Dr. Martin Luther King 60 Years Ago
Stephanie West
March 16, 2025
Montgomery, AL – Sixty years ago this month Dr. Martin Luther King led the march that changed history. The last leg of the march led by
Category: Entertainment & Media
Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers Ratify Contract
Kenneth Quinnell and Sydney Roberts, AFLCIO
March 16, 2025
Washington DC – Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In
Union and Management Clash as Brooklyn Museum Brings Yet Another NYC Cultural Conflict to the Fore
Silver Krieger
February 18, 2025
Over the years, many cultural institutions, especially museums around New York City, have clashed with management and demanded higher wages and better benefits. Now, at
Off-Broadway Workers Threaten Strike
Silver Krieger
January 28, 2025
Atlantic Theater Company workers in Chelsea, Manhattan, are threatening to strike if they don’t reach a deal on a first contract. They unionized with the
Democracy Works First Contract with News Media Guild
Stephanie West
January 27, 2025
New York, NY – Workers at Democracy Works, a nonpartisan voter education organization, ratified their first labor contract with the News Media Guild. The pact,
Chippendales’ Union Files Unfair Labor Practices Complaint
Silver Krieger
January 6, 2025
When most people hear the name Chippendales, they think of male dancers whose object it is to entertain them, not workers in the usual sense
We Share in the Entire Country’s Sadness at President Carter’s Death
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
December 30, 2024
Washington, DC — “We share in the entire country’s sadness at President Carter’s death. He was a man of incredible selflessness and decency, and he
Soccer Stadium in Willets Point
Neal Tepel LaborPress Publisher
December 5, 2024
New York – New York’s first professional soccer-specific stadium and Major League Soccer’s (MLS) first fully-electric stadium across the nation now in Willets Point, Queens. “We
NLRB’s Major Ruling, Applauded by IATSE, Will Impact Millions
Mikael Elsila
December 1, 2024
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is declaring victory for all as a result of a recent NLRB ruling. The infamous mandatory captive
“Scabby the Rat” Displayed in Brooklyn Gallery
Silver Krieger
November 13, 2024
“Scabby the Rat” is well-known and well-used by unions. The gigantic rat which can be seen on New York streets has been used to call
