Minimum Wage Increase in NY
Stephanie West
December 18, 2024
New York’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase to $16.50-Per-Hour in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, and $15.50-Per-Hour for the Rest of the State.
Category: Teachers & Education
New Labor Secretary May Be Hobbled by Trump’s Anti-Labor Agenda
Silver Krieger
December 7, 2024
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler has released a statement regarding the nomination of Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary. Although Shuler spoke of Chaven-DeRemer’s pro-labor record,
Legislation Aimed at Saving City Retirees’ Medicare Coverage Introduced in City Council
Silver Krieger
November 4, 2024
There has been an ongoing battle between city retirees’ demand that their traditional Medicare and supplemental insurance be preserved, and Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s continued
Police Arrest CUNY Faculty in Fight Over Wages
Silver Krieger
November 4, 2024
Over 30 members of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) were arrested on Monday as they sought to influence the CUNY Board of Trustees. The faculty
VP Kamala Harris’ Patriotic Vision for Our Country
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
October 30, 2024
Washington, DC — AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her closing argument before 75,000 supporters in the nation’s
“Be At the Table, Not on the Menu”: Unions Getting Out the Vote for Harris/Walz
Silver Krieger
October 24, 2024
Leaders of unions are making a massive effort to turn out members’ votes for Harris/Walz in the upcoming election. In a call with reporters on
Springfield Community Needs Help, Not Hate
AFT President Weingarten & Ohio Federation of Teachers President Cropper
September 17, 2024
Washington—AFT President Randi Weingarten and Ohio Federation of Teachers President Melissa Cropper respond to the continued lies and political vitriol directed at the Haitian community
CUNY Managers Decry Stagnant Pay
Silver Krieger
August 11, 2024
The computer systems managers (CSM) who work for CUNY are raising their voices over a crucial matter: a lack of raises and pay inequities. Because
CUNY Managers Decry Stagnant Pay
Silver Krieger
July 24, 2024
The computer systems managers (CSM) who work for CUNY are raising their voices over a crucial matter: a lack of raises and pay inequities. Because
OSHA Proposes Federal Heat Law to Protect Workers
Silver Krieger
July 8, 2024
President Biden has announced that OSHA has proposed the nation’s first-ever federal safety standard regarding heat in the workplace. Recently, the Teamsters won heat safety
