The Republican Attack on Americans
Stephanie West
July 3, 2025
Washington, DC – The federal budget expected to be passed by the Republican Congress, is an assault on working people. This attack will take healthcare
Category: Local
Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City Mayoral Primary Despite Union Support for Cuomo
Silver Krieger
July 2, 2025
On June 25, Zohran Mandami, a democrat socialist and a New York State Assembly member representing the 36th district, as well as being a Muslim,
Waste Collection Teamsters in Boston Forced into Strike Against Republic Services
Silver Krieger
July 2, 2025
450 Teamsters Local 25 in the Boston area, who are employed by waste giant Republic Services, went on strike on July 1st, as a response
Senate’s Big, Ugly Betrayal of America’s Working Families
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
July 2, 2025
Washington, DC — “This is a big, ugly, obscene betrayal of American working families that was rammed through the Senate in the dead of night to
More Perfect Union Puts Up Billboards in 5 States Warning of Extreme Heat for Workers
Silver Krieger
July 2, 2025
UPS workers won a clause in their most recent contract mandating heat protection by having air conditioning inside of their trucks. Now imagine the broiling
Mulready Supreme Court Decision Delivers Victory for Union Health Plans
Stephanie West
July 1, 2025
Washington, DC — On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered welcome news to union health plans across the country by declining to take
Trump ‘likely to have violated the law’
Neal Tepel LaborPress Publisher
July 1, 2025
New York, NY – United States federal judge, James Donato, granted an injunction after ruling that the administration of President Donald Trump is ‘likely to
Proposed De-Funding of Two California High-Speed Rail Agreements With FRA Threaten Thousands of Jobs
Silver Krieger
July 1, 2025
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Acting Administrator Drew Feeley received a blistering 14-page rebuttal from California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri for the FRA’s proposed
Supreme Court Ruling in Birthright Citizenship Case
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
July 1, 2025
Washington, DC — AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Donald Trump’s challenge to nationwide injunctions
Manhattan Freedom Plaza Built Union
Neal Tepel LaborPress Publisher
June 30, 2025
New York, NY – The 6.3- acre civic and cultural development is expected to create 17,000 union jobs. With a commitment of local hiring, the
