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Unionization
New Rochelle, NY
Business
Sunny Days Ahead: Netflix Welcomes Sesame Street To Streaming Platform
More than 50 years after first welcoming viewers to its sunny neighborhood, Sesame Street is heading to Netflix with a revamped 56th season and 90 hours of classic episodes – even as the show's creators face layoffs, unionizing staff, and lost funding. Sesame Street will debut its 56th season on Netflix later in 2025, the show said in a news release on Monday, May 19. The deal gives Netflix exclusive global premiere rights to the show, which will also remain free to US viewers through PBS and PBS Kids digital platforms. The reimagined season features one 11-minute story per episode, new int…
New Rochelle, NY
Business
Sesame Workshop To 'Downsize Significantly' Amid Funding Cuts, Streaming Partner Loss
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit production company behind the beloved children's educational TV show "Sesame Street," is facing major staff cuts after losing key funding. Daily Voice confirmed the layoffs in an email from a Sesame Workshop spokesperson on Wednesday, Mar. 5. The job cuts were first reported by Semafor media editor Max Tani, who obtained an internal staff note from CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin. The spokesperson didn't disclose how many employees were affected. "As production of our 56th season begins next month, we remain as committed as ever to bringin…
Norwalk, CT
Business
'Enough is Enough': Food Service Workers At Norwalk Hospital Announce Plans For Strike
Food service workers at Connecticut Hospital will go on strike later this month for what they said is a long pattern of unfair treatment and broken promises. Represented by Connecticut Health Care Associates 1199, the workers at Norwalk Hospital have given their employer Morrison Healthcare a 10-day notice of their intent to strike beginning on Monday, Nov. 25. The union unanimously voted for this action in September after what they allege is "bad faith bargaining," CHCA 1199 leaders said in a news release. The dispute stems from Morrison Healthcare's decision to revoke a…
New Haven, CT
Business
3rd Starbucks Location In CT To File Petition To Unionize
A Starbucks location in Branford has filed a petition to unionize after employees cited unpredictable hours and income changes. The coffee shop, located at 6 North Main St. (Route 1), has officially submitted a petition to unionize with Starbucks Workers United to the National Labor Relations Board, according to an announcement by Starbucks Workers United from Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Branford location is the third store in the state to unionize, following Starbucks stores in both West Hartford and Vernon. The three locations join almost 300 stores and 7,000 baristas acro…
Dorchester, MA
Business
Boston Starbucks Employees Join More Than 100 Stores Nationwide On Picket Lines
Workers at more than 100 Starbucks locations across the country — including several in Boston — went on strike Thursday because they say the company will not negotiate in good faith and is trying to stop more stores from unionizing. The workers say they are striking in an effort to force the coffee giant to discuss better staffing at stores and other concessions, according to the Starbucks Workers Union website. The group also says Starbucks is fighting efforts for more stores to unionize. #redcuprebellion pic.twitter.com/9ujttws0uu — Boston Starbucks Workers United (@BostonSBWU) Novemb…
Greenburgh, NY
Business
Amazon Explores Options After Workers At NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse
After a New York Amazon fulfillment center became the first to unionize, the online retail giant is weighing its options as it moves forward. Workers from the JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island voted overwhelmingly to unionize, making history in becoming the first in the company’s history to successfully form a union. Original story - Amazon Workers At Massive NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse Now, Amazon is determining its next steps as they challenge the result of the vote, which saw the measure passed by more than 500 votes. “Amazon Labor Union (ALU) has mad…
Gettysburg, PA
News
Pennsylvania Starbucks' Gets Its First Union In Unanimous Vote
The first ever Starbucks in Pennsylvania has been formed, according to union organizers. The Bloomfield Starbucks in Pittsburgh formed a union with a unanimous 20 to zero vote on Wednesday, April 13. "We urge Starbucks CEO to do what's right and sign the Starbucks Workers United Non-interference and Fair Election Principles," Pittsburgh Starbucks Workers United said in a statement. Gov. Tom Wolf has already tweeted his congratulations. Congratulations to Bloomfield Starbucks workers. https://t.co/WbGbAU33ll — Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) April 13, 2022 The vote results are un…
White Plains, NY
Business
NY Daily News Lays Off Half Of Newsroom Staff
“New York’s Hometown Paper,” the New York Daily News has seen its editorial staff gutted with half of those working in the newsroom being fired as part of a “fundamental restructuring," parent company Tronc announced on Monday in an email to employees, “If you hate democracy and think local governments should operate unchecked and in the dark, then today is a good day for you,” editor-in-chief Jim Rich, who was also among those fired, posted on Twitter. According to multiple reports, the staff of the iconic tabloid in its 99th year of operation was informed during a one-minute meeting…
