7,000 Nurses On Strike
Silver Krieger
January 9, 2023
7,000 nurses are on strike, as negotiations failed with Mount Sinai on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and at three Montefiore Medical locations in the Bronx.
Category: Labor News Briefs
Why Unions Are Losing the Amazon Fight
Silver Krieger
December 30, 2022
The Wall Street Journal has reported on why efforts by unions to organize Amazon workers has stalled. The Journal interviewed Amazon workers and analysts, and
Reuters and NewsGuild Reach Tentative Agreement
Silver Krieger
December 30, 2022
Thomson Reuters Corp. and Communications Workers of America’s NewsGuild, which represents Reuters’ journalists and photographers, have reached a tentative agreement, after having no agreement for
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Shows 5,190 Workers Died On the Job in 2021
Silver Krieger
December 22, 2022
On December 16, 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released data showing that 5,190 workers died in 2021 as a result of job-related incidents.
Toys for Tots: Local 46 Metallic Lathers & Reinforcing Ironworkers Bring Joy to Children In the Holiday Season
Silver Krieger
December 21, 2022
By Silver Krieger New York, NY — On Friday, December 16, members of Local 46 Metallic Lathers & Reinforcing Ironworkers came together for what has
Retirees say No to Collusion Attacking Their Healthcare
Neal Tepel LaborPress Publisher
December 20, 2022
What: Rally and March When: Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 at 3:30pm Where: Rally at UFT Headquarters, 52 Broadway then march to DC37/MLC Headquarters at
NYC Uber Drivers Strike
Silver Krieger
December 20, 2022
NYC Uber drivers held a 24-hour strike that lasted until midnight Monday, Dec. 19. The drivers were protesting a blocked pay increase. The Taxi and
Minnesota Nurses Association Wins New Contract
Silver Krieger
December 19, 2022
The Minnesota Nurses Association, which represents 15,000 nurses, just won new contracts. A prior overwhelming strike authorization vote had driven Twin-Cities-area and Duluth hospitals to
Starbucks Workers in NYC End Strike
Silver Krieger
December 19, 2022
After a seven-week strike, Starbucks workers at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Manhattan returned to work. They had secured an agreement that requires Starbucks to
“SOS”: Save Our Supermarket Campaign Fights to Save Neighborhood Store
Silver Krieger
December 19, 2022
New York, NY – On Tuesday, December 13, a rally and press conference was held in front ofthe Morton Williams supermarket at La Guardia Place
