifting to greener…
“I Want to Go Back Out in the World”: CWA Members Share Why They Are Getting Vaccinated
CWA member speaks during a protest of Liox Cleaners in front of a lower east side location on March 6, 2021…
Bargaining and Organizing Updates
Protester holds a sign reading “CWA strong” during a protest of Liox Cleaners in front of a lower east side location…
Workers’ Bill of Rights: A Comic Exploration
A new comic book developed by the North Carolina State AFL-CIO includes nine captivating and beautifully illustrated individual stories that demonstrate the need…
Florida CWAers Fight Republican Assault on Workers’ Rights
AFL-CIO labor union activists representing the Communications Workers of America (CWA), protests at Kendall Drive building location against AT&T being unfair.…
New Scorecard: Big Banks Fall Short on Diversity
The Committee for Better Banks, a group of bank workers who are organizing for better working conditions with CWA, released a…
Tell Your Senator Now: It’s Time for Fundamental Democracy Reform
To loosen the hold corporate money has on our country, we must build worker power, and to do that, we need…
3 ways Employers Could Help Fight Vaccine Skepticism
By Rita Men, The Conversation Ending the pandemic depends on achieving…
These Laundromat Workers Were Fired After Forming a Union. Now They’re Fighting Back
Laundry Worker Center banner seen during a protest of Liox…
Meet Your Mayor: Find the Candidates Who Say They’ll Build the Future NYC You Want
NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer proposed Summer in…
