December 13, 2011By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City ReporterJohn Marshall, an economist with UFCW, said at a labor forum on December 7 at the Murphy Institute that in response to slow
December 12, 2011Photos and Story by David Bacon OAKLAND, CA – Activists from Causa Justa:Just Cause and Occupy Oakland protested foreclosures, and demanded that banks stop foreclosures and allow families
December 9, 2011By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter It’s been a long four months for the 43 art handlers of Teamsters Local 814 who were locked-out by Sotheby’s on August 1.
December 9, 2011By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter Michael Cordiello, President of ATU Local 1181-1061, in response to Mayor Bloomberg’s announcement that the union would be going on strike, announced on
December 8, 2011 The members of the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, and the New York State Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force, long-time
December 8, 2011Commentary By Ed Koch “Americans For Peace Now” is currently involved in a fundraising campaign. Surprisingly, that organization’s latest pitch is devoted to assailing me for having said
December 8, 2011By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter On the steps of City Hall a press conference was held by union officials to denounce, again, Mayor Bloomberg’s attacks on working families
December 7, 2011By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter John Samuelsen, TWU Local 100’s President, said at last weekend’s membership meeting that conversations with Joseph Lhota have thus far been productive. The
December 6, 2011Around Town – By Neal Tepel Capalino & Company is creating a new practice within the company to provide strategically based special events consulting. The company will now
December 6, 2011 By Bendix AndersonYou may be familiar with Michael Mulgrew, President of the United Federation of Teachers. But you might not know that he was once in the
