American Rescue Plan Protecting Union Pensions
New York, NY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer has announced that New York Teamsters will receive a pension-fix payout from the American Rescue Plan — at over $960 million for more than 33,000 union beneficiaries and their families across New York. “Teamsters and their families who rely on these plans could have lost…
Musicians Win Union Contract for “Fiddler On The Roof In Yiddish”
New York, NY — The press has raved about the show “Fiddler On The Roof In Yiddish”. “Strikes a deep emotional chord,” wrote the New York Times. “Wonderfully Vibrant…A Mitzvah,” from TimeOut. “No other Fiddler moved me as much as this one,” said the New York Post. “Audiences are hailing it as the most powerful…
Willets Point: The Future Of New York City
For the first time in 40 years, a fully affordable apartment complex will be 100 percent union built on Willets Point, announced Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The housing complex is a part of a larger development project that also includes the city’s first major soccer…
New Research Shows Pay Disparity Between Union and Non-Union Workers
n a study published by Cornell University’s Industrial and Labor Relations Review, data showed a wide discrepancy between the lifetime earnings of union members and non-union workers. On average union members made up to $1.3 million more. Those belonging to unions made about $3.4 million from ages 20 to 64, whereas non-union workers made about…
Organizing Museum Workers
Baltimore, MD – Walters Workers United is seeking to organize employees of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. The group has affiliated with AFSCME Council 67. Despite the majority of museum workers supporting a union, Walters’ leadership refused to agree to a union election. Over the past 16 months, museum leadership and the board have…
Call on Congress to Fully Fund 9/11 Health Care
There are currently 117,000 9/11 first responders and survivors enrolled in the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program – most of them union members. The program offers free health care for chronic health conditions resulting from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including cancer, respiratory and aerodigestive illnesses, acute traumatic injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, and mental health…
Chips Act: An Investment In The Future, Working Men And Women
The New York State Laborers’ Union LECET commends the Biden administration for signing the CHIPS Act to boost domestic supply chains, combat the underinvestment in our country’s manufacturing and research and development capabilities, and bolster our technology infrastructure – all while making a strong investment in working men and women. The inclusion of prevailing wage…
1199SEIU Hospital Workers Picket Columbia University
On Tuesday, July 19, 2022 hundreds of SEIU 1199 members, legislators, and the local community formed a picket line of several hundred in front of Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) to demand a fair contract from Columbia for medical staff. Joining the demonstrators included Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, NYC Councilmember Carmen De La…
Stuck Nation Radio: Changing The World Where We Live
New York, NY – On this edition of Stuck Nation Radio we’re talking about New York City Parks and ongoing efforts to properly fund them. We’re also delving into the power low-income people actually have at the polls, as well as how the community can protect itself from yet another gas powered power plant being…
Anti-Abortion Republican Rep. Chris Smith Retains AFL-CIO Backing
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in Insider NJ New Jersey – On paper, several weeks out from Labor Day, it appears that despite the great national tumult over the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe vs. Wade decision, longtime Republican Right-to Life leader Congressman Chris Smith, is likely to survive the earnest challenge from…