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NY union-backed measure would create workplace COVID protections, employer fines
Posted OnJanuary 11, 2021 byUFCW2013 President Carotenuto and members have been working with the ALIGN Coalition for enforceable PPE standards and protections for workers. We testified at city council hearings about the need for HEroeS legislation, scores of members wrote letters to legislators and three members, Rob Williams from Madison York, Gerardo Roche from Milmar, and Kara Daniels from…Read More…
Union seeks stronger COVID-19 protection at Islandia furniture factory
Posted OnOctober 23, 2020 byBy David Olsondavid.olson@newsday.com @DavidOlson11Updated October 23, 2020 6:20 PM A spate of coronavirus infections at an Islandia factory and warehouse illustrates the need for employers to take stronger measures to protect workers and stop the spread of the virus, officials with the union representing facility employees said. Tomás Domínguez, 51, a shop steward for United Food…Read More…
UFCW 2013 Fights For HEROES Legislation
Posted OnOctober 7, 2020 byUFCW Local 2013 and ALIGN allies hold press conference October 7th, 2020 in support of passage of the NY heroes legislationRead More…