Women of Organized Labor at Risk for 9/11-Related Illnesses
Michael Barasch
May 23, 2022
New York, NY – On and after 9/11, more than 200,000 women – many of them union members – were exposed to Ground Zero toxins,
Category: State & Municipal Employees
NYC Council Labor Chair Carmen De La Rosa Trumpets Workers’ Rights and Trade Unionism at Special LaborPress Event in The Bronx
Marc Bussanich
May 21, 2022
Bronx, NY – City Council Member and chair of the Civil Service and Labor Committee Carmen De La Rosa stressed the importance of strengthening workers’
Restoring Labor Rights Will Solve NYC’s Chronic School Bus Problems, Parents Say
Steve Wishnia
May 16, 2022
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Parents of special-education students are calling on the city to restore job protections for school-bus drivers and matrons. They say that would
49 Names Added to New York State Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers
Bob Hennelly
May 11, 2022
New York, NY – State officials have added the names of 49 police officers from six departments to the Memorial wall in Albany honoring fallen
New Protections for NYC Food Delivery Workers
DCWP Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga
May 11, 2022
New York, NY – Food delivery apps have undoubtedly made our lives easier. With a simple click of a button on our smartphones, we can
21st Century Antitrust Act Could Have Averted Disastrous Charter Communications Strike, Advocates Say
Neal Tepel
May 10, 2022
New York, NY – The 21st Century Antitrust Act now attempting to make its way though the State Legislature could have prevented the disastrous 2016
Transit Workers Speak Out About Ongoing Threats to Personal Safety
Silver Krieger
April 27, 2022
New York, NY – Straphangers continue to be a little bit wary about resuming their regular commutes following April 12’s shooting in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, in
3-Alarm Ceiling Collapse in Brooklyn Claims the Life of Firefighter Timothy Klein
Bob Hennelly
April 25, 2022
New York, NY – A 31-year-old New York City Firefighter has died from injuries he sustained after becoming trapped in a partial second floor ceiling
Searching for Answers as Workers Face Increasing Crime
Ben Kimmel
April 25, 2022
New York, NY – The Mayor’s office is claiming to focus on increasing crime and violence. However, it would appear the task is more than
New York City Heralds New Protections for App-Based Delivery Workers
LaborPress
April 22, 2022
New York, NY – Delivery workers who deliver restaurant orders for third-party food delivery apps in New York City now have first-of-their-kind new protections to