The Economic Policy Institute, which is a leader in the movement for economic justice and works for an economy “where every job is good, [and] every worker can join a
Labor leaders and workers rallied on July 9 at the AFL-CIO headquarters to launch the nationwide “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness, and Security” bus tour. The
The New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO (NYC CLC) has endorsed Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for Mayor. The NYC CLC is a coalition of over 300 unions, representing over one
Trenton, NJ – Pro-union legislation in NJ will strengthen prevailing wage laws and provides substantial support to working union members. “In Hoboken, Jersey City, and throughout our state, fair work deserves
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal apprentice and SMART union member from Maryland is being held in immigration detention in Tennessee while fighting to stay in the USA. The judge
Albany, NY – Governor Kathy Hochul rallied with the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (HGTC) to announce New York State has paid off the nearly $7 billion Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust
450 Teamsters Local 25 in the Boston area, who are employed by waste giant Republic Services, went on strike on July 1st, as a response to a refusal of the
Washington, DC — “This is a big, ugly, obscene betrayal of American working families that was rammed through the Senate in the dead of night to satisfy a president determined to
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Acting Administrator Drew Feeley received a blistering 14-page rebuttal from California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri for the FRA’s proposed termination of two major funding
New York, NY – The 6.3- acre civic and cultural development is expected to create 17,000 union jobs. With a commitment of local hiring, the project has the support of
