Hilton Hotel Workers’ Strike Ends
Silver Krieger
December 31, 2024
At the end of September, Hilton hotel workers with the UNITE HERE Local 2 union in San Franciso began a strike. Now, they have approved
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We Share in the Entire Country’s Sadness at President Carter’s Death
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
December 30, 2024
Washington, DC — “We share in the entire country’s sadness at President Carter’s death. He was a man of incredible selflessness and decency, and he
Starbucks Baristas Take a Stand
Silver Krieger
December 26, 2024
The union Starbucks Workers United says that 98% of union baristas have voted to authorize a strike. In a press release, the union said that,
Bodycams in Walmart Now Used in Effort to Combat Crime
Silver Krieger
December 26, 2024
Theft is increasing in stores everywhere, from high-end fashion shops to drugstores such as Rite-Aid, which closed down some retail establishments in Manhattan after continued
Bringing Solar Energy to NYC Schools and Public Buildings
Sandy Nurse and Gary LaBarbera
December 24, 2024
This December, students, teachers, and union workers gathered at P.S.19/M315 in Manhattan to celebrate a huge win for our communities and our planet: a new
Our (In)visible Work: A New Book Outlines What Blacks Face in the Workplace
Silver Krieger
December 23, 2024
A new book, Our (In)visible Work, by Janelle E. Wells, Ph.D, and Doreen MacAulay, Ph.D., brings to readers’ attention the cesspool of discrimination and strife
NY Times Tech Guild Wins Tentative Three-Year Contract
Silver Krieger
December 23, 2024
Workers at the Times Tech Guild, represented by the NewsGuild of New York, have reached a tentative contract deal on a three-year contract, filled with
NYC Amazon Teamsters Vote to Authorize Strikes
Silver Krieger
December 23, 2024
Amazon has consistently refused, illegally, to recognize the union at two New York facilities – JFK8 and DBK4. The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, is
Teamsters Continue Their Fight Against Costco Greed
Silver Krieger
December 20, 2024
Costco is the third largest retailer in the world. Their profits are almost shocking: $6.3 billion in 2023, net. And yet it continues to short-change
Railroad Workers Ratify New Contracts
Silver Krieger
December 19, 2024
Big gains have taken place in Michigan as well as Indiana, where workers have ratified new contracts. They are employed at two railroads, and are
