Adjunct Faculty Unemployment Benefits/Emergency

by | Dec 14, 2018 | Hot Topics

Assistance-End of FALL SEMESTER Date: December 11, 2018 at 2:43:31 PM PST Dear College Adjunct Faculty AFT Guild Members, As the fall semester comes to an end, you should be aware that you are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits, even if you have already been...

Labor Council Food and Toy Distribution Volunteers Needed

by | Dec 12, 2018 | Hot Topics

From: Michelle Disbrow <mdisbrow@unionyes.org> Subject: Food and Toy Distribution Drive Date: December 12, 2018 at 3:40:32 PM PST To: Undisclosed recipients: ; Good afternoon, We have a couple of volunteer opportunities around the food and toy distribution...

Enroll Now in Labor Studies for the Spring Semester!

by | Dec 12, 2018 | Hot Topics

Check out the Labor Studies Program at City College this Spring 2019! CLASS BEGINS ON JANUARY 31st REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN—SIGN UP TODAY!! Now, More Than Ever, We Need to Be Organized and EDUCATED About Workers’ Rights! Labor Studies 102: Labor Law Interested in the...

This Week in Labor History: 12/10 – 12/16

by | Dec 10, 2018 | Hot Topics

December 10 First sit-down strike in U.S. called by IWW at General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y. – 1906 Int’l Human Rights Day, commemorating the signing at the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states, in part: “Everyone has the...