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Outgoing employees at Make the Road New York are saying the layoffs – which come just two months after a new contract was signed – are anti-union, and will only diminish resources for New York and Queens’ immigrant communities during a time when they are most needed.

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The following is a statement of support for @voxmediaunion.bsky.social WGAE members at SB Nation and Vox Media from MLBPA, MLSPA, NFLPA, NHLPA, NWSLPA, PHPA, USLPA, & WNBAPA.

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Our members at Vox Media's current union contract expires at 11:59 pm ET on June 12. Time is running out, but Vox Media management has refused to even discuss our proposals in good faith. Send a letter urging Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff to negotiate a fair contract NOW! wgaea.st/vox-letter

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Nike garment workers Dedhe, Land and Dinar Swandi made their voices heard across the Big Apple with strong support from NY labor. #SeeUsNike #Solidarity @nyclabor.bsky.social @nysaflcio.bsky.social @rwdsu.bsky.social @workersunitednynj.bsky.social

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Happy Pride from America’s unions! We’re wishing the LGBTQIA+ community a joyful and safe Pride Month. The labor movement will always fight for strong contracts that protect LGBTQIA+ workers and make sure everyone can bring their whole selves to work 🏳️‍🌈

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On Wednesday, members of Los Deliveristas Unidos rallied with supporters including Council Members at City Hall to demand the NYPD stop its escalation of cycling violations from traffic tickets to criminal summonses. Read more at NYCCLC.org

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The New York State Building & Construction Trades Council held a rally outside the State Capitol building in Albany on Wednesday, May 28th, demonstrating strong support from the rank and file for expanding prevailing wage requirements on construction projects. Read more at NYCCLC.org

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The Make the Road NY Union, members of @uaw.org Local 2320, recently ratified a contract after a long fight. Now, MRNY's leadership is moving positions around while claiming that they have to lay off almost 20% of the union membership. Read more and take action: NYCCLC.org.

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Today in #LaborHistory: The Ground Zero cleanup at the site of the World Trade Center is completed three months ahead of schedule due to the heroic efforts of more than 3,000 building trades members who worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for the previous eight months - May 30, 2002

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#TBT to last year’s Labor Day Parade over on Fifth Avenue! Save the date for the 2025 NYC Labor Day Parade: Saturday, September 6, 10:00 AM! #1u

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Today in #LaborHistory: Animators working for Walt Disney begin what was to become a successful strike for recognition of their union, the Screen Cartoonists' Guild. - May 29, 1941

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Unions are how we protect each other from corporate greed and get the pay and benefits we are owed. Of course CEO’s don't like US.

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From being a strong advocate for hospital workers & patients to advancing policies like an expansion of the earning income tax credit, former Rep. Charlie Rangel will be remembered as a bold trailblazer & tireless fighter for workers in NY & across the country. Our hearts go out to his family.

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This Memorial Day, we honor and remember the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.

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Working people are sick and tired of billionaires and corporate CEOs making 238x what workers make. The best way to fight back against the billionaire takeover? Unions.

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Last week’s House budget, passed under cover of darkness in the middle of the night, failed the American people in countless ways. Among them: the exclusion of the Performing Artists Tax Parity Act. nycclc.org/news/actors-...

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Awfullly tragic news of the death of a 33-year veteran of DEP. Our condolences to his family, friends, and coworkers. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/n...

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Today in NYC #LaborHistory: After 14 years of construction and the deaths of 27 workers, the Brooklyn Bridge over New York’s East River opens. Newspapers call it “the eighth wonder of the world” - May 24, 1883

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Today we stood with the members of @reiunion.bsky.social SoHo to call out management and demand they reach a fair contract with the their workers before the end of 2025. Solidarity with these brave REI workers standing strong for their rights at work.

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House Republican leaders passed this shameful bill in the middle of the night for one reason: They didn’t want the American people to see the deep and harmful cuts they’re imposing in the light of day.

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Makes sense. For decades, Americans were evenly divided in their relative support of labor unions and big business, but that’s no longer the case.

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This Fri, May 23 at 11AM: Join the @reiunion.bsky.social to rally for a fair contract! REI continues to bargain in bad faith with the 11 union stores around the country. Workers have been fighting for a contract for over 3 years - join them in this fight at 303 Lafayette Street Friday! #1u

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We’re ready to fight for the contract our @voxmediaunion.bsky.social members deserve!

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Last week, the #voxmediaunion bargaining committee updated union members on our progress so far on bargaining out what will be our third contract with Vox Media. We all stand together in demanding a fair contract from the company while eating pizza, because why not? #1u #oneuniononecontract

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“Offshore wind is a vital part of our energy mix — a domestic resource that creates union jobs and strengthens our grid,” Vincent Alvarez, president of the NYCCLC, AFL-CIO, said in a statement Monday. “Let’s get back to work powering our future.” gothamist.com/news/ny-to-r...

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“Union workers are ready to get back to work on Empire Wind 1, a project that will deliver clean energy to half a million homes, help drive down energy prices, and support thousands of jobs,” said Vincent Alvarez, President of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. 1/2

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Unions across nursing, education, mining and manufacturing industries, along with a manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE), on Weds sued the Trump administration to reverse the illegal dismantling of NIOSH, a component of the Dept of HHS. nycclc.org/news/labor-a...

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SOLIDARITY with BLET NJ transit locomotive engineers ✊🔥

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NJ Transit locomotive engineers are striking not just for themselves, but for a fairer, safer transit system for everyone. Solidarity with the workers demanding what they’ve earned. #1u

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📍 7th Ave, 33rd St entrance to Penn Station. 24hrs/day until a deal is reached. 👊

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NYC! Show your solidarity with the locomotive engineers on strike at NJ Transit. Picket lines will begin at locations across the system Friday. Among the locations being picketed are: • Penn Station in New York City (8th Avenue and 33rd Street entrance) #1u

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BLET locomotive engineers on strike at NJ Transit. Read more here: bit.ly/4k0XKWb

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The chaos of dismantling, recalling and piecemeal reinstating of NIOSH staff has wreaked havoc on workers’ lives and the critical research we depend on them to do. All NIOSH workers must be reinstated NOW.

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Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org workers across the US who are striking as Starbucks focuses on creating a new dress code instead of negotiating to actually improve working conditions. THIS is why we need #UnionsForAll!

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MAY DAY 2025 We are the many, they are the few. #somosmás Watch: youtu.be/cdN6LouNPCc?...

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The clock is ticking, Vox. Do better!

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Solidarity with our @voxmediaunion.bsky.social members fighting for a fair contract. Vox management has refused to even give meaningful counters to our proposals. Stay tuned for ways to support as the 30-day countdown to contract expiration begins. ⏰

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As of today, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Vox Media only has 30 days to negotiate a new contract with the Vox Media Union before our current one expires.

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Tonight is our 2025 Annual Awards Reception honoring champions of labor dedicated making NYC a better place for working men &women. We'll join to honor Chris Erikson, Local 3, IBEW; Susan DeCarava, NewsGuild of NY; & Dominicanos USA. Congratulations to our honorees! #1u

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The Trump admin’s new budget would be a disaster for working people. With their reckless cuts to essential services, an estimated 8.6 MILLION people would be kicked off Medicaid - all to give billionaires and giant corporations even more tax breaks.

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Today we honor the compassion, strength, and dedication of nurses in New York City and around the world. Thank you for the care you give, the lives you touch, and the difference you make every day. Happy International Nurses Day!

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Our condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers of these two workers. May they rest in peace. nypost.com/2025/05/10/u...

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the union moms and mother-figures who power the labor movement with strength, care, and resilience. Your leadership, love, and solidarity keep our communities strong. Today, we honor and thank you for all that you do—on and off the job.

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☀️ Good morning — today’s the day! Ready to #StampOutHunger? Don’t forget to place your donation of nonperishable food next to your mailbox for your letter carrier to collect for local food banks. 🥫📬 Thank you to our members for all you do to make this food drive a success!

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