Surplus Labor Values
New York is a union town.
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Union Leaders Approached the Head of HR. Condé Nast Fired Them for 'Extreme Misconduct'
A former Bon Appétit worker who was fired by Condé Nast talks about what happened in the hallway at 1 World Trade Center and how "the company is trying avoid the attention of the Trump administration."
NYC's Unionized Greenmarket Workers Win Higher Wages (And the Right to Sit Down)
"Even very basic things, like access to bathrooms, depending on the site that you're at, weren't readily available."
The Alamo Drafthouse Workers Won
NYC Alamo Workers ended their two-month strike and declared victory after Alamo Drafthouse's parent company agreed to rehire the 70 workers who were laid off in February.
Brooklyn Museum Workers Rally Against Cuts: 'This Is Classic Union Busting'
Hundreds of workers and their supporters protested the firings of 47 workers.
Alamo Drafthouse Workers in Manhattan and Brooklyn Have Been on Strike For 10 Days
The union, which is still without a contract, said a cut of 70 people has made remaining jobs untenable.
As Starbucks Baristas Strike in Park Slope, the NYPD Responds With Arrests
Spirits were high at a one-day strike protesting the closure of the Seventh Avenue Starbucks, despite seven arrests and a bleak forecast for the national labor movement.
Production Workers' Strike Means Curtains for Two Atlantic Theater Company Shows
"I love the work that we do, and I believe in it. But it wouldn't happen without us."
