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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...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Sep 26, 2019 | Firm News
As New York union members likely know, auto workers have gone on strike across the country against General Motors. This is the first strike in the industry in over a decade, and workers at 31 factories and 21 other GM facilities are participating in the action. The...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Sep 12, 2019 |
New York has strong protections in place for workers, but the federal government has continued to weaken laws concerning workers’ rights and safety. Over the past year, the state has answered with legislation to counter those efforts.The current economic system...
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...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Aug 23, 2019 | Firm News
The founder of a New York-based pop culture and sports blog recently took to Twitter to threaten workers who are thinking about forming a union. In the Aug. 13 tweet, David Portnoy said that any workers who asked for advice about organizing would be fired on the spot....
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Aug 15, 2019 | Firm News
The Department of Labor has proposed some changes to apprenticeship rules as part of creating apprenticeship programs that are regulated by industry, but some New York labor unions are speaking out against the proposal. On Aug. 5, Rep. Anthony Brindisi and labor...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Aug 2, 2019 |
For decades, unions have represented workers in some of America’s most iconic industries. From miners to steelworkers, teachers to manufacturing workers, and electricians to service employees, unions sought to serve the interests of their members.While their...
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...
