#Major health care workers union backs Maya Wiley for NYC mayor

#Major health care workers union backs Maya Wiley for NYC mayor

“#Major health care workers union backs Maya Wiley for NYC mayor” New York’s largest union representing health care workers endorsed Maya Wiley for mayor. The announcement of support Friday from 1199 of the Service Employees International Union provides a boost to Wiley’s campaign, which earlier this week suffered a setback when she failed to qualify…

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#Biden favors teachers unions over students’ education

#Biden favors teachers unions over students’ education

“#Biden favors teachers unions over students’ education” Joe Biden’s inaugural speech on Jan. 20 stressed “unity” or a variant of the term 11 times. This unity evidently doesn’t include the broad swath of Americans, including some traditional Democratic constituencies, who support school choice. The latest poll on the topic, conducted by the Democratic polling firm…

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#Ari Emanuel’s WME ends bitter two-year feud with Hollywood writers

#Ari Emanuel’s WME ends bitter two-year feud with Hollywood writers

“#Ari Emanuel’s WME ends bitter two-year feud with Hollywood writers” Hollywood talent agency WME has reached a deal with Hollywood’s writers’ union, allowing it to represent movie and TV scribes again for the first time since 2019. The deal, reached late Friday, ends Hollywood’s epic two-year standoff between the agencies and their writer clients — from Shonda Rimes to Tina…

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#Federal board clears way for mail-in union vote at Amazon

#Federal board clears way for mail-in union vote at Amazon

“#Federal board clears way for mail-in union vote at Amazon” The National Labor Relations Board on Friday dismissed objections filed by Amazon over a union vote set for next week at a fulfillment center that employs more than 5,000 people in suburban Birmingham. The agency said objections by the online retailer didn’t raise any “substantial…

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#Teamsters reach strike-ending pact at Hunts Point Produce Market

#Teamsters reach strike-ending pact at Hunts Point Produce Market

“#Teamsters reach strike-ending pact at Hunts Point Produce Market” The Teamsters announced a tentative agreement with Hunts Point Produce Market management in the Bronx on Friday night — potentially ending a nearly week-long strike there. Teamsters Local 202 “will be presenting the agreement to members tomorrow for a vote to settle the strike,” the local…

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#The New Yorker’s editorial union workers stage walkout

#The New Yorker’s editorial union workers stage walkout

“#The New Yorker’s editorial union workers stage walkout” Roughly 100 staffers of The New Yorker magazine walked off their jobs on Thursday in protest of pay disparities. The walkout started at 6 a.m. Thursday and included copywriters, web production staff and other union employees. It’s scheduled to last until 6 a.m. Friday and didn’t include…

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#Hollywood torn over production shutdown amid rising COVID cases

#Hollywood torn over production shutdown amid rising COVID cases

“#Hollywood torn over production shutdown amid rising COVID cases” Hollywood’s biggest film and TV studios are temporarily halting production as the coronavirus pandemic continues to mushroom in Los Angeles county, leading to rising anxieties over the future of Tinseltown. On Monday, Netflix joined a growing number of studios, including CBS TV Studios, Warner Bros. TV…

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