On Earth Day, top union officials at the AFL-CIO hosted an event aimed at bringing particularly relevant issues to the fore. President Liz Shuler and
In the state of Wisconsin, a win for both Labor and local utilities, as well as the environment, has been achieved. In late March, it
On Tuesday, April 16, the Labor Department finally issued rules regarding worker exposure to silica dust. The exposure limit has now been lowered, and metal
The New York City carpenters union rallied on Wednesday to put wage-stealing construction contractors on notice. As part of an annual day of action against
There is a misconception that an injured worker needs to be out of work in order to be compensated for a permanent injury under the
On Long Island, interest in union electrical trades is surging, increasingly with high schoolers interested in union training. For the incoming class of apprentices, the
The Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York signed the first-ever project labor agreement for an offshore wind project with the developer in
The New York City District Council of Carpenters’ (NYCDCC) Golden Hammer Awards has grown beyond a morale booster to its graduating apprentices to being a
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that hospitals are adding billions of dollars in facility fees to patient bills, even when patients don’t set
Six construction workers working filling potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore are missing and now presumed dead, after a collision on March
