July 24, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Washington, DC—Leo W. Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers, said that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is misleading the public by claiming that toll
July 24, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco Melville, NY – Dick O’Kane, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk says he’s “tired of supporting people from Florida,
July 22, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—The members of the 120,000-member strong 32BJ SEIU property services union work as doormen, porters, handymen, security officers and window cleaners but
July 19, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Supporters of the city’s nine-month-old living wage legislation are hailing the contentious bill passed back in September as an unadulterated success this
July 16, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Up until now, IBEW Local 1212 member Gary Roth had spent the last three decades of his life steadfastly documenting premieres,
July 1, 2013 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – Fueled by rapid increases in residential and office development, overall New York City construction spending is expected to increase by
June 27, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—The New York Building Congress issued a report on Monday that construction activity is booming in New York City and will generate
June 25, 2013 By Steven Wishnia In front of a packed hall at the District Council of Carpenters headquarters, LaborPress honored six New York union leaders for "outstanding achievement" on
June 25, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—It was a long, hard fight in Congress for both houses to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in
June 24, 2013 By Diane Cohen Albany, NY – State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli commended the state Assembly and Senate for passing legislation to help local governments deal with the
