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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
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NYC Building Trades Tell Schumer: Get the PRO Act Passed!
May 4, 2021
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NEW YORK, N.Y.—Well over 100 people rallied in front of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer’s Manhattan offices on Saturday, May 1, part of a week
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
Teamsters Strike to Win Contract at City’s Biggest Fuel Company; Three Are Fired
April 28, 2021
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a statement we received from UMEC owner John Catsimatidis after the original article was published April
Toxic Culture at Work? Here are a Few Tips
April 27, 2021
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New York, NY – Certain workplace problems go unsaid because of who they affect. But there is no denying the corrosive influence of things like
Teamsters Rally in Queens After UPS Cans 10 – Including Pregnant Women
April 23, 2021
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New York, NY – Teamsters Local 804, the union that represents UPS workers in the Big Apple, rallied on Thursday morning, April 22, outside the
Despite Healthy Terminals Act, Contractors Deny Health Care to Airport Workers
April 22, 2021
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NEW YORK, N.Y.—More than 200 airport workers rallied at John F. Kennedy airport April 21, protesting their employers’ refusal to include mandated health-care coverage in
NY HERO Act Pending in the Assembly Needs Return Trip to Senate
April 15, 2021
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New York, NY – The HERO Act is heading back to the New York State Senate. The measure — aimed at establishing enforceable workplace
The Art Of Remaining ‘Union Strong’
April 14, 2021
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New York, NY – As a journalist, I have been taking note of the grumblings about of our unionized future. In fact, there is a
COVID-19 Pandemic Has Left Orphans, ATU President Says
April 14, 2021
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NEW YORK, N.Y.—Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, almost 5,000 of the Amalgamated Transit Union 200,000 members have been infected, more than 15,000 laid off, and