named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Collective Bargaining Negotiation
Negotiates union contracts for workers in hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, building trades, transportation, and other service industries to secure wages, benefits, and working conditions.
Job Development and Training
Offers job development, training, and placement programs to support union members in advancing their careers.
Worker Rights Protection
Provides free representation to workers, including undocumented employees, facing employer violations of labor rights through the National Labor Relations Board.
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Labor Union Representation & Organizing 2 activities
- Negotiates and enforces collective bargaining agreementsRepresents workers across multiple industries—including hospitality, healthcare, construction, manufacturing, transportation, and building services—in negotiating and enforcing collective bargaining agreements to secure fair wages, health benefits, retirement plans, paid leave, and safe working conditions. Agreements are maintained across jurisdictions including New York City, Long Island, and several Northeastern states.
- Provides legal representation to workersProvides free legal representation to union members before the National Labor Relations Board in cases involving violations of their rights to unionize or when addressing unfair labor practices.
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Supply Chain Labor Rights Investigation and Advocacy 1 activity
- Advocates for supply chain transparency and ethical labor practicesLeads campaigns to enforce transparency in garment supply chains by advocating for full disclosure, strict buyer approval of subcontractors, and intervention from multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the Ethical Trading Initiative, Social Accountability International, and the Fair Labour Association to prevent child labor and exploitative practices.
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Worker Rights Advocacy & Wage Protection 1 activity
- Advocates for worker rights and legislative improvementsEngages in advocacy to improve labor standards, including exposing unfair labor practices, leading strikes, mediating grievances, securing legal protections through court victories, and advocating for legislative changes to protect exploited workers and expand rights for undocumented workers.
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Workforce Readiness Training 1 activity
- Develops worker support programsDesigns and implements crisis assistance, job development, training, and job placement programs to support workers in need.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$348K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$347K100%
Investment income$7560%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$229K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$109K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$329K
Cash$198K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$329K
Liquid reserves10.4 mo
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue +11.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 2
- LUCILA DOMINGUEZ — TRUSTEE
- PEDRO SANTOS — TRUSTEE
relationships · 8
Who they work with
- AFL-CIO Network — Local 947 is affiliated with AFL-CIO.
- AFL-CIO Network — Local 947 is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, a national trade union center.
- Ethical Trading Initiative Partner — Sought for intervention to prevent cover-ups and promote transparency in garment supply chains.
- Fair Labour Association Partner — Sought for intervention to prevent cover-ups and promote transparency in garment supply chains.
- International Brotherhood of Service Workers Union AFL-CIO Network — Local 947 is a chapter within the International Brotherhood of Service Workers Union AFL-CIO.
- National Labor Relations Board Government — Cited victorious court cases involving the protection of exploited workers.
- National Labor Relations Board Government — Provides representation for workers at proceedings before the NLRB.
- Social Accountability International Partner — Sought for intervention to prevent cover-ups and promote transparency in garment supply chains.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Collective Bargaining for Worker Power and Protectionsmethodology: collective_bargainingBy aggregating workers into a unified collective, the union increases its bargaining power to secure improved wages, benefits, workplace safety, and job protections, because unified representation enables more effective negotiation and enforcement of fair labor standards than individual workers could achieve alone.
- Immigration-Status-Neutral Union Representationmethodology: immigration-status-neutral_union_representationBy providing union representation regardless of immigration status, the union protects vulnerable workers from exploitation and retaliation, because inclusive representation increases reporting of labor violations and strengthens collective bargaining power across the entire workforce.
- Member Participation in Contract Enforcementmethodology: member-participation-enforcementBy involving union members directly in monitoring and enforcing compliance with union contracts, the union sustains hard-won workplace gains and builds capacity for future improvements, because sustained member engagement strengthens accountability and deters employer violations.
- Union Advocacy as a Check on Corporate Powermethodology: labor-advocacy-as-check-on-corporate-powerBy strengthening union membership and worker voice, the union counters disproportionate corporate influence in government and promotes systemic fairness, because organized labor serves as a democratic counterbalance to corporate power in policy and economic decision-making.