February 9, 2015 By District Council 1707 AFSCME Executive Director Victoria Mitchell District Council 1707 AFSCME congratulates Assemblyman Carl E. Heastie on his election as the Speaker of the New
February 6, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Staff attorneys working for MFY Legal Services and represented by the United Automobile Workers walked the picket line for the fourth day
February 6, 2015 By Neal Tepel Albany, NY – Those that defraud New Yorkers seeking immigration-related assistance will now be subject to felony and/or misdemeanor charges. Previously, there was no
February 5, 2015 “I am incredibly proud that my good friend, Assembly Member Carl Heastie, has been elected to serve as the new Speaker of the New York State
February 5, 2015 By LIUNA President Terry O'Sullivan Washington, DC – We are proud that Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate rejected the attempt to hold the Department of
February 5, 2015 Washington, DC – After Senate Republicans failed to pass a heinous bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security while derailing the president's immigration action, the
February 4, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Mayor Bill de Blasio probably gave workers struggling with an unrealistically low minimum wage reason to both hope and despair
February 2, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – The latest government report detailing stagnant union membership nationwide was glum indeed, but labor leaders here have a spate of strategies
January 28, 2015 By AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Washington, DC – The recent release of the annual union membership numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in this
January 28, 2015 By John Zogby Washington, DC – The January Zogby Analytics Poll shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton keeping her leads over possible GOP contenders in 2016
