In response, NYC H+H resumed contract negotiations, leading to the work stoppage being postponed. On January 13^th, a joint hearing was held by the City Council Committees on Hospitals, Health and Civil Service and Labor. According to the union, since September 2024, over 2,500 physicians have been fighting for a better contract. If an agreement was not reached, the strike would have commenced on January 21^st. It would have been the largest strike of healthcare workers in New York.

The union reached an agreement with H+H which includes significant base salary increases, a bonus for time served on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic, rollbacks on cuts to sick leave hours, retention bonuses for designated specialties, benefit fund contributions to supplement members’ health benefits, reimbursement increases for continuing medical education and Juneteenth as a paid holiday.

The President of Doctors Councils SEIU stated that H+H has made short-sighted and rushed decisions without the input of frontline doctors, which leads to more doctors leaving and exacerbating short staffing and unsafe workloads. Over half of the doctors are working paycheck to paycheck.

In 2023, Elmhurst residents went on strike. They were the first resident physicians to strike in NYC in 33 years. Later that year, Morningside and West physicians voted to strike after 6 months of bargaining but reached a tentative agreement with Mount Sinai. It is commonplace for healthcare workers to suffer extreme stress and burnout from working long hours in understaffed facilities. On top of this, their wages do not keep up with the cost of living or cover student loan debt. This endangers the lives of patients who do not receive the quality of care they deserve. So long as these issues persist, future strike actions are not off the table.

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The vote concluded with 89% of the union’s members voting and 95% approving the strike. Roughly half the workers in the bargaining unit work on election-critical programs.

Job security is one of the major issues the union is striking for. The company has discriminatory practices regarding disciplining and terminating its workers. Over half the members who were fired since the union’s formation were from under-represented groups.

The Tech Guild Members are fighting for “just cause” protections, which require management to have a just and fair reason to discipline an employee. They are also fighting against pay inequity. A pay study conducted by the Tech Guild found that women earn 12% less than men and black and Latina women make 33% less than white men.

The Tech Guild filed several Unfair Labor Practice charges against the NY Times with the National Labor Relations Board for unlawful actions, such as failure to bargain in good faith and unilateral changes to working conditions. Readers of the New York Times rely on the workers of the Times Tech Guild for access to digital news, games, and election updates from journalists. Susan DeCarava, president of the News Guild of NY, stated, “It’s up to Times management to decide what happens next.”

Image courtesy of https://x.com/NYTGuildTech.

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The event started with a gathering at the American Labor Museum at 10:30 am, with speeches by the parade honorees. Speakers outlined the significance of the historical site and the demands of the silk mill workers during the Paterson Silk Strike. This included safer working conditions, ending child labor, and an 8-hour workday. Notable labor leaders “Big Bill” Haywood and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn delivered speeches from the house during the strike.

Various groups participated in the march, mostly local unions in fields such as healthcare, electrical, education, postal, transit, and construction. Political groups such as the Green Party of NJ and NJ Peace Action were also present. Residents of the neighborhood were enthusiastic to see the workers and activists who serve their community marching in the parade. The march was a great success, LUEL members were able to reach out to the community in Haledon and foster a stronger connection with the American Labor Museum. Members of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter look forward to attending their events, possibly holding meetings and a class at the museum, and collaborating in sponsoring the Campaign for Public Rail.

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