Campaigning for News Guild leadership with an eye to the future
Rank and FileBy Annie Shields What is your occupation? (You don’t need to specify the company if you prefer not to.) I am the engagement editor at […]
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Rank and File: Expanding the reach of WGAE with Annie Z
Rank and FileWhat is your occupation? (You don’t need to specify the company if you prefer not to.) I am an animator/designer at a large media company. […]
Rank and File: Taking PSC-CUNY back to school
Rank and FileWhat is your occupation? (You don’t need to specify the company if you prefer not to.) My name is Jamila Hammami, and I am an […]
NYSNA Part II: Bargaining, Backsliding, and Bravery
Rank and FileBy Tre K What is your occupation? I’m a nurse working night shift in a medical intensive care unit at The Mount Sinai Hospital located […]
Rank and File: Hilton Houseman Pedro on the Hotel Trade Council
Rank and FileBy Pedro What is your occupation? (You don’t need to specify the company if you prefer not to.) I’m a housekeeping houseman at a Hilton […]
Rank and File: NYSNA nurse Tim M on striking for safe staffing
Rank and FileTim M discusses what it’s like to be a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital, and why he and his fellow nurses recently voted to authorize a strike.
Rank and File: Inside the Amazon warehouse with Harry H
Rank and FileThis month’s Rank and File union member profile is a little different since our profilee works at Amazon, the White Whale of labor unionization efforts. Can tri-state area union power overcome Bezos’s behemoth?
Rank and File: Chris H. on Local 30 and the Art of Negotiation
Rank and FileWhat is your occupation? (You don’t need to specify the company if you prefer not to.) I am an Art Installer at MoMA PS1. We […]
Rank and File: Laura G. on Carpenters’ Local 157
Rank and FileSub-contractors, scabs, and salting. Laura G. discusses how she found her way to the carpentry trade, fighting off a fear of heights and a mountain of student debt. In Local 157 she sees room for more aggressive tactics, worker involvement in negotiations, and more solidarity with a range of working class issues.
Rank and File: Bianca C. on CWA
Rank and FileThe latest installment of our profiles of rank-and-file trade unionists features Bianca C., co-chair of NYC-DSA, on organizing under an onslaught of anti-union tactics.