National Employment Update
Joe Levine
June 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Unemployment rates in 44 states and the District of Columbia either held steady or fell in May, and job growth was positive in the vast majority of
Category: Features
Teachout Stands With Striking Spectrum Workers; Denounces Corporate Union-Busting
Joe Maniscalco
June 15, 2018
New York, NY – New York State Attorney General hopeful Zephry Teachout rallied with Spectrum strikers this week, vowing, if elected, to use Federal Law to put the kibosh on mega-mergers
Unions Are Under Attack as Never Before
Neal Tepel LaborPress Publisher
June 15, 2018
Unions are under attack as never before. There are now a growing number of anti-union organizations across the country determined to eliminate prevailing rate and dues check-off. These anti-union groups
Contractor Steals Wages from Construction Workers
Stephanie West
June 15, 2018
NEW YORK, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance has announced the indictment of PARKSIDE CONSTRUCTION and AFFINITY HUMAN RESOURCES, LLC, for schemes involving the theft of more than
NLRB Says Disney Can Withhold Bonuses for Workers Seeking Contract
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
June 15, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla.—The National Labor Relations Board ruled June 1 that it was legal for Walt Disney World to withhold $1,000 bonuses from union workers engaged in contract talks while giving
Rochester Mayor Urges Hospital to End Strike
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
June 15, 2018
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and several other elected officials urged the Anthony Jordan Health Center clinic chain June 6 to accept a federal mediator’s contract proposal and end a three-day
This Week’s Buzz: #CountMeIn Up Close; Inside MSG; NYSNA Safe Staffing Push; Help For 9/11 First-Responders
Joe Maniscalco
June 14, 2018
New York, NY – On this episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz members of the #CountMeIn Movement talk about the fight to preserve good middle class jobs in NYC’s construction industry
Michigan Repeals Prevailing Wage
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
June 14, 2018
LANSING, Mich.—The Michigan Legislature voted June 6 to repeal the state’s prevailing-wage law, eliminating pay standards for public construction projects. The bill passed with exclusively Republican votes, 56-53 in the
Mayor DeBlasio Announces Ban on Single-Use Styrofoam Products Beginning 2019
Neal Tepel
June 14, 2018
NEW YORK, NY — New York City’s styrofoam ban will go into effect by January 1, 2019. Food service “New York City’s ban on styrofoam is long overdue, and New Yorkers are
Afro-Teamster Coalition Demands Justice For Dead Sanitation Worker
Steve Wishnia
June 13, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The crowd on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse June 13 chanted alternating slogans. First, “Who are we? Teamsters!”; then, “Who are we? Africans!”