NALC and Campbell's Join Forces May 11th to Stamp Out Hunger

May 1, 2013
By Neal Tepel

All across the country on May 11, 2013, Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to help Stamp Out Hunger.

Now in its 21st year,The Stamp Out Hunger food drive, held on the second Saturday in May, has become the nation's largest single-day food drive. Americans donated 70 million pounds of food in 2012, which marked the ninth consecutive year that at least 70 million pounds were collected by letter carriers.

Teamsters Concerned Global Aviation May Go Under

April 30, 2013
By Neal Tepel

Washington, DC - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents approximately 340 pilots and flight attendants for Global Aviation’s two airlines World Airways and North American Airlines, are calling on the company’s board of directors to take swift and decisive action in selecting a chief executive officer with a proven track record of turning an airline around.

UFCW Local 348-S Americare Workers Ratify New Contract

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Thousands of Americare workers from UFCW Local 348-S in New York City ratified a new contract in an overwhelming city-wide vote on Saturday. The new contract includes a new system that ensures worker seniority when it assigns cases. Members also have improved bereavement leave and secured leave for union stewards. Americare home health aides take care of and assist elderly and disabled patients in their homes.

Healing Our Healthcare System

April 30, 2013
By Randi Weingarten President, American Federation of Teachers

I have yet to see a perfect piece of legislation, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), often referred to as Obamacare, has real flaws. But even at this early stage, its accomplishments are important. Millions of previously uninsured people have gained healthcare coverage; the law has begun to rein in healthcare costs; consumers are starting to realize savings; patients have greater access to preventive care; and carrots and sticks throughout the healthcare industry are spurring moves to improve quality.

NYC Construction Employment Improves

April 30, 2013
By Neal Tepel

New York, NY - Private sector construction employment in New York City rose 2.4 percent in 2012 while wages have remained virtually unchanged, according to a New York Building Congress analysis of New York State Department of Labor employment statistics.

Right Wing Republicans Shutting Down NLRB’s Power to Protect Workers

April 29, 2013
By Larry Cary, Esq.

This past week the Obama Administration petitioned the Supreme Court to hear its appeal from the decision of the U.S. District of Columbia Circuit Court in Noel Canning v. N.L.R.B.  The D.C. Circuit Court’s decision shuts down the National Labor Relations Board by eliminating the U.S. Constitution’s grant of Presidential power to appoint senior federal officials when the Senate is not in session.  The Supreme Court is expected to hear the case, which will likely be decided sometime in 2014.

Long Island College Hospital Closure Plan Withdrawn

April 29, 2013
By Neal Tepel

Brooklyn NY - An important victory for quality public health in New York City had taken place Friday April 26, 2013. SUNY Downstate has withdrawn its closure plan for Long Island College Hospital in downtown Brooklyn. The decision from SUNY removes the immediate threat of closure.

Michael Mulgrew Wins Second Term as UFT President

April 29, 2013
By Stephanie West

UFT President Michael Mulgrew on April 25 won his second term as the union’s president with 84 percent of the vote.

“I’m honored that thousands of UFT members have supported my re-election. I look forward to working with them for the next three years as we continue to fight for the best for our students, their families, and the schools.”

Increasing Sale Price of A Home

April 29, 2013
By Chris Caggiano

Marketing your home is no different from marketing yourself. We all know the adage: “You only have once chance to make a first impression.” Whether it’s a job interview or selling your home, optimizing that “one chance” will bring you closer to success.

Regardless of the season, creating a great first impression for potential buyers is the first step to the successful marketing of your home. First impressions begin on the outside. Take a look at the exterior of your home with fresh eyes and maximize your home’s curb appeal.

Parents Teachers Rally to End High Stakes Testing

April 27, 2013
By Neal Tepel

New York NY - Parents, teachers and students gathered Friday afternoon April 26th in front of the Department of Education to demand an end to high-stakes testing (HST) in New York. According to parents at the rally the testing program and time spent on continual test preparation, interferes with the normal teaching and learning process.

Locked Out Trade Fair Workers Welcome Quinn's Support

April 27, 2013
By Joe Maniscalco

Queens, New York - Locked out Trade Fair supermarket workers have been demonstrating outside the chain’s nine stores for more than six weeks. But on Friday, they attracted the attention of New York City Council Speaker and mayoral contender Christine Quinn, who stopped by Trade Fair store number 10, in Jackson Heights to put CEO Farid “Frank” Jaber on notice. (Watch Video)

Six In The City: More Car Washers Vote To Unionize

April 26, 2013

By Joe Maniscalco

Queens, NY - Car wash workers who routinely put in 60 or more hours a week, never receive overtime pay and earn less than the minimum wage, followed fellow New York City “washeros” on the path to unionization this week when they voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union [RWDSU].

Railroad Chief to House: Equalize Inter-city Rail Funding

April 26, 2013
By Marc Bussanich

Washington, D.C.—President Barack Obama recently proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for FY 2014 that includes $6.6 billion for repairing and expanding the national rail system and up to $40 billion over a five-year period. But at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, the subcommittee’s chairman told Joseph Szabo, the Federal Railroad Administrator, that the administration’s request was ridiculous. Watch Video

Setting It Off: NYC Fast Food Workers Inspire Others In Minimum Wage Fight

April 26, 2013

By Joe Maniscalco

New York, NY - When fast food workers in Chicago walked off their jobs in a united bid to win a living wage this week, they had other workers from New York City like Gregory Reynoso to thank for inspiration.