February 6, 2014 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman In his State of the Union Address the President called for an increase in the minimum wage, and already those on the right
February 5, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—The Secretary of Labor, Thomas E. Perez, said in an interview after meeting with minimum wage workers recently that reducing the long-term
February 3, 2014 By Neal Tepel, LaborPress Publisher New York, NY – De Blasio is continuing to push the governor and state legislature to approve his plan for raising city
February 3, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – New York state public employees and their supporters packed the "well" of a state office building on Jan. 29 to call
January 29, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – With suspended props, moving scenery and revolving parts, the incredibly cramped spaces backstage at Broadway theaters are always chaotic and even
January 29, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – Early education experts submitted testimony yesterday calling on the Governor and Legislature to allow New York City to implement its plan
January 27, 2014 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Ph.D. Since the beginning of the New Year, a couple of states have raised their minimum wages and President Obama plans to call for an
January 21, 2014 By Steven Wishnia “We’re a wall-to-wall union,” says United University Professions president Fred Kowal. “I can’t conceive of any other way. We represent everybody that does our
January 20, 2014 By Stephanie West Over the last five years, the SUNY and CUNY systems had nearly $2 billion in cuts, which drives up tuition and decreases quality affordable
January 16, 2014 Dr. Barbara Bowen, Professional Staff Congress President New York, NY — The PSC welcomes the new chancellor and will work to build a productive relationship with the
