Women of Organized Labor at Risk for 9/11-Related Illnesses
Michael Barasch
May 23, 2022
New York, NY – On and after 9/11, more than 200,000 women – many of them union members – were exposed to Ground Zero toxins,
Category: Features
Stuck Nation Radio: The Racist Roots of America’s Sub-Minimum Wage; Plus, a Guide to Global Corp. Tax Evasion
Bob Hennelly
May 23, 2022
New York, NY – On this week’s edition of Stuck Nation Radio we talk to One Fair Wage President Saru Jayaraman about the fight to
NYC Council Labor Chair Carmen De La Rosa Trumpets Workers’ Rights and Trade Unionism at Special LaborPress Event in The Bronx
Marc Bussanich
May 21, 2022
Bronx, NY – City Council Member and chair of the Civil Service and Labor Committee Carmen De La Rosa stressed the importance of strengthening workers’
Local 580 Ironworker Stephen Laurenzi: You Can’t Quantify the Benefits of Being Union Strong
Silver Krieger
May 21, 2022
Editor’s Note: LaborPress is proud to present the 2022 Outstanding Apprentice of the Year Awards for Long Island and New York City on Thursday, June
EEOC Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge After Return to Office Order
Bob Hennelly
May 20, 2022
New York, NY – For the first time since February, the United States is now averaging more than 100,000 new COVID cases a day with
Striking for a Living Wage and Affordable Healthcare: Call Center Workers in Southern States Ready For Walkout
LaborPress Staff
May 20, 2022
New York, NY – The worst inflation crisis in 40 years is helping to fuel a two-day strike at the largest federal call center contractor
Connecticut Frees Workers from ‘Captive-Audience Meetings’
Steve Wishnia
May 20, 2022
HARTFORD, Conn.—Connecticut became the second state to ban compulsory “captive-audience meetings” on May 17, when Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill titled “An Act Protecting
Welcome to the Gilded Age: New Teamsters Report Exposes Obscene Pay Packages for Amazon Execs
LaborPress Staff
May 18, 2022
New York, NY – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today released a new report detailing Amazon’s excessive executive compensation, including data that Amazon paid its
Workplaces Caught in America’s Crossfire
Bob Hennelly
May 17, 2022
New York, NY – The horrific May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo was a targeted hate crime but it was also an example of yet
Workers at Amazon and Starbucks Are Pointing the Way to Organized Labor’s Revival
Ralph Palladino
May 17, 2022
New York, NY – The recent union organizing victories of workers at Amazon and Starbucks can show the way for all of labor’s revival. The
