Civil Service Employees Association and NYS Settle Contract
August 4, 2022. Stephanie West. LaborPress. Civil Service Employees Association has ratified a five-year contract with NYS. The agreement, which runs until April 1, 2026, won the approval of more than 80 percent of CSEA members. “This contract fairly compensates the hard-working men and women of the Civil Service Employees Association who ...
LaborPress – Daily Labor Union News
Nov 4, 2024 · MagnaCare and Labor: Building a Better Future for Union Benefits Together. Michelle Zettergren October 30, 2024. Since its inception nearly 35 years ago, MagnaCare has supported labor by helping to provide quality health, retirement and workers’ compensation benefits to union members. We believe that organized labor.
CWA Local 1180 Reaches Tentative Contract Deal With City
Sep 21, 2023 · LaborPress. The Communications Workers of America Local 1180 have reached a tentative contract agreement with the Adams administration. The pact is retroactive, running from mid-Dec. 2021 through June 12 of 2027. The union members would receive four annual 3.25% raises, then a final 3.25% raise in 2025, plus a $3,000 ratification bonus.
A Look at the Challenges Facing the Labor Movement Today
Sep 10, 2021 · A Look at the Challenges Facing the Labor Movement Today. September 10, 2021. Steve Wishnia. LaborPress. NEW YORK, N.Y.—. Two years ago, ten union leaders at the city’s Labor Day parade identified three main themes for the labor movement: solidarity, turning back attacks on workers, and convincing people of the value of unions.
UPOA President: ‘We Are Not Getting What We Are Supposed to …
In 2016, New York Attorney General Letitia James – then public advocate – issued a report that there was a more than $5.8 billion pay gap between men and women in New York City agencies. “I was astounded by the audit,” said Powell, who became the president of UPOA that year. “We are so behind in our salaries that we had to go this ...
Chelsea condo workers strike after owner cancels healthcare …
Feb 15, 2024 · Six service workers in a Chelsea condo walked off the job Thursday on a 24-hour strike after the building owner canceled their health insurance in December without notice.
32BJ Building Workers Reach Tentative Contract Deal
Apr 16, 2018 · NEW YORK, N.Y.—32BJ SEIU’s bargaining committee and the Realty Advisory Board reached a tentative contract agreement Apr. 13 for more than 31,000 residential building-service workers in New York City. The four-year deal would raise workers’ pay by 11.3%, keep pension and health-care benefits protected, increase funding for training and retirement benefits, and add protections against ...
What You Need to Know About Workers’ Comp and Virtual Hearings
November 1, 2021. Robert Grey. LaborPress. New York, NY – In early 2018 – two years before the COVID-19 pandemic and before anyone had heard of Zoom – the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board launched a “virtual hearing” program that allowed judges, injured workers, and attorneys to appear remotely. This virtual hearing ...
Inside the CSA’s Hard-Fought Agreement With NYC - LaborPress
Mar 2, 2020 · This past month, after nearly a year of bargaining, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators [CSA] agreed to a provisional but momentous contract with the City of New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. According to CSA President Mark Cannizzarro, if the more than 6,400 membership, which include ...
Wegmans, Teamsters Local 118 Reach Agreement – LaborPress
Aug 4, 2019 · ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Following months of negotiations, Wegmans Food Markets and Teamsters Local 118 now have a new five-year agreement covering over 1,000 warehousing and distribution workers. The contract provides for the largest wage package of any agreement previously reached with Wegmans, and addresses such issues as seniority rights, vacations and the use of part-time workers.The ...