Labor Day and the Anniversary of 9/11
Michael Barasch
September 9, 2022
As we celebrate Labor Day and honor the anniversary of 9/11, we should remember that the story of the 9/11 community has been defined by
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Dominick Spagnolo, TWU Signal Maintainer and Union Rep on His 9/11 Experience
Silver Krieger
September 9, 2022
New York, NY — Dominick Spagnolo, a Signal Maintainer and union rep – Section Chair and Division Vice Chair – was down at Ground Zero
DC Circuit Court Denies National Nurses United Petition Ordering OSHA to Retain COVID Standard
Stephanie West
September 5, 2022
Unions Say Healthcare Workers “in Grave Danger” Originally posted in National Nurses United: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-disappointed-by-courts-decision-to-deny-permanent-standard-petition
Disabled 9/11 Responders at Risk of Losing Jobs
Michael Barasch
August 31, 2022
Thousands of emergency medical responders were deployed to Lower Manhattan on 9/11 and in the weeks and months that followed, to help people injured in
32BJ SEIU Opposes Mayor’s Plan for Trash Pick-Up, Says Workers Would Be Forced to Take Later Shifts
Stephanie West
August 31, 2022
A proposal limiting how long trash can sit on city sidewalks faces opposition from 32BJ SEIU, the property service workers’ union. Read more As reported
CWA Wins Agreement With Frontier
Stephanie West
August 28, 2022
California — Nearly 2,000 CWA members at Frontier Communications in California who have been on a grievance strike since Friday, August 19, 2022, have reached an
Call on Congress to Fully Fund 9/11 Health Care
Michael Barasch
August 12, 2022
There are currently 117,000 9/11 first responders and survivors enrolled in the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program – most of them union members. The
Machinists Union Says Defending Workers’ Rights is the Top Priority in JetBlue-Spirit Tie-Up
IAMAW: https://www.goiam.org/news
August 9, 2022
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have announced that the two airlines plan to merge to create the nation’s fifth largest carrier. Spirit Airlines shareholders have
John Samuelsen Nominated To NYC Traffic Mobility Review Board
Stephanie West
August 5, 2022
New York, NY – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has nominated John Samuelsen to the Traffic Mobility Review Board (TMRB). Samuelsen serves as international president
UPS Teamsters Rally in NYC to Kick Off Contract Fight
Neal Tepel LaborPress Publisher
August 3, 2022
Queens, NY – Teamster members at UPS in New York City rallied at the company’s Maspeth, Queens warehouse on August 2, 2022, to demand raises
