NYC Home Health Care Workers On Hunger Strike
In a shocking development, a group of home health care workers in New York City began a hunger strike on March 20. The Chinese Staff
In a shocking development, a group of home health care workers in New York City began a hunger strike on March 20. The Chinese Staff
The New York City District Council of Carpenters’ (NYCDCC) Golden Hammer Awards has grown beyond a morale booster to its graduating apprentices to being a
Dartmouth College has officially stated that it will not honor its basketball players’ union. In early march, the players had voted to form the first
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that hospitals are adding billions of dollars in facility fees to patient bills, even when patients don’t set
Baltimore, Maryland – The recent incident involving the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, which was struck by a container ship, is expected to have
Six construction workers working filling potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore are missing and now presumed dead, after a collision on March
Monday, March 25, the 113th anniversary of the Triangle Fire was commemorated at the site where the tragedy took place on that day. 146 workers,
Several months after advocates unveiled a permanent memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the annual ceremony marking the date of one of the nation’s
It’s not surprising that after major UAW wins recently in Detroit, other autoworkers are looking to join the successful union. Just recently, Volkswagen workers in
A new survey has found that 60% of U.S. registered voters have a favorable opinion of high-speed rail, a transportation system that is currently expanding,
During Women’s History Month, it’s a good time to focus on both celebrating gains, noting losses, and marking inequities for women. In New York, women
SUNY’s faculty and staff union bolstered the fight against a plan to reduce or potentially close and transfer services at the existing SUNY Downstate’s University
At a Senate Labor Committee hearing, UAW President Shawn Fain, fresh from his union’s recent contract wins in Detroit, spoke truth to power when he
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority celebrated National Transit Employee Appreciation Day on Monday by sending out its executives to spend time with the system’s transit workers
Though the recent wave of unionization has spurred investors to call on Starbucks and Amazon to respect workers’ rights, these attitudes have not always been
Today, it’s difficult to imagine ten-year-old children working sixteen hours a day in dangerous conditions such as mines or textile mills with limited regulations, but
Teamsters’ President Sean O’Brien and rank-and-file members met with President Biden on March 12, before giving their official endorsement to a candidate for the upcoming
In many instances people find themselves in situations where they feel compelled to make uninformed decisions. An example of such a dilemma is when a
A new project labor agreement between the New York City Housing Authority and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York is the
The Adams Administration has announced that it is partnering with a construction union and a real estate firm in an effort to raise over $400
An associate of a mob-connected head of a construction firm, Joseph Guinta, has been sentenced to six months in jail for his part in a
You often hear that workers find themselves in the construction trades because of a love of making things or working with one’s hands. For Racquel
The Police Benevolent Association will appeal a federal judge’s ruling of Feb. 7 that concerns New York City police actions during a public protest. Stipulations
The general public doesn’t think about workers in the kitchen when they eat at a restaurant. They are focused on their food – how quickly
Gregory Floyd, President of Teamsters Local 237 and Vice President-at-Large, General Board of the IBT, marked Women’s History Month by recognizing some outstanding women in
Like another outdoor gear supplier, REI, Patagonia’s progressive image pitched at customers has not extended to their workers’ rights. REI employees in several states, including
At the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, we enforce our city’s worker protection laws to help New Yorkers and their families thrive. But
Bechtel Corp, a provider of engineering, construction, and project management services, has committed $7 million dollars to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The construction
The subway conductor who was almost killed by a cowardly attacker who slashed him in the throat and then ran, was reunited with the man
Prison labor is a form of slavery. On prison farms, inmates, mostly in the South, still harvest crops, some by hand, on a number of
On Saturday, Feb. 24, at the SAG Awards, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher gave a rousing pro-union speech. It was only three months after the end
A new contract for commercial building service workers was overwhelmingly approved by members of 32BJ SEIU. 20,000 office cleaners voted on the contract with the
As workers around the country at Starbucks stores continue to unionize, and lawsuits between their union, Workers United, and Starbucks continue to multiply, a new
Vincent Ricciardo, 77, was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his role in a shakedown of a high-ranking Queens construction official. Ricciardo’s nickname was
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should interfere on business acquisitions that have allowed for foreign takeovers of U.S.-based companies from countries that the nation shares
Four months after REI workers filed a nationwide complaint that the outdoors retailer had refused to bargain in good faith at its nine unionized stores,
O’Sullivan recently stepped back into his role as the chairman of the board at Ullico, the labor-owned insurance and investment company — a role he
DC 37 retirees poured onto the streets in front of their chapter’s offices on Wednesday to slam their international parent union’s takeover of the retiree
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters have triumphed by reaching a five-year tentative agreement with Anheuser-Busch. The agreement significantly raises pay, improves health care and retirement
Over 1,200 of hospital workers and community members joined union members and elected officials on a cold Thursday to continue the fight against a plan
The She Wolf Bakery in Brooklyn, NY, has unionized with the RWDSU. The campaign was full of acrimony as the owner of the bakery sought
On Thursday, Feb. 29, in the wee hours of the morning, MTA train conductor Alton Scott, 59, was brutally assaulted. Just as he had stuck
CWA Local 1182, the traffic agents’ union, has ousted its long-time president. Former president Syed Rahim, besieged by allegations of sexual harassment and findings of
Brooklyn, NY workers who are employees of the Nitehawk Cinema in Park Slope have announced their intention to unionize. 20 employees made the declaration at
A group of service workers at a Financial District condo walked off the job Wednesday on a short-term strike after the building owner reduced the