Feb. 6, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Workers at Brooklyn’s beloved Nitehawk Cinema in Prospect Park marched into a managers’ meeting on Tuesday and announced their intention to unionize.
Workers at Nitehawk Cinema in Prospect Park move to unionize
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Brooklyn tenants rally for control of their building after years of no repairs
Jan. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille
Tenants of a Crown Heights apartment who got their building owner ousted from management are fighting to take control of their dwelling, and on Tuesday rallied against the former slumlord’s lack of repairs — and slow action from the city since his removal.
32BJ building workers and Realty Advisory Board reach tentative contract agreement, narrowly avoid strike
Dec. 28, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
At about 1 a.m. on Thursday morning, the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations and 32BJ SEIU union members — who represent 17,000 of New York City’s commercial building cleaners — reached a tentative contract agreement ahead of the current contract’s Dec. 31 expiration date.
After pandemic-related layoffs, SEIU 32BJ cleaners rally for fair pay and healthcare as contract negotiations begin
Nov. 9, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Contract negotiations between tens of thousands of unionized building service workers and their employers started with a bang on Thursday as hundreds of cleaners, porters, and handypersons rallied in downtown Manhattan.
Brooklyn Defender Services union pickets after 2 years without contract
Jul. 28, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Members of the Brooklyn Defender Services union held a lunchtime picket on Wednesday as they remain without a contract nearly two years after they successfully unionized.
‘Absolutely thrilled’: Employees at Williamsburg’s Vital Climbing Gym vote to unionize
Jul. 20, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Following several months of negotiation and organization, the National Labor Relations Board has certified that workers at Vital Climbing Gym in Williamsburg are now an officially recognized union, Climbers United.
Employees at popular Williamsburg’s Vital Climbing Gym move to unionize
Jun. 30, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Over 100 employees at Brooklyn’s popular Vital Climbing Gym have begun the process of unionization to work to ensure that employees’ needs are being met.
More than 1,000 Brooklyn Methodist Hospital nurses deliver strike notice
May. 31, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Nurses working at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital delivered a strike notice to hospital administrators on May 29 following several days of unsuccessful negotiations.
Park Slope Barnes & Noble employees file for union election
May. 25, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Employees at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Park Slope are looking to unionize, making them the second New York City branch of the book emporium to organize, they announced Thursday.