The Year of the Rank and File
Bill Hohlfeld
January 11, 2018
Commitment. That’s what gets the job done. When people become committed to a cause, an idea, or a philosophy, is when things begin to happen.
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Latest Blue Collar Buzz – Listen Here!
Joe Maniscalco
January 10, 2018
The newest episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz features wide-ranging discussions with SEIU Local 246 President Joe Colangelo, Carpenters Union Training Director Walter Warzecha, and Workers Compensation Attorney Jordan Ziegler.
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Attempts to Weaken OSHA’s Safety Rules on Dangerous Silica
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
January 5, 2018
WASHINGTON—A top federal appeals court has unanimously rejected an attempt to weaken the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s 2016 rule covering workers’ exposure to silica dust.
Spectrum Avoids Caning During Cuomo’s State of The State Address
Joe Maniscalco
January 4, 2018
New York, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo, this week, disappointed striking IBEW Local 3 workers and supporters who had hoped the state’s top executive might take Charter/Spectrum to task during
Latest Buzz…Stuart Appelbaum…Governor Cuomo…Bill de Blasio…More!
Joe Maniscalco
January 3, 2018
New York, NY – On the latest episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz, Host Bill Hohlfeld talks to RWDSU President and UFCW Executive VP Stuart Appelbaum about Governor Andrew Cuomo’s
NYS Workers Have Gained from Casinos
Stephanie West
December 18, 2017
New York, NY – Although there’s growing concern over the future of upstate casinos, they have generated both income and jobs to thousands of New Yorkers. Under the present agreement,
Good Guy Jake: A Christmas Treat for Every Union Household
Joe Maniscalco
December 7, 2017
New York, NY – This Yuletide season, while the Janus v. AFSCME case continues to percolate inside the U.S. Supreme Court and so-called “Right-To-Work” legislation grips GOP-controlled state houses across
The Importance of Safety Inspections on Construction Sites
Neil Kalra
December 7, 2017
According to The National Safety Council falls, slips, trips, contact with objects or equipment, overexertion and being struck by a falling object accounted for over 70,000 construction site injuries and
Task Force Drops the Hammer on Allegedly Crooked Companies
Joe Maniscalco
December 4, 2017
New York, NY – The city- and statewide task force inspired, in part, by the grisly 2015 death of construction worker Carlos Moncayo on a job site in Manhattan’s Meatpacking
State Drops Drastic Cuts to Workers’ Comp; Proposes Lesser Changes
Steve Wishnia
December 2, 2017
ALBANY, N.Y.—After a storm of criticism, the New York State Workers Compensation Board has dropped a proposal to slash awards for workers who suffer permanent injuries on the job, replacing