Fertility and family building benefits can help labor groups mitigate risk
As infertility impacts 1 in 6 people worldwide, labor organizations that have rolled out high-quality family building benefits have some great news – this care may be addressing more than meets the eye. Here’s how infertility may be playing an extended role in the health and well-being of your members (and how these benefits can…
A Victory for Restaurant Delivery Workers
New York City is a working people’s city, and the Adams Administration is committed to advancing solutions to provide for some of our most vulnerable neighbors. All workers deserve to earn fair pay for their labor and the ability to support themselves and their families, but for too long, app-based restaurant delivery workers performed an…
ABA To Hold 23rd Annual Reception: Featuring Honoree Janella T. Hinds; Guest Speaker Hon. Kirsten Gillibrand
New York, NY – The Association of Benefit Administrators, Inc. (ABA), provides a forum for administrators and their professionals, consultants, and vendor partners to share concerns, potential strategies and solutions. The ABA does so through its periodic meetings during which subject matter experts present on various topics related to health and welfare and pension plan…
William M. Lynn, IUOE Local 30 and International VP: “We Work Together, We Fight Together, That Will Never Change.”
New York, NY – William M. Lynn is Business Manager & Financial Secretary, IUOE Local 30, International Vice-President, International Union of Operating Engineers. The union has been in existence for over 80 years, representing the best of New York and Connecticut’s engineers. The members work in the engineering rooms of such iconic buildings as the…
Senator Jessica Ramos: A Child Of Immigrants Works To Strengthen Labor Protections
Senator Jessica Ramos represents New York’s 13th District in the State Senate, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, as well as parts of Elmhurst, Rego Park and Forest Hills. She was born at Elmhurst Hospital to undocumented Colombian immigrants and grew up in Astoria in Queens, NY. Senator Ramos chairs…
TWU And Metro-North Railroad Reach Tentative Agreement
TWU Local 2001 and TWU Local 2055 have reached a tentative contract with Metro-North Railroad. The agreement covers about 600 train mechanics, inspectors, cleaners and cabinet makers. It is a retroactive agreement that includes a 9.5% wage increase, running from 9/11/19 to 10/30/23. TWU International President John Samuelsen said the deal was “economically favorable to…
Fed-up Starbucks workers across New York City walk out in “Red Cup Rebellion”
Nearly three years after the start of the Starbucks union campaign, frustrations are at a boiling point at unionized stores across the nation. For the second year in a row, workers walked off the jobs in what they deemed the “Red Cup Rebellion,” a protest of a national “Red Cup” promotional event where the company…
Fertility and menopause care take center stage at IFEBP: A recap with Progyny’s Stacey Hofert
Progyny had the opportunity to teach two classes at the IFEBP annual conference this year. The group’s annual benefits conference is an excellent venue for exploring where labor benefits are heading into the next year. I had the pleasure of attending and participating in the 2023 IFEBP conference in Boston this October, where I…
Being Self-Employed Doesn’t Mean You Have to Do Your Taxes Solo
For more than 20 years, DCWP has helped tens of thousands of New Yorkers get their full tax refund at no cost to them through our NYC Free Tax Prep program, filing over 1.5 million returns, and saving New Yorkers more than $229 million in potential filing fees. But as more of our neighbors pursue…
Leaving a Great Career & Planning a New Chapter in Life
It is with a mix of emotions that I announce my retirement as the President of our esteemed union effective December 31, 2023. After careful consideration and reflection, I have decided that it is time for me to pass on the torch and embark on a new chapter in my life. This decision was not…