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Confronting Power with Power…
June 8, 2021
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New York, NY – The NewsGuild of New York and IBEW Local 3 are currenlty fighting a couple of very powerful corporations who view them
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Pride Month And The Call To Update Our Thinking
June 8, 2021
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New York, NY – I admit that my generation is different from today’s. No one really talked about sexuality or sexual preferences when I was
Workers’ Compensation Fraud: A Trap for the Unwary
May 28, 2021
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New York, NY – We’ve all seen the headline: “Worker Arrested for Comp Fraud.” But the story that goes unreported is that more often than
NYSNA, 1199 SEIU Push for ‘Medicare for All New Yorkers’
May 19, 2021
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NEW YORK, N.Y.—Will the COVID-19 pandemic be the impetus for New York State to enact a law to create a single-payer universal health-care system? The
Met Opera Workers Denounce Lockout, Pay-Cut and Outsourcing
May 14, 2021
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NEW YORK, N.Y.— “To be a good man? Sure, who wouldn’t want to be one?… But circumstances just aren’t so,” Herr Peachum sings in Kurt
We Still Need a Good Plan for Reopening Post-COVID
May 14, 2021
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New York, NY – Although COVID-19 infection rates are down, the pandemic’s impact goes far beyond statistics and hospitalizations. Nevertheless, the city is looking to
Under Pressure From Worker Advocates, Cuomo Signs NY HERO Act Into Law
May 6, 2021
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New York, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo finally signed the NY HERO Act into law on May 5, just weeks before the state is set
How Will the Show Go On in the Age of COVID?
May 3, 2021
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New York, NY – COVID forced the shutdown of Broadway theaters on March 12, 2020. They’ve been shuttered ever since. Now, however, the Broadway League,
Stagehands Challenge Metropolitan Opera’s Anti-Union Outsourcing; Rally Set for May 13
April 30, 2021
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New York, NY –There hasn’t been a live performance at the Metropolitan Opera House since March 12, of 2020 when the Met ordered all backstage
Some Gave All: Essential Workers Need More Than ‘Applause’ and ‘Hashtags’
April 29, 2021
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New York, NY – Labor leaders, workers, and elected officials gathered on Wednesday, April 28, across the street from Elmhurst Hospital in Queens — once the