Tag: union

Behind the picket line: Filmmakers document Alamo Drafthouse workers’ battle for better pay

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Mar. 21, 2025 By Regina Martinez “This is not a labor cost issue.” Those words, written by Sony lawyer Matthew Kelley in an email to Alamo Drafthouse’s bargaining committee, have been on the minds of filmmakers Tyler Trautman and Sebastian Diaz as they document the ongoing strike at the dine-in cinema. “Unless our employees…

Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn receive immediate raise after reaching contract agreement, avoiding strike

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Mar. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn received an immediate raise on Saturday after their union and hospital administrators reached a last-minute contract agreement and narrowly avoided a strike. The Federation of Nurses/UFT ratified the two-year contract late on Feb. 27, about 24 hours before the old agreement was set…

Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn prepare to strike as contract negotiations continue

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Feb. 24, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen About 1,000 union nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn are prepared to go on strike on March 1 unless a deal can be struck before their contract expires at midnight on Feb. 28.   The Federation of Nurses/UFT, which represents the nurses, issued a ten-day strike notice last week in…

Park Slope Starbucks location to close at end of January, months after unionizing

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Jan. 13, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann After more than two decades in Park Slope, the Starbucks cafe at 166 7th Ave. will brew its last Venti Cappuccino on Jan. 31.  A spokesperson for the Seattle-based coffee giant cited lease expiration for its decision to close the long-standing location in the heart of Park Slope.…