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On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Feb 26, 2019 | Union Representation
Following a round of layoffs, employees of the digital media company Buzzfeed are working to establish a union with NewsGuide of New York. More than 200 people were let go from the company in January. In doing so, Buzzfeed joined several other digital media companies,...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Feb 13, 2019 | Union Representation
Outside of City Hall in New York City, protesters representing the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union stood against the city's decision to let Amazon establish a headquarters in Queens. A major part of their complaint was the online retailer's policy to only...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Feb 6, 2019 | Firm News
After New York raised the minimum wage at the start of the year, the city's residents noticed a change in something else: the price of food. Unfortunately, servers who expected to be paid more are now being let go.On January 1, 2019, the minimum wage in New York...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jan 31, 2019 |
Lyft, a ride-sharing company, has filed a lawsuit trying to block New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission from implementing a new law that raises the minimum wage for ride-sharing drivers to $17.22 per hour.Because Uber has a larger share of the market,...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jan 29, 2019 | Union Representation
A group of staff members gathered in the lobby of New York City's New Museum on Jan. 11 to network and publicly promote unionization. According to the workers, museum administration has hired a tough consulting firm that is engaging in an unfair anti-union campaign....
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Jan 14, 2019 | Firm News
Fans of the Amazon series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" might be interested in learning that the production company behind the show, Picrow Streaming, is facing a labor complaint. The complaint was filed by IATSE Local 52 in New York over some allegedly unfair labor...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Dec 23, 2018 | Union Representation
After Amazon recently selected Queens as a site to build one of its two new headquarters, many people expressed concerns for a myriad of reasons. One of which was that existing employees in a new fulfillment center were already experiencing problematic working...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Dec 8, 2018 | Firm News
New Yorkers who are public employees and union members and have experienced the difficulty with labor relations will inevitably understand that not all negotiations to improve work conditions and benefits will go as smoothly as they would like. Difficulty is...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Dec 6, 2018 | Union Representation
The key to fixing mold in buildings run by the New York City Housing Authority isn't just to replace sheetrock. Leaky pipes need to be fixed too, according to a white paper issued in late November by the Enterprise Association of Steamfitters Local 638.The union says...
On Behalf of Pitta LLP | Nov 29, 2018 | Union Representation
New York workers who are seeking good jobs at competitive wages might think that large, prominent companies coming to the city is a good thing. Often, it is. However, before becoming too excited over the prospect of a healthy job market and the benefits it brings,...
