1,300 Hudson Valley Building Workers Win Largest Raises Ever In New Union Contract
More than 1,300 building service workers across Westchester County and the Hudson Valley will receive wage increases and improved pensions after union members approved a new four-year contract.
Members of 32BJ SEIU, which represents doorpersons, porters, building superintendents, and maintenance workers, voted to ratify the agreement on Thursday, Oct. 8, the union announced Friday, Oct. 9.
The contract was negotiated between the union and the Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region, with the two sides reaching a tentative agreement on Monday, Sept.…
Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US
Amid the busiest shopping weekend of the holiday season, workers for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, have gone on strike.
Protesting under the banner of “Make Amazon Pay.” employees have walked off the job across six continents in 20 countries, including the United States.
The strike is scheduled to last from Black Friday on Nov. 29 through Cyber Monday, Dec. 2, the UNI Global Union announced, saying protests will be held in majors cities in the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and elsewhere.
The strike could cause customers' holiday deliveries …
First Union Cannabis Dispensary Contract Ratified By Workers In CT: 'Big Step'
Workers at a Connecticut cannabis dispensary have ratified the first union contract for such a business in the state.
Employees at Zen Leaf Dispensary in New Haven County, located at 237 East Aurora St. in Waterbury, voted unanimously to ratify their union contract, the first such agreement in the state, UFCW Local 19 announced on Friday, Feb. 9.
The three-year agreement covers all dispensary technicians, leads, and pharmacists, and will bring "significant" wage increases, lead pay, increased holiday pay, more predictive scheduling, more paid time off, and increased retirement a…
