Amazon Labor Union Rallies Ahead of Staten Island Vote
Ralph Palladino
March 24, 2022
New York, NY – Staten Island, like the rest of NYC, is a union town — and if the independent Amazon Labor Union [ALU] has its
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NY Nursing Homes in Crisis: AG, 1199 Say Hochul Needs to ‘Lift the Pause’ on Safety Standards
Steve Wishnia
March 24, 2022
NEW YORK, N.Y.—State Attorney General Letitia James joined 1199SEIU March 21 to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to stop delaying the state’s new minimum staffing standards
Upcoming Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Commemoration Highlights Parallels Between Deadly Blaze and Covid Fatalities
Bob Hennelly
March 23, 2022
New York, NY– For the third year in a row, due to the COVID pandemic, a coalition of unions and labor advocacy groups will hold
Tired of being ‘Invisible,’ New York Home Care Workers Call on Hochul to Back $22.50 Pay Raise
Steve Wishnia
March 23, 2022
NEW YORK, N.Y.— More than 200 home health-care workers, overwhelmingly women, packed a second-floor room at 1199SEIU‘s Seventh Avenue headquarters March 22, for a rally
Listen: Acting FDNY Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh Talks Gender Pay Gap – Plus More!
Bob Hennelly
March 22, 2022
New York, NY – Stuck Nation Radio continues to celebrate Women’s History Month on WBAI with conversations with women who are making a difference and helping
Grisly Attack on Broadway Vocal Coach Highlights Violence on New York City Streets
Ben Kimmel
March 21, 2022
New York, NY – Last week’s news from the city streets demonstrate violence is neither limited nor specific to gender, ethnicity or housing status. This
14 Unions Back ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Legislation Stalled in State Legislature
Steve Wishnia
March 18, 2022
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Fourteen labor unions have signed a letter urging state leaders to enact a bill that would prohibit landlords from evicting tenants without a
Excluded Essential Workers to Governor Hochul: ‘The Rainy Day is Now!’
Neal Tepel
March 17, 2022
New York, NY – The state is reportedly about to buy billionaire gas & oil oligarch Terry Pegula a brand new sports stadium in Buffalo
LP Video: Equal Pay Day 2022 at City Hall
Bob Hennelly
March 16, 2022
New York, NY – Pay parity advocates marked Equal Pay Day at City Hall on March 15. In this video, Council Member Gale Brewer talks
The Gender Pay Gap: New York City’s Enduring Shame
Bob Hennelly
March 16, 2022
New York, NY – Scores of labor activists stood on the steps of City Hall March 15 for New York’s Equal Pay Day, the annual
