August 17, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – The ironworkers of Local 361 build and maintain some of the most spectacular structures in the city, but none more impressive
August 17, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Workers at the Dresser-Rand steam-turbine plant in upstate Wellsville will see raises totaling 10% over the next three years, under a
August 17, 2015 By Tara Jessup Train delays in New York City have increased as the subway system’s on-time performance has steadily deteriorated. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) should do
August 17, 2015 By Wade Henderson Washington, DC – We applaud Secretary Clinton’s endorsement of a common sense solution to a pernicious problem in American society—our nation’s refusal to give
August 17, 2015 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed legislation to rename several bridges and portions of the state highway system in honor of
August 17, 2015 By AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Washington, DC – Happy Birthday Social Security. On August 14th, the 80th anniversary of Social Security, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the
August 14, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel The nation’s 470,000 bank tellers make so little that they could be nicknamed “the fast-food workers of Wall Street.” According to
August 14, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Labor unions traditionally display a giant inflatable rat to protest employer abuses at job sites. But transit workers in Grand Rapids,
August 14, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel The National Labor Relations Board is expected to rule that a company that gets most of its workers through a staffing
August 14, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Four more New Jersey public-employee unions have joined a lawsuit trying to reverse Gov. Chris Christie’s cancellation of scheduled raises for
