…front-of-house workers, and ratification bonuses are $3k for full-timers, and $500 for part-time staff, among other wins. Read the full story by Artforum News, published November 8, 2023, here: https://www.artforum.com/news/unionized-brooklyn-museum-staff-ratify-inaugural-contract-543220/…
…The event provided a forum for several construction union leaders and veterans-turned journeymen to share their stories about how the program provided a path back to a stable, meaningful career…
…them changes to employment terms without notice or bargaining, and giving union work to non-union and temporary staff and contractors. Read the full story by UAW News, published, here: https://uaw.org/brooklyn-museum-union-sets-november-8-strike-deadline/…
LaborPress has been documenting many of the shameful assaults on NYC transit workers over the years, and now comes the unwelcome news that the number of incidents has risen dramatically….
City lawmakers want to raise wages for non-union construction workers, as well as increasing home-building projects. The extremely low wages of such workers, some who make only $15/hr for back-breaking…
New York Assembly Member Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, following the lead of California Assembly Member Liz Ortega and Gov. Gavin Newsom, who just signed a similar bill Ortega introduced into law, has…
…the worst feeling you can imagine,” testified Nancy Hagans, president of National Nurses United. Read the full story by Crystal Lewis for The Chief-Leader, published October 31, 2023, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/nurses-push-for-national-safe-staffing-standards,51343…
…to spread fake news, among other destructive uses. Although at this point, the order only applies to the public sector, unions such as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA have long been…
…we’ve never organized before.” Next targets: non-organized car companies like Tesla, Toyota, and Honda. Read the full story by Jake Johnson for Common Dreams, published October 30, 2023, here: https://www.commondreams.org/news/uaw-labor-movement…
…the conversion of temporary workers to permanent after only a few months. Read the full story by Vanessa Yurkevich and Chris Isidore for CNN, published October 30, 2023, here: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/30/business/gm-uaw-tentative-agreement/index.html…
