From the City Hall desk of LaborPress’s Bob Hennelly New York, NY – In an internal video released to the FDNY rank and file workforce,
LEWISTON, N.Y.— Demanding better pay and improved staffing, more than 150 workers at a nursing home near Buffalo began a 24-hour strike March 9. “We
New York, NY – Local 1056 Bus Operator Bernadine Kamwanya has been on the job for almost fifteen years. She drives the Q43 in Queens. Before
New York, NY – We are approaching the two-year mark since the initial shutdown took place and finally, after all the quarantines and isolation, reports
NEW YORK, N.Y—A group organizing home health-care workers denounced the arbitrated settlement in which 1199SEIU will receive $30 million to reimburse workers who put in
New York, NY – The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified
NEW YORK, N.Y.—In an unusual class-action grievance arbitration, 42 home health-care agencies have been ordered to pay $30 million for underpaying workers represented by 1199SEIU.
New York, NY — Amalgamated Transit Local #1056 represents Bus Operators and Maintainers supporting routes within Queens, Bronx and Manhattan. Membership stands at 1,800. Covid
New York, NY – Lately, I’ve been noticing more pushback on mental health and wellness-based programs in the workplace. Unfortunately, this kind of resistance is
New York, NY – Members of the city’s unionized Building Trades, along with long-suffering nonunion construction workers, returned to the Terminal Warehouse redevelopment project at
