Emergency medical technicians have stressful and risky jobs, but they save a countless number of lives every year for relatively little financial reward. In New York City, entry-level fire department EMTs are paid approximately $16 an hour, which is only slightly...
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New Freelancers Union director focused on New York gig worker law
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Feb 7, 2020 | Union Representation
A former Democratic councilman in Brooklyn will soon become the executive director of the Freelancers Union. He said that he intends to play a strong role in shaping the state's proposed gig worker law, S6699A, which is currently before the Senate Labor Committee. To...
City Council staff aim to create new union
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Feb 4, 2020 | Union Representation
A group of staffers at New York's City Council is organizing to seek union recognition at work. There are around 400 people who work for the Council, and organizers are seeking to get over half of these workers to commit to joining the new union. The staffers are...
Joining a union to become easier for farm workers in New York
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jan 7, 2020 | Union Representation
A law that is set to go into effect in New York on Jan.1 will require agricultural employers in the state to give their workers at least one day off each week and pay them overtime when they work more than 60 hours during a workweek. The Farm Laborers Fair Labor...
Labor unions in conflict over school bus bill
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Dec 13, 2019 | Union Representation
Several New York labor unions are in conflict over a proposed bill that passed the state legislature. Amalgamated Transit Union 1181, representing school bus drivers, supports the Employee Protection Provision (EPP) bill, which they say would protect drivers' wages,...
Newly-formed union for Hearst staff promotes pay and diversity
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Nov 18, 2019 | Union Representation
Staff members employed at Hearst Magazines, a New York-based company that runs 24 media properties, have voted to join the Writers Guild of America East. The new union includes staff members across the two dozen media operations that include Town & Country,...
Teachers’ unions play key role in changing evaluation system
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Oct 21, 2019 | Union Representation
Teachers in New York will see a revised evaluation system after the state's Board of Regents approved a policy that gives local school districts as well as teachers' unions greater influence over the ratings educators receive for their work. It replaces a...
New Museum workers vote to authorize strike
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Oct 3, 2019 | Union Representation
Museum workers in New York may potentially go on strike following an authorization vote that came after months of contract negotiations. The New Museum Union said that members had agreed to strike after museum officials failed to agree to its demands for health care...
New York union may gain by dropping members
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Sep 10, 2019 | Union Representation
One of New York's largest public-sector unions recently encouraged about 100 of its dues-paying members to seek representation elsewhere. The move may seem strange considering how difficult unions around the country are finding it to attract members, but it makes...
The evolution of the labor movement
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Aug 1, 2019 | Union Representation
Some employees in New York may be members of labor unions, which work to protect employees and to keep wages and work conditions fair. Although labor unions are a common part of the employment landscape today, workers' rights to unionize were not recognized until the...
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