February 26, 2016 Reprinted: http://www.1199seiu.org Staten Island, NY – Homecare members of 1199SEIU flexed their political muscles last year, as they took part in major actions against the growing inequality
February 19, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Advocates for poorly-paid home health aides are challenging Albany lawmakers this week to make sure that caring for the state’s
February 17, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco Brooklyn, NY – The U.S. Supreme Court may be getting all the headlines this week, but there are courthouses throughout the City of New
February 3, 2016 By Steven Wishnia By Request of our Readers We are Reposting a Special Report Part on Construction Subsidies 421-a New York, NY – The 421-a housing construction
February 2, 2016 By Steven Wishnia New York, NY — The message arrived on Uber drivers’ smartphones at 8:06 a.m. on Friday, Jan 29: “This is a reminder that starting
January 30, 2016 By John Quinn, LaborPress Albany Albany, N.Y. – NYSUT is calling for a big increase in state funding for education. The union representing teachers in New York
January 19, 2016 By Bill Hohlfeld A Review of: Working Stories – Essays by Reflective Practitioners, Ed Murphy, Editor Albany, NY. When we hear the word “work,” each of us
January 19, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – On Monday, working men and women fighting for a statewide $15 an hour minimum wage sought to replace the empty
January 8, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Advocates for a bill subjecting elevator mechanics to special training and licensing are confident they finally have enough support to
January 6, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “two-track” strategy to establish a $15 an hour minimum wage now includes roughly 30,000 SUNY workers —
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