New York, NY – The Public Employees Federation’s (PEF) President, Wayne Spence, has been a member of PEF since 1993, and is currently in his third term as President. He
New York, NY – The “bravest” as a nickname for firefighters most likely came from the term “the bravest of the brave.” In 1862 the term was used in a
The annual ceremony commemorating the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, one of the nation’s most deadly and consequential industrial disasters, returned to lower Manhattan after threeyears of pandemic-related hiatus. Frontline workers,
After a last-minute disagreement over wages and contract duration threatened negotiations, Bronx building workers struck a deal with the Bronx realty advisory board (brab) and successfully averted a strike nearly
The Guardian reports it has heard leaked audio revealing a manager at Union Pacific instructing an employee to skip inspections in 2016. Stephanie Griffin, a former carman, had gone to
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), has achieved record wins for its 4,000 workers in a new agreement with Lockheed Martin. The workers will vote on whether
Over 1,100 coal miners in Alabama, members of the United Mine Workers of America union, returned to work on Feb. 16 after being on strike for almost two years. After
In 1911, 146 workers died in a horrific fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Their working conditions, untimely deaths, and the lack of adequate compensation for the families of the
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, the governor issued an Executive Order that shut down all non-essential businesses. Amazon was found to be an essential
Rockford, Ill., – Workers at the Sunnyside Dispensary in Rockford, Ill., have unanimously voted to join Teamsters Local 777. It is the second dispensary in Illinois to join the Teamsters in less than two
