‘Company’ Revival Bends All the Right Notes
Leonard Golubchick
February 16, 2022
New York, NY – Company has been revived prior to its latest incarnation now playing at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre, but this show is an
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NY’s First Offshore Wind Farm is Being Built Union
Steve Wishnia
February 15, 2022
WAINSCOTT, N.Y.—Construction has commenced on New York State’s first offshore wind-electricity project, Governor Kathy Hochul declared in a ground-breaking ceremony Feb. 11, in the village
Dig It: IUOE Local 14’s Three-Year Training Program in Heavy Equipment Operation
Silver Krieger
February 15, 2022
New York, NY – IUOE Local 14’s training program requires dedication and the willingness to learn new skills, many requiring the operation of difficult machinery.
‘Generation Union’ is Powering the Starbucks Worker Revolution
Neal Tepel
February 14, 2022
New York, NY – At last count, the Starbucks unionization drive has spread to more than 50 stores in nearly 20 states. While AFL-CIO President Liz
IUOE Local 94’s Howard Styles Outlines Union Training Fund
Silver Krieger
February 14, 2022
New York, NY – IUOE Local 94’s three-year training program teaches apprentices how to operate and maintain HVAC facilities in sites ranging from commercial buildings to
Work Activity and Social Security Disability
Robert Grey
February 14, 2022
New York, NY – People sometimes think that applying for Social Security Disability benefits means that they can never go back to work, or that
Inside ‘The Great Postal Heist’
Steve Wishnia
February 11, 2022
MAPLEWOOD, N.J.—“I might fire you any time for no reason,” retired postal worker Robert Galione recalls his boss telling him, in his son Jay’s documentary
SAG-AFTRA’s Ezra Knight Talks Pandemic Protocols, Industry Inclusion and More
Silver Krieger
February 9, 2022
New York, NY – SAG-AFTRA is about 160,000 members strong. Ezra Knight is the union’s New York Local President and National Vice-President. LaborPress had a chance
LP Spotlight on NYS Public Employee Conference Chair Peter Meringolo
Silver Krieger
February 7, 2022
New York, NY – Pete Meringolo is chairman of the NYS Public Employee Conference, and the former president of the Corrections Captains’ Association. LaborPress spoke
Workers’ Comp and Medical Evidence
Robert Grey
February 7, 2022
New York, NY – When someone is out of work because of an on-the-job injury their two top priorities are getting medical treatment and being