Category: Law and Politics
NYC Labor Unions Back $1 Billion Cut to NYPD Budget
New York, NY – The largest union representing property service workers in the United States in supporting the campaign to cut $1 Billion from the NYPD budget following a week
Know Your Benefits
Healthcare is an essential need for everyone. This is why union delegates take a strong position during contract negotiations. The same as physical health is important, mental health is equally
Local 338 Grocery Store Workers to Shoppers: Please Help Us Keep Everyone Safe
New York, NY – RWDSU/UFCW Local 338 is comprised almost entirely of essential workers, a great many of them helping to keep New Yorkers fed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite
911 Operators Continue to Fight for a Safe Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic
New York, NY – As New York City makes plans to ease restrictions revolving around social distancing and opening businesses, some unions are fighting to maintain social distancing at the
NYC Public Advocate: de Blasio and Cuomo Have Failed; Unions Have a Role In Filling the Void
Brooklyn, NY – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have both failed the people of New York and Organized Labor has a vital role in helping
Unrest Across America
Washington, DC – Peaceful protests by our neighbors exercising their first amendment rights across America are being interrupted by violence and unrest. In the middle of the challenges and turmoil,
Benefits Awarded to Families of Public Employees that Died of COVID-19
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that would provide additional benefits for the families of a public employees who died of COVID-19. The legislation, S.8427/A10528, would guarantee a
City’s Sanitation Workers Lock-in New 4-Year Deal
New York, NY – New York City sanitation workers have ratified a new four-year contract with the city by a near unanimous margin. On Friday, May 29, Sanitationmen’s Association President
Bronx Nurse Warns of ICUs Being ‘Overwhelmed’ Amidst Fears of COVID’s Second Wave
New York, NY – As states and municipalities around the nation move to reopen their economies, nurses working in the COVID-19 trenches here in New York City are warning that