MONTREAL, QUEBEC—More than 100 workers who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports went on strike Dec. 31, after working under an expired contract since August. Swissport Canada, the airports’
Former Queens Borough President Melinda Katz was inaugurated on Monday and became the first woman to assume the role of district attorney in Queens. As she accepted the praise for
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was in Brooklyn Tuesday amidst sagging poll numbers and declining donations in an attempt to rally her base before the Iowa Caucus, which is less
New York, NY – “The New York City subway riders who foot the bill for the MTA’s $600 million contracts with Bombardier were promised new, state-of-the-art train cars to help
North Bergen, NJ – Harold J. Daggett was unanimously re-elected to a third four-year term as the International President of the 65,000-member ILA. In 2018 President Daggett and the ILA
New York, NY – United Community Schools, a program run by the United Federation of Teachers, has won a $2.3 million five-year federal grant to provide additional mental health services
TUCSON, Ariz.—Teamsters General President James Hoffa joined striking ASARCO workers the picket line in Sahuarita Dec. 29, telling them their struggle is an “a national strike.” “This company is owned
New York, NY – New York City has announced its NYC Internet Master Plan. Its goal is to ensure affordable, high-speed, reliable broadband service across all five boroughs with the private
New York, NY – This past weekend, opponents of Trump’s lunatic drive for more war moved swiftly to denounce the assassination of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleiman and the administration’s
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Uber and Postmates filed a suit in federal court Dec. 30 arguing that California’s new law limiting when employers can classify workers as “independent contractors.” The suit against
