February 18, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – The community and labor coalition fighting on behalf of unprotected construction workers throughout New York City is hoping that a powerful
February 18, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—The Teamsters Joint Council 16, along with environmental and community-based groups, rallied at City Hall last week to provide support for Councilmember
February 17, 2015 Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – It’s taken three years to do it, but Brooklyn Cablevision workers fighting a fierce battle with media mogul James Dolan, have finally
February 17, 2015 By Bill Hohlfeld There is one word to describe the apprenticeship training that takes place at Ironworkers Local 417 – serious. A small, tight knit team of
February 17, 2015 Adjunct professors at Boston University voted by a 2-to-1 margin to unionize Feb. 4, making it the fourth Boston-area college where part-time faculty have joined Faculty Forward,
February 17, 2015 Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s plan to end the union shop for state workers is "unconstitutional," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told CNBC on Feb. 10. “He's saying he
February 17, 2015 Late last month, Wisconsin Gov.Scott Walker told an Iowa audience that the state’s “outstanding teacher of the year” in 2010-11 had been laid off because union seniority
