Albany, NY – New York State seasonally-adjusted unemployment figure remained at 4 percent in July, the third consecutive month it has been at that rate. The States economy continued to
WASHINGTON, DC – AFT President Randi Weingarten Tells Walmart to stop selling guns or “we’ll stop shopping in your stores”. Weingarten sent a strong letter to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
CONCORD, N.H.—New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed a bill Aug. 9 that would have raised the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10 next year and $12 in
DENVER, Colorado – The Denver City Council office staff are now members of Teamsters Local 17. “We want to have salary protections and an above-standard sexual harassment policy,” said Galia Halpern of
HARLAN, Ky.—Coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky blocked a railroad track July 29 to prevent a train from carrying coal they mined but didn’t get paid for. The Blackjewel company,
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Following months of negotiations, Wegmans Food Markets and Teamsters Local 118 now have a new five-year agreement covering over 1,000 warehousing and distribution workers. The contract provides for
Long Island, NY — Best Market on Long Island continues to have a record of low pay, minimal benefits, and gender discrimination. On July 30th Union members, community representatives and
Washington, DC – Eugene Scalia has spent his entire career making life more difficult and dangerous for working people. We opposed him in 2002 for solicitor of labor based on
Mineola, Long Island – Nassau County has upgraded their living wage laws to prevent vendors and businesses from bypassing County labor regulations. “Nassau is taking action to help working-class families
“Despite the Supreme Court’s decision to block the inclusion of a citizen question on the U.S. census, President Trump will not drop his bid to include this discriminatory question that
