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22 Aug

Saratoga Race Course: Advocates pushing to unionize racetrack backstretch workers

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By Mike MacAdam/The Leader-Herald SARATOGA SPRINGS — Organizers announced on Tuesday an effort to unionize the backstretch workers at New York Racing Association tracks, including Saratoga Race Course. Claiming that the hundreds of hot walkers and grooms who care for the racehorses on a daily basis need representation to ensure that the workers are paid properly, receive medical care and are housed in clean, safe living conditions, union organizer Gilberto Mendoza said he has gathered 675 signatures on a petition to unionize. He represents the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1430, and has contacted NYRA and the New…

13 Nov

Frontier union workers in Johnstown protest for fair contract

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Photo Caption: Frontier Communications employees and members of the IBEW 363 union Kathy Howell of Canajoharie, left, Carla Gagliano of Mayfield, center, and Terri Knapik of Amsterdam protest the recent contract offer from their employer at Sir William Johnson Park on Saturday. STAN HUDY/THE LEADER-Herald JOHNSTOWN - Carla Gagliano pumped her fist in the air and smiled at the driver of the truck as they drove through the light at the intersection of West Main Street and North Market Street Saturday morning. Gagliano was one of five IBEW 363 union members employed by Frontier Communications standing at the intersection with…