RWDSU Local 1102 members working in food service at New York University have won a new contract that brings strong wage increases and improved medical insurance coverage. In addition, the company retirement contributions will rise, improving retirement security for members. Local 1102 members at NYU prepare and provide food for NYU students on campus.

NATIONWIDE—Workers who prepare, pack and deliver food and beverages served aboard flights for American, Delta, United and other airlines have voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike when released by the National Mediation Board. It was the largest such vote ever to occur in the U.S. airline catering industry, with more than 11,000 workers voting in 28 cities.

Today, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), announced that the workers at Valley View Manor Nursing Home (VVM) in Norwich, New York voted overwhelmingly to join the union. Workers at VVM are fighting for a real voice and fair treatment in the workplace for workers and patients alike including fair scheduling, paid time off, and fair wages. Today’s vote affirms workers’ right to fair representation, a seat at the table, and a real chance to help the patients at their facility.

Today, in a huge win for New York’s car wash workers and the culmination of their seven-year campaign for justice in the industry, the New York State Assembly passed A.6346-C. This comes just a day after the Senate passed S.4030-A. The new law would require car wash workers downstate for the first time to be paid the full minimum wage. The law is an important step towards ending the injustice of the tip-credit loophole which enables employers to deduct tips from workers’ wages and opens the door for unscrupulous employers to steal their wages. Now, car wash workers are urging the Governor to sign their bill into law quickly and finally put an end to their washed-out-wages.