…gratitude because making Labor Day a national holiday was a very minor part of the struggle for workers’ rights. In the 1890s many workers worked 12 to 14 hours a…
…those under 30. 88% view unions favorably. That same demographic sees unions as crucial to growing the middle class. Read the full story by AFL-CIO News, published August 29, 2023,…
Donna McGuire, an Inwood assistant principal and active school administrators union member, recently won a national award as an elementary school educational leader. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)…
…needed by workers as temperatures soar nationwide. 44 supplements have also been added to the master agreement. Read the full story by Teamsters News, published August 22, 2023, here: https://teamster.org/2023/08/teamsters-ratify-historic-ups-contract…
…the public safety by ensuring the roadway projects would “utilize a highly trained and skilled workforce.” Read the full story at Governor Hochul News, published August 16, 2023, here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-legislation-ensuring-prevailing-wage-construction-workers-performing…
…to replace human writers is strongly opposed; 74% think studios should be prohibited from this practice. The support also runs across party lines, with 67% of voters of both parties…
…leading to the workers’ demands for the benefits a union will bring them. Read the full story by Writers Guild of America East News, published August 8, 2023, here: https://www.wgaeast.org/workers-at-story-syndicate-successfully-unionize/…
…Accenture, are being ordered to train their replacements, located in India and the Philipines. Read the full story by Press Associates for People’s World, published August 9, 2023, here: https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/google-subcontractor-fires-66-of-staff-for-unionizing/…
…four weeks of paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement for professional development, and more. Read the full story by Sarah Cascone for Artnet News, published August 9, 2023, here: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/guggenheim-ratifies-first-union-contract-2347221 …
…English and who did not grow up in New York City, I am proud that DCWP is committed to partnering with organizations to educate vulnerable workforces on their rights in…
