October 7, 2013 By Stephanie West New York, NY – New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento testified on October 4th at a joint hearing on existing tax policy and
October 3, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York—On hallowed ground in Lower Manhattan on Thursday morning about 200 carpenters with the New York City District Council of Carpenters working at
October 2, 2013 By General President of LIUNA Terry O’Sullivan Washington, D.C. – "It is exasperating that the U.S. House of Representatives has become so tied in political knots that
September 30, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco Bronx, NY – The maintenance crew at Concourse Village’s almost 1900-unit housing complex on Morris Avenue is closer to going out on strike after
September 26, 2013 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – After more than a year of an anti-union crusade by Cablevision-Optimum – culminating in the illegal lock out and firing
September 25, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Assemblyman David Weprin, along with members of the Communications Workers of America, called for the state legislature to move on legislation sponsored
September 24, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Robert Ledwith started out in the construction industry as an ironworker in 1959 just as New York City’s skyline was on the
September 20, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Workers at 295 Madison Avenue – some with more than a decade of employment at the Midtown building – are fighting
September 20, 2013 By Stephanie West New York, NY – Since the nearly 300 Brooklyn technicians voted to become the first union workers at Cablevision-Optimum in January 2012, the company
September 16, 2013 By Neal Tepel Labor leaders were at the White House on Friday September 13th to talk about concerns with health care policies. This followed a resolution passed
