NABTU 2024 Labor Day Statement
Sean McGarvey, NABTU President
September 2, 2024
“On Labor Day, we all honor the hard work and dedication of workers across the United States and Canada. We celebrate the over 3 million
Category: State & Municipal Employees
UA’s John Murphy hopes to bring his members issues to the fore in the Labor Day parade
Max Parrott
September 2, 2024
For John Murphy, fourth-generation New York City union plumber, the Labor Day Parade up Fifth Avenue has been an annual tradition since he became a
Unique Labor Day Celebrations Across the Country
Michelle Zettergren
August 30, 2024
The first Labor Day parade in the U.S. took place in New York City on September 5, 1882. Union leaders and thousands of working people
Huge Numbers of MTA Workers Found to Have Been Assaulted in New Report
Silver Krieger
August 29, 2024
The stories of assaults on transit workers have filled the news cycle for years now. And yet a proper response by the MTA has been
Huge Numbers of AT&T Workers Strike Across the Southeast
Silver Krieger
August 27, 2024
17,000 AT&T workers are on strike across the Southeast, protesting what they say are unfair labor practices by the company in recent contract negotiations. CWA
UAW Fights Major Layoffs at Stellantis
Silver Krieger
August 27, 2024
“The company is the enemy here.” Those were UAW President Shawn Fain’s words, after Stellantis, formerly known in the U.S. as Chrysler, then, afterwards, Fiat-Chrysler,
5 important questions for Labor health funds to ask before partnering with a health system
Michelle Zettergren
August 26, 2024
Healthcare costs have risen dramatically in recent years, and are expected to increase as much as 8.5% in 2024. To sustain health benefits at the
City Council Member Calls Vendor System “Broken”
Silver Krieger
August 23, 2024
For years now, food vendors in New York City have labored in a system which caps the number of legal vendors at a decades-old number,
UFCW’s Fallon Ager-Norman brings union gratitude to role of Labor Day parade chair
Max Parrott
August 16, 2024
When Fallon Ager-Norman, heard she was being asked to be parade chair of the New York City Central Labor Council’s massive Labor Day parade, she
New Study Debunks Trump’s Divisive Rhetoric
Silver Krieger
August 15, 2024
A new analysis by the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School shows the reality behind the typically divisive words of Donald
