NYC Council Staff union ratifies milestone contract
Max Parrott
April 16, 2024
The first new municipal union in New York in over 50 years just became the first legislative union in the city to ever ink a
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UNITE HERE President D. Taylor hands reins to next generation of labor leaders
Max Parrott
April 12, 2024
Labor leader D. Taylor stepped down from his post as president of UNITE HERE at the beginning of April. His 40-year career in organized labor
IBEW Local 25’s apprenticeship drives interest in electrical trades on Long Island
Max Parrott
April 2, 2024
On Long Island, interest in union electrical trades is surging, increasingly with high schoolers interested in union training. For the incoming class of apprentices, the
Building Trades Council signs labor agreement for South Brooklyn offshore wind hub
Max Parrott
April 1, 2024
The Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York signed the first-ever project labor agreement for an offshore wind project with the developer in
Carpenters union showcases its best and brightest at Golden Hammer awards
Max Parrott
March 28, 2024
The New York City District Council of Carpenters’ (NYCDCC) Golden Hammer Awards has grown beyond a morale booster to its graduating apprentices to being a
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire memorial connects labor’s past to present
Max Parrott
March 26, 2024
Several months after advocates unveiled a permanent memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the annual ceremony marking the date of one of the nation’s
SUNY Downstate Hospital doctors, professors warn about plan to dismantle facility
Max Parrott
March 20, 2024
SUNY’s faculty and staff union bolstered the fight against a plan to reduce or potentially close and transfer services at the existing SUNY Downstate’s University
How Amalgamated Bank uses shareholder power to defend the right to unionize
Max Parrott
March 19, 2024
Though the recent wave of unionization has spurred investors to call on Starbucks and Amazon to respect workers’ rights, these attitudes have not always been
The union gave her a shot at electrical work; NEW taught her to be an advocate
Max Parrott
March 14, 2024
You often hear that workers find themselves in the construction trades because of a love of making things or working with one’s hands. For Racquel
REI union unveils list of demands
Max Parrott
March 8, 2024
Four months after REI workers filed a nationwide complaint that the outdoors retailer had refused to bargain in good faith at its nine unionized stores,
