Posts tagged equity

    News Article ● Unionization

    Film Forum Workers Vote to Unionize in NLRB Election

    June 21, 2022 // Full and part-time staffers who work in the theater, in programming, publicity, facilities and administration participated in the vote. According to the union, employees hope unionizing will improve compensation, change organizational development practices and standardize work conditions for workers across departments. The union adds that workers’ experience throughout the pandemic with furloughs and health and safety concerns helped spur their unionization attempt. Chad Bolton, Claudia Francois, Stephanie Gross, sustainable workplace, Alamo Drafthouse theater, Anthology Film Archives, Film at Lincoln Center,

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    News Article ● Strike Unions

    Students hold sit-in at district office amid Mpls. teachers strike; food service workers union announces tentative agreement

    March 18, 2022 // "My hope is that we will truly dig into the equity part of it and make sure that our Black and brown educators are taken care of," El-Amin said. "There are lot of inequities we need to deal with other than the dollars on the table. Want to make sure families that look like me are being heard."

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    News Article ● Labor Strike Unions

    New York Times’ Wirecutter writers plan strike around Black Friday

    November 8, 2021 // Over 90% of Wirecutter union members have voted to authorize a work stoppage in late November

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