UFT v. Janus

By |2024-09-06T18:40:52+00:00September 12th, 2018|Union News, Media|

UFT v. Janus After the Janus decision came down in June of 2018, it seemed as if all of New York's unions and labor advocates had mobilized. Governor Cuomo had submitted legislature to protect the power of unions into the 18/19 fiscal budget, which was put in place shortly before [...]

The App-Based Battleground

By |2018-09-24T22:47:53+00:00June 25th, 2018|Workers Compensation, Media, Technology, Union News|

California and Seattle are the latest battlegrounds for lawsuits involving ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft. As the gig economy expands, the definitions of job and employee are growing with it. However, the business model of the gig economy can be particularly daunting for their independent contractors-those of who are usually not subject to certain benefits, [...]

Industries with growing union membership

By |2018-05-09T19:47:39+00:00May 8th, 2018|Union News, Media|

Labor unions have a long history in public works and trades. Typically unions are made up of police officers, fire fighters, sanitation, electricians, construction workers, the health industry, and the like. However, recently there are a variety of industries with employees voting to unionize. Their reasons for voting to unionize are all unique to the [...]

Closing Rikers Island would be at the expense of CO, Borough, inmate safety

By |2023-10-20T18:10:55+00:00March 20th, 2018|Officers, Rikers Island, COBA, Corrections Officers, Media|

One of Rikers Islands nine correctional facilities will close this summer, beginning with the George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC). In a statement from our partner, Sean Riordan, Esq., “In the Mayor’s continual attempt to close Rikers Island he has announced the pending closure of GMDC. This closure can only be viewed as creating a greater [...]

FDNY EMS Gears Up, Private Ambulances Scale Down

By |2020-09-22T16:03:51+00:00March 14th, 2018|Media|

FDNY EMS Gears Up, Private Ambulances Scale Down Our citys' FDNY saw this coming from miles away, according to the Chief Leader article linked below: "It was back during the Giuliani administration that the city opened the door for the private carriers. Mayor Rudy Giuliani also took the Emergency Medical [...]

Construction Industry needs Scaffold Law

By |2018-03-13T18:00:42+00:00March 13th, 2018|Workers Compensation, Media, Justice System, Work Injury|

Changes to the Scaffold Law have been at the crux of recent discussions in the construction industry. In New York, 2016 and 2015 were statistically the deadliest years for construction workers-dozens of articles recording deaths due to improper equipment were published. In late 2017, two workers fell to their deaths during the same day on [...]

Why we need to Protect our unions from Janus

By |2023-10-20T18:13:10+00:00March 9th, 2018|Justice System, Media|

A Supreme Court case with a 40-year precedent has been brought back to the future. On February 26th, the Supreme Court began hearings on Janus vs. AFSCME and the constitutionality of compulsory Fair Share fees. These fees are paid by non-union employees who work in unionized jobs but are still represented by the union during [...]

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