The New York Times (Feb. 19, 2015) by Nicholas Kristof – Like many Americans, I’ve been wary of labor unions. Full-time union stagehands at Carnegie Hall earning more than $400,000 a year? A union hailing its defense of a New York teacher who smelled of alcohol and passed out in class, with even the principal unable to rouse her? A [...]
The New York Times (Dec. 11, 2014) by Patricia Cohen – In a decision that could affect millions of workers across the country, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Thursday that employers could not prohibit employees from using their company’s email to communicate and engage in union organizing on their own time. Read more ...
The faculty lounge on the third floor of Pace Plaza at the Downtown NYC Campus has been renovated over the winter break. The project was initiated by the union and strongly supported by President Friedman and the university. Thanks to Adelia Williams-Lubitz, Amy Forrester and Pummi Bais for their work on this great collaboration between Administration, Buildings and Grounds, [...]