Champions Of Labor For More Than 40 Years
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...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jul 18, 2019 | Union Representation
A manager and two employees who worked for Spot Coffee in Upstate New York were reportedly terminated for trying to join a union. The employees were terminated for organizing a meeting while the manager was terminated for refusing to tell the company who attended it....
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jul 9, 2019 | Union Representation
On the afternoon of June 17, BuzzFeed journalists in New York and three other cities stopped work to protest the company's slow response to employees' votes to unionize. The vote in February came after the company laid off dozens of employees. Each side accuses the...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jun 21, 2019 | Union Representation
Collective bargaining can be an important part of ensuring and improving healthcare benefits for workers in New York. This is one reason why a bill being considered by the state legislator exempted collectively bargained changes from a regulation that would prevent...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jun 5, 2019 | Union Representation
Many New York workers have the right to form or participate in a union. They are designed to protect the rights of its members, and collective bargaining is governed by the National Labor Relations Act. The unions themselves are overseen by the National Labor...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | May 9, 2019 | Union Representation
The transit workers' union representing conductors and other Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers is urging increased protections for staff after a conductor was stabbed unexpectedly while on a subway platform in the Bronx. The New York City transit worker...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Apr 24, 2019 | Union Representation
When two companies share control over a worker, they are considered joint employers. The Department of Labor is proposing new rules to determine if joint employer status is proper. To determine if this is the case, New York companies would have to answer a series of...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Apr 17, 2019 | Union Representation
The majority of employees at the publications Pitchfork and Ars Technica have voted to authorize union membership and join the NewsGuild of New York. Condé Nast owns both publications, and a spokesperson from the media company said that management would...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Mar 27, 2019 | Union Representation
The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York (BCTC) reached an agreement with Related Cos., a major city developer. The agreement could lead to improved labor relations at work sites managed by the development company. Over the years, the BCTC and...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Mar 8, 2019 | Union Representation
While many have warned of the detrimental effects of one U.S. Supreme Court decision undermining union rights, labor organizing in New York has continued to remain strong. Janus v. AFSCME, decided in June 2018, undermined the ability of public sector unions to assess...
