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Labor Union
Mamaroneck, NY
News
Strike Narrowly Avoided At Country Club In Mamaroneck That Hosted US Open 6 Times
Maintenance workers at an iconic Westchester country club known for hosting the US Open called off a strike vote amid negotiations for a new labor contract, union officials announced. A vote on the potential strike was originally going to be held on Monday, Aug. 26 by members of Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union working at Mamaroneck's Winged Foot Golf Club, according to union officials. However, the vote was called off after the country club gave union members more information about a retirement benefit proposal, which is currently under review by wor…
Mahopac, NY
News
Hudson Valley Man Gets Jail Time For Stealing $500K From Retirement Accounts
A former financial advisor from the Hudson Valley will spend years in prison for his role in a scheme to steal from a retirement fund sponsored by a labor union for law enforcement employees. Putnam County resident Andrew Brown, age 56, of Putnam Valley, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding members of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (LEEBA), a labor union for law enforcement officers employed by New York City, the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Earlier Report - $500K Scheme: Putnam Vall…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Special Education Teacher Fired After Complaining About Understaffing In South Jersey: Lawsuit
A special education teacher has sued a South Jersey school district for firing her after she complained about understaffing. Bryanna Mostak, 30, of Hamilton, was fired after taking a medical leave due to stress and anxiety. Mostak claims her supervisors failed to respond to her complaints as an elementary school teacher in the Bordentown Regional School District. Mostak began the 2021 school year with seven special education students "who often had very aggressive or violent tendencies and suffered from numerous physical, emotional, behavioral, and psychological challenges," the laws…
Albany, NY
News
No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing
Employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in upstate New York voted overwhelmingly against unionizing Tuesday, Oct. 18. Workers at the Rensselaer County warehouse, located on Highway 9 in Schodack, voted 406 to 206 against being represented by the newly formed Amazon Labor Union (ALU), according to News Channel 13 WNYT in Albany. Earlier Report: 'Retaliation Fund': Schodack Amazon Workers Hoping To Unionize Start GoFundMe Results of the multi-day vote were counted at a National Labor Relations Board office and were finalized shortly before noon. Speaking with reporters after the vote, l…
Amherst, MA
News
Massachusetts Trader Joe's Becomes First To Unionize: 'This Victory Is Historic'
Employees at a Trader Joe's in Western Massachusetts are celebrating as they became the first store to form a union at their company. "This victory is historic, but not a surprise," Trader Joe's United said in a statement on Twitter. "Despite the company's best efforts to bust us, our majority have never wavered." The union vote passed 45-31 at a store in Hadley with 81 Trader Joe's employees casting their votes, Boston.com reports. The next step is to negotiate a contract with the company. WE WON!!! pic.twitter.com/T0lXTtOykp — Trader Joe's United (@TraderJoesUnite) July 28, 2022 "W…
Amherst, MA
Business
Marijuana Dispensary
Neta
Accused Of Using Union-Busting Tactics Against Employees
Marijuana dispensary NETA has been accused of quashing employee efforts to unionize at its Brookline and Franklin facilities. Over the last two months, the UFCW Local 1445 (United Food and Commercial Workers) labor union has filed a host of federal complaints alleging that employees have been fired or threatened over collective bargaining efforts at two of the facilities owned by NETA - New England Treatment Access, according to the Boston Business Journal. NETA has denied the complaints. “We support everyone’s right to join or not join a union, but because NETA already offers progressiv…
Brentwood, NY
News
Genovese Crime Family Member From Long Island Convicted Of Racketeering, Extortion
A longtime member of the Genovese Crime Family from Long Island has been convicted of conspiring to commit extortion and racketeering offenses following a six-day trial. Frank Giovinco, 52, of Syosset, was convicted on Tuesday, Dec. 3, after being found responsible for acts involving extortion, honest services fraud, and unlawful kickback payments related to the Genovese Crime Family’s control of two local chapters of a labor union. Giovinco was first inserted into the Genovese Crime Family in the 1990s as part of a scheme to control the waste carting industry throughout New York City, U.S.…
Mt. Kisco, NY
News
Labor Union President From Area Demanded, Accepted Bribes, Feds Say
A Fairfield County resident who serves as the president of the local International Longshoremen’s Association has been charged by federal prosecutors with demanding and accepting bribes. Glenn Blicht, 57, of Wilton, was arrested Friday, July 26 for honest services fraud and a violation of the Taft-Hartley Act for demanding and accepting at least $150,000 in bribe payments from an employer. The honest services fraud charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He was also charged with one count of demanding or receiving prohibited payments as a labor union official, which carries…
Cortlandt, NY
Politics
Bill To Protect Indian Point Jobs Passes Senate, Entergy Says It Could Delay Decommissioning
Legislation to protect the more than 1,100 jobs at the Indian Point nuclear power plants when they are permanently shut down is closer to law. State Sen. Pete Harckham announced on Thursday, June 6 that his bill to help protect Indian Point workers was passed by the state Senate. But a spokesman for the Buchanan plants' owner, Entergy, said the legislation might delay the decommissioning process. Entergy spokesman Jerry Nappi said, “It is not clear to us that this legislation is necessary, and further there is a concern that the proposed law could delay the completion of decommission…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
State Legislation Aimed At Saving Indian Point Jobs, Tax Revenue
In the closing weeks of the state legislative session, several bills that would protect local tax revenue and 1,100 jobs at Indian Point are moving through the state Capitol. The nuclear power plants in the Village of Buchanan, Town of Cortlandt, are scheduled to be shut down -- permanently -- in 2020 and 2021, barring an unforeseen shortage of electricity or other major setback. Sen. Pete Harckham and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef -- joined by union leaders, local elected officials and Westchester County legislators -- held a news conference on May 23 in Peekskill to bring attention to t…
