July 23, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Referencing his pivotal support in the Fight for $15, higher education advocates on Wednesday urged Governor Andrew Cuomo to be bold
July 22, 2015 By Marc Bussinch New York, NY—As former Mayor Michael Bloomberg started his controversial third-term the Murphy Institute suddenly saw its budget slashed from $400,000 to zero. The
July 20, 2015 By Jerry Cohen, LaborPress Albany Bureau Albany, NY – Building on the Governor’s initiative to protect workers in the nail salon industry, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has
July 15, 2015 By NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento Albany, NY – The New York State AFL-CIO supports the Finger Lakes Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Storage Project in Schuyler County.
July 9, 2015 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York’s Medicaid spending per person dropped to a 13 year low over the past
July 9, 2015 By Jerry Levine, LaborPress Albany Bureau Albany, NY – Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman have announce charges against a Georgia resident for stealing New York State pension
July 3, 2015 By Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Albany, NY – This past week we reached an agreement with legislative leaders that addresses many of the important issues facing New
June 25, 2015 By Jack Cohen, Albany LaborPress Albany, NY – The New York State Assembly has passed Industrial Development Agency (IDA) reforms that will for the first time require IDAs
June 16, 2015 By Andrew Cuomo At this point, both houses of the State Legislature have been unable to come to an agreement to pass new rent regulations. While today
June 12, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—On Thursday the New York AFL-CIO’s executive board passed unanimously a resolution supporting prevailing wage for all workers, whether construction or building
