Yayun Li, 68, worked 24-hour shifts as a home care aide for 18 years. “It was so hard, I don’t have the words to describe it. I didn’t eat well. I didn’t sleep well,” she said. ( By Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Home Care Aides Stage Hunger Strike, Demanding Ban on 24-Hour Shifts On March 20, 24 home care aides and labor advocates camped out in front of City Hall and launched a six-day hunger strike... News 03 Apr 2024 | 11:48
Workers with 32BJ SEIU’s New York Metro residential division conducting a brief strike at 56 Pine St. The union said that cut breaks were restored after the labor action, but that a first-time contract was still being negotiated with management. ( Photo via 32BJ SEIU) Doormen & Porters At Chelsea & Downtown Buildings Stage Brief Strikes Labor unrest continues at two Manhattan buildings–one in Chelsea and another in the Financial District–as unionized workers,... News 31 Mar 2024 | 03:34
Members of 32BJ SEIU get hyped up at the intersection of Broadway and 41st. St. The union has authorized a strike, which will go down if contract negotiations with building owners remain stalled. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Building Service Workers’ Union Authorizes Strike, As Contract for 20,000 Workers Expires 12/31 If negotiations with building owners can’t reach a consensus point, a union representing 20,00 NYC commercial building service... Home 02 Jan 2024 | 04:51
D.A. Alvin Bragg made a point of personally handing off the overdue checks to employees from Ampak Electrical Services, a now-defunct contractor hired to perform electrical work on Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotel. ( Photo via Rosa M. McDowell, Manhattan D.A.’s Office) First Payments From Stolen Wage Fund: D.A. Returns $50K to Electrical Workers Seven employees from the now-defunct contractor Ampak Electrical Services were remunerated a total of $50,000 on Wednesday,... News 01 Sep 2023 | 01:17
Employees protest during the Whitney gala. Photo: Karissa Francis Whitney Museum Union Demands More During Annual Gala Along the westernmost block of Gansevoort Street, Whitney Museum staffers rallied for fair wages and benefits on Tuesday... News 19 May 2022 | 07:26
