Tag: union
Pindar Vineyards Field Workers in Peconic Form NY’s First Farm Union
A dozen agricultural workers at Pindar Vineyards in Peconic were certified last month as the first farm workers union in New York State.
Country Club Fires, Replaces Last Remaining Unionized Groundskeepers, Union Files Charges
The Pine Hollow Country Club fired on June 3 its two remaining groundskeepers without warning, prompting the workers’ union to file charges with the National Labor Relations Board.
Building and Construction Trades Council President Talks Rebuilding Economy
A third-generation heat-and-frost insulator in the labor movement, Matthew Aracich, who was elected president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau & Suffolk Counties, AFL-CIO three years ago, was involved in green energy before the term was coined.
Long Island: Divided By Unions
LI Eye: The island's expanding service sector enjoys the benefits of unionization. The rest of us pay the costs.