COVID’S Effects Are Not Over for City Workers
Silver Krieger
July 8, 2024
Mandates for vaccination were in place for several years when COVID was at its worst, and some city workers simply refused to comply with it.
Category: Local
AFL-CIO President Speaks Out After Presidential Debate
Silver Krieger
July 3, 2024
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler is not mincing words after the debate between President Biden and Donald Trump. She paints a picture of what the future
High-speed rail advocates strategize how to scale up in the U.S.
Max Parrott
July 1, 2024
While high-speed rail had a big moment this past year when President Joe Biden announced that he was doling out more than $8 billion for
CA High-Speed Rail Brings More Trainees Into the Fold
Silver Krieger
July 1, 2024
The Central Valley Training Center of the California High-Speed Rail Authority is bringing more students into their pre-apprenticeship program. In total, they now have 206.
32BJ cleaners march in protest of wage cuts at Diamond District building
Max Parrott
July 1, 2024
Hundreds of 32BJ cleaners and security officers took to the streets in protest on June 26 in front of a Diamond District commercial building where
Why I Support the Urgent Call for a National Labor Conference on Reproductive Justice
Mary Ann Curtis-Naperville, Illinois
June 28, 2024
Abortion bans are not just about abortion. Lawmakers have criminalized possession of a womb. Forbidding access to health care is one part of the nightmare.
Triangle Tragedy Commemorated By Memorial Ribbon
Silver Krieger
June 28, 2024
The Triangle Factory Fire is commemorated annually by officials, union leaders, descendants of those workers who died in the tragedy, and others. It was a
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Baristas Ratify First Contract Agreement
Silver Krieger
June 27, 2024
Workers at the chain coffee shop Blank Street Coffee have had a decisive win. The company is owned by a private equity-backed company, not generally
Outstanding Local 157 member Miles Blaney thrives on the pay-it-forward attitude of the union trades
Max Parrott
June 26, 2024
After working a series of odd jobs upon graduating college with a degree in business administration, Miles Blaney couldn’t escape the feeling that he hadn’t
Local 470 Apprentice Sharif Mansour honored for his problem solving skills, persistence
Max Parrott
June 26, 2024
To be an exceptional millwright, you not only need a detailed mechanical knowledge of turbines and electric motors, but the problem solving skills to get
