Day: April 17, 2011

By Erica Varlese A feature story in the Daily News suggests that unions are lessening in number and power nationwide due to cumbersome work regulations. Layoffs of 400 to 425

By Erica Varlese States are hoping to raise the unemployment tax for businesses to replenish the funds used for unemployment benefits. 32 states, including New York, collectively owe the government

By Erica Varlese Barbara Ehrenreich wrote a profile piece for the New York Times on Columbia University graduate Ai jen Poo, one of the organizers of and masterminds behind the

By Erica Varlese The New York Times reports on the NLRB case against Boeing. According to the report, the company may have set up a non union production line in

By Erica Varlese The contract for New York State workers expired this past March 31, but a new deal still hasn’t been agreed upon. Leaders are worried that the events