AFL-CIO Hosts First-Ever Lobby Day Centered on Women’s Issues in the Workforce
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO The national AFL-CIO this week hosted the first-ever AFL-CIO lobby day exclusively centered on women’s issues in the workforce…
Unionized Editorial Workers at Law360 Halt Work for 24 Hours After Colleagues Were Laid Off in Violation of Labor Law
Unionized editorial workers, represented by The NewsGuild of New York at LexisNexis-owned Law360, walked off the job this week in a…
Employees Have a Right to Express Support for Black Lives Matter While they’re on the Job, According to a Historic Labor Board Decision
By Michael Z. Green | The Conversation A Home Depot store violated labor law when it disciplined Antonio Morales, the National Labor Relations Board…
Academic Student Workers at the New School Reach Tentative Agreement
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO After just three days on strike last week, teaching fellows, teaching assistants, course assistants, research assistants, and tutors at…
Take Action: Support Green Transit and Green Jobs in New York
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO On the front lines of climate change in the Bronx, labor unions and environmental advocates recently held a press…
New AFGE-TSA Contract Sees Historic Gains for Transportation Security Officers
Photo courtesy: AFl-CIO Thanks to the efforts of the members of AFGE TSA Council 100 and the national staff at AFGE, Transportation…
Empire Justice Center Wins Election to Join UAW Local 2325
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO Workers at the Empire Justice Center, who provide civil legal services to New Yorkers in need across the state,…
Barnes & Noble Workers at the Upper West Side Manhattan Store Vote Overwhelmingly to Join the RWDSU
Editorial credit: DW labs Incorporated / Shutterstock.com The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) this week announced that, by an overwhelming…
Community Organizations Rally Behind Striking Legal Services Workers
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO The unionized employees of Mobilization for Justice, Inc. (MFJ) are wrapping up the third week of their strike for…
Staten Island University Hospital Nurses Vote to Strike
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO On Wednesday, March 13, Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH)/ Northwell) nurses held a speak-out in front of their hospital…
WGA East Members at Spotify Studios and The Ringer Reach Tentative Agreements with Spotify
Editorial credit: Yalcin Sonat / Shutterstock.com Writers Guild of America East members at New York-based Spotify Studios (formerly Gimlet Media and Parcast)…
REI Workers from Across the Country March to REI HQ and Demand Management Bargain in Good Faith
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO On Thursday, REI workers from across the country who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) and…
Carbon Free and Healthy Schools Campaign Rallies at City Hall
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO The Carbon Free and Healthy Schools Campaign of Climate Jobs New York co-hosted a rally at City Hall with…
Academic Student Workers at the New School Are on Strike!
Editorial credit: Daniel J. Macy / Shutterstock.com After more than six months of bargaining their successor contract, teaching fellows, teaching assistants, course…
Emotion-Tracking AI on the Job: Workers Fear Being Watched – and Misunderstood
By Nazanin Andalibi | The Conversation Emotion artificial intelligence uses biological signals such as vocal tone, facial expressions and data from wearable devices as ……
More than 1200 Frontline Workers and Reverend Al Sharpton Rally With Faith and Union Leaders, Elected Officials at SUNY Downstate Hospital
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO A crowd of more than 1,200 doctors, nurses, hospital workers, and community members joined union members and elected officials…
NYU Contract Faculty Win Their Union, Form Largest Union of Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track, Private University Professors in the Country
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO Full time, non-tenure track faculty at New York University have voted by an overwhelming margin (553 to 72, or…
AFM Secures Tentative Agreement with AMPTP, Delivering Historic Wins for Musicians
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) has reached a tentative agreement with the…
Mobilization for Justice, Inc. Employees Declare Indefinite Strike
Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO The unionized employees of Mobilization for Justice, Inc. (MFJ) last Friday voted to reject MFJ management’s contract offer and…
Five Reasons Why Spring Is The Perfect Time To Sell
Originally published on equitysmartrealty.com Spring is many people’s favorite season of…