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New York City’s longest and largest nurses strike may soon be ending as union members vote on tentative contract deals that could bring thousands of nurses back on the job within days. The New York State Nurses Association says nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian reached a late-night agreement with hospital officials on Tuesday. Members are now voting…

Harper Freeman at The Chief reports that workers at Breads Bakery’s in theiter flagship location in NYC Union Square in late December, told management they plan to unionize. Gadi Peleg, the owner of the Bakery, was first smiling at a video session but when told by staff that they intended to be part of U.   for just a…

President Donald Trump’s assault on the rule of law in Minnesota has prompted a call for a General Strike on Friday, January 23rd. Numerous Labor Unions, Human Rights Advocates, and other organizations support the planned Strike that would target the working day, school, and shopping. “We are not going to shop. We are not going to work. We are not going…

Brooklyn, NY – Build Up Justice NYC has agreed to voluntarily recognize the BUJ Staff Union. The staff of BUJ will be joining  the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys (ALAA)-United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2325 in early January (2026). Workers there aim to establish a wall-to-wall Union to secure sustainable workloads, dignified pay and benefits, and increased organizational transparency to ensure Staff well-being. In 2018, Staff sought Union Recognition, but the…

New York NY –  NYSNA Nurses continue to strike with management refusing to negotiate core issues. Nurses had hoped to make progress at the bargaining table and avert a strike, but management at Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Montefiore, and NewYork-Presbyterian would not negotiate contracts that improve safe staffing, fully fund health benefits for nurses and protect nurses from workplace violence.…

One day after a new Public Sector Bargaining Law took effect, Workers employed at the Denver Public Library, submitted union authorization cards. From a super-majority of eligible Staff to form Denver Public Library workers united (DPLWU)/Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7799. In November, Denver voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure expanding Union Rights to around 7,000 more Public Workers beginning…

St. Louis University Hospital – Signs sit on a table alongside swag from the National Nurses United/National Nurses Organizing Committee. On Tuesday, union members called for increased safety measures at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital. Union nurses say inadequate staffing at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital is a safety issue. About a dozen…

New York City – BCTC President Gary LaBarbera again has taken the lead to ensure NYC construction projects go union. BCTC President Gary LaBarbera and New York City Office of Talent and Workforce Development Executive Director Doug Lipari has announce $7 billion in City Capital Projects will be completed by the Unionized Construction Industry. This will ensure fair wages and…

Washington DC – Staff at The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch and The Newark (New Jersey) Advocate have joined The News Guild.. Under the name Dispatch News Guild – Reporters, Photo-Journalists, Videographers and Digital Producers across both publications are fighting for fair pay and the preservation of local journalism jobs. Members of both organizations have joined the CWA Local 1 News Guild. Both outlets share a newsroom and…

Woodside, Queens, – More than 200 Drivers employed at Amazon’s DBK1 Facility in Woodside, Queens have organized a Union with Teamsters Local 804. Workers marched on company management this to deliver the news and demand a union contract, becoming the latest to join nearly 10,000 Amazon workers across five states who have organized with the Teamsters. “Amazon already has some…