Hardhats on the job: from cannoneer to carpenter
Max Parrott
January 4, 2024
Though Rashad Merchant-Bey grew up in what was “definitely a union household” in Harlem, he had to find his own path into the trades. It
Author: Max Parrott
Out of the limelight but in command: the stagecraft of the Rockette’s union production crew
Max Parrott
December 22, 2023
Christmas songbook classics, tap shoes and the can-can — the elements of Radio City Music Hall’s “Christmas Spectacular” have become staple images of the holiday
Annual Labor Leaders honored at Long Island awards reception
Max Parrott
November 30, 2023
LaborPress held its Labor Leadership Awards On November 28 at the Teamsters Local 282 union hall in Lake Success, Long Island to honor four key
Fed-up Starbucks workers across New York City walk out in “Red Cup Rebellion”
Max Parrott
November 17, 2023
Nearly three years after the start of the Starbucks union campaign, frustrations are at a boiling point at unionized stores across the nation. For the
Vets describe union path to civilian life at Helmets to Hardhats luncheon
Max Parrott
November 13, 2023
New York Helmets to Hardhats celebrated 20 years of support for veterans transitioning to the construction trades on board the USS Intrepid Museum docked on
Grocery workers union protests non-union Wegmans’ grand opening
Max Parrott
October 20, 2023
One the first day that the popular Wegmans grocery chain opened its doors in Manhattan, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union were
EmblemHealth, Labor Press honors forward-thinking ‘Heroes of Labor’
Max Parrott
October 19, 2023
EmblemHelath and LaborPress held their annual Heroes of Labor on October 11 to honor four exceptional union leaders at Lower Manhattan’s 55 Water Street. The
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire coalition dedicates permanent memorial at site of tragedy
Max Parrott
October 12, 2023
Over 112 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the historic tragedy that acted as a catalyst in the U.S. workers’ rights and safety protections,
Union cleaning crew fights for back after new landlord exploits legal loophole to fire them
Max Parrott
October 7, 2023
Workers gathered legislative support as they rallied Oct. 5 outside the headquarters of the real estate group that fired its unionized cleaning staff as soon
Construction laborers union outlines importance of prevailing wage laws
Max Parrott
October 4, 2023
After a new report concluded developers are likely to save money by using union labor on private prevailing wage projects, LaborPress reached out to representatives
