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URMC Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify Three-Year Ground-Breaking Contract Averting Second Longer Strike
Dec 29, 2023
Union workers at URMC joined a growing national movement of workplace strikes to demand living wages and quality comprehensive benefits to…
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URMC Workers To Vote On 3-Year Tentative Agreement Tomorrow, Postponing Second Strike Vote
Dec 26, 2023
Union workers at URMC joined a growing national movement of workplace strikes to demand living wages and quality comprehensive benefits to…
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BREAKING: URMC Workers Reach Tentative Agreement on Union Contract Following Historic 17-Hour Strike Last Week
Dec 21, 2023
Strike authorization vote set for tomorrow postponed, Union members will vote on agreement next week
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1199SEIU Endorses Solitary Confinement Ban, Policing Transparency Bills
Dec 18, 2023
NEW YORK: 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East today announced its support for key City Council bills, sponsored by the Public Advocate,…
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1199SEIU, nation’s largest healthcare union, calls for Gaza ceasefire
Dec 15, 2023
The Executive Council of 1199SEIU, the highest elected body of the union, releases the following statement:
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Union Patient Caregivers & Service Workers Return to Work Following Historic 17-Hour Strike Yesterday
Dec 14, 2023
More than 1,200 Union Workers walked at strike at the largest private sector employer in Upstate New York to demand a living wage and…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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10 Names to Watch in Organized Labor
Sep 4, 2018
In the Labor Power 50, we recognize top labor leaders who are key players in the world of New York politics and government. It’s also worth…
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Wage Theft: How Many Women of Color Are Left Out of Minimum Wage Hike
Aug 30, 2018
Although New York state has passed $15 minimum wage legislation, there are thousands of home health care workers, mostly immigrant women of…
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Beyond Mexico: How DHS rule changes may affect black immigrants
Aug 28, 2018
When Phiwa Nkosi gave birth to her son nine years ago, she was handed a packet of forms to fill out the day she was discharged from Bellevue…
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CARIBBEAT: Counting down to the costumes, music, food and fun of the 2018 New York Caribbean Carnival
Aug 12, 2018
Final preparation is underway for the colorful costume-packed, music-filled New York Caribbean Carnival.
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Balter for Congress Wins Support of Largest Health Care Workers Union
Aug 7, 2018
Dana Balter has secured her first union endorsement as she aims to unseat U.S. Rep. John Katko in the 24th Congressional District race.
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Stepping Up the Resistance
Aug 2, 2018
Last month, we learned that corporate tax receipts are near a 75-year low as a share of the overall economy and that the federal budget…
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