Academic Student Workers at the New School Reach Tentative Agreement
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO After just three days on strike last week, teaching fellows, teaching assistants, course assistants, research assistants, and tutors at…
Take Action: Support Green Transit and Green Jobs in New York
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO On the front lines of climate change in the Bronx, labor unions and environmental advocates recently held a press…
New AFGE-TSA Contract Sees Historic Gains for Transportation Security Officers
Photo courtesy: AFl-CIO Thanks to the efforts of the members of AFGE TSA Council 100 and the national staff at AFGE, Transportation…
Empire Justice Center Wins Election to Join UAW Local 2325
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO Workers at the Empire Justice Center, who provide civil legal services to New Yorkers in need across the state,…
Barnes & Noble Workers at the Upper West Side Manhattan Store Vote Overwhelmingly to Join the RWDSU
Editorial credit: DW labs Incorporated / Shutterstock.com The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) this week announced that, by an overwhelming…
Community Organizations Rally Behind Striking Legal Services Workers
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO The unionized employees of Mobilization for Justice, Inc. (MFJ) are wrapping up the third week of their strike for…
Staten Island University Hospital Nurses Vote to Strike
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO On Wednesday, March 13, Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH)/ Northwell) nurses held a speak-out in front of their hospital…
WGA East Members at Spotify Studios and The Ringer Reach Tentative Agreements with Spotify
Editorial credit: Yalcin Sonat / Shutterstock.com Writers Guild of America East members at New York-based Spotify Studios (formerly Gimlet Media and Parcast)…
REI Workers from Across the Country March to REI HQ and Demand Management Bargain in Good Faith
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO On Thursday, REI workers from across the country who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) and…
Carbon Free and Healthy Schools Campaign Rallies at City Hall
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO The Carbon Free and Healthy Schools Campaign of Climate Jobs New York co-hosted a rally at City Hall with…
Academic Student Workers at the New School Are on Strike!
Editorial credit: Daniel J. Macy / Shutterstock.com After more than six months of bargaining their successor contract, teaching fellows, teaching assistants, course…
More than 1200 Frontline Workers and Reverend Al Sharpton Rally With Faith and Union Leaders, Elected Officials at SUNY Downstate Hospital
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO A crowd of more than 1,200 doctors, nurses, hospital workers, and community members joined union members and elected officials…
NYU Contract Faculty Win Their Union, Form Largest Union of Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track, Private University Professors in the Country
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO Full time, non-tenure track faculty at New York University have voted by an overwhelming margin (553 to 72, or…
AFM Secures Tentative Agreement with AMPTP, Delivering Historic Wins for Musicians
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) has reached a tentative agreement with the…
Mobilization for Justice, Inc. Employees Declare Indefinite Strike
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO The unionized employees of Mobilization for Justice, Inc. (MFJ) last Friday voted to reject MFJ management’s contract offer and…
Workers United and Starbucks Agree on Path Forward
Editorial credit: Artography / Shutterstock.com Workers United and Starbucks this week announced this week that they have agreed to begin discussions on…
Take Action: Tell the White House to Stop the Raid on Postal Workers’ Pensions
Editorial credit: Samantha Gatesman / Shutterstock.comFor more than 52 years, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers have unfairly had their retirement funds…
Barnes & Noble Workers at the UWS Manhattan Store File for Union Election with RWDSU
Editorial credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Barnes & Noble workers at the West 82nd Street Store in New York City this week…
Starbucks Workers in NYC Metro Area Join Largest Single-Day Union Filing
Editorial credit: Nixx Photography / Shutterstock.com Starbucks workers in Park Slope, Westbury and Garden City filed petitions with the National Labor Relations…
Can Sleep Divorce Save Your Marriage? Exploring the Benefits of Separate Sleeping Arrangements
Recently, the concept of “sleep divorce” has gained attention as…