June 11, 2013 New Jersey AFL-CIO On behalf of the more than one-million-member New Jersey State AFL-CIO, we express our opposition to Governor Christie’s decision to hold a special election
June 10, 2013 By Stephanie West NEW YORK, NY – The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 3, representing over 30,000 workers as well as the New York
June 3, 2013 By Stephanie West Queens, NY— 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, announced its endorsement of Austin Shafran for City Council. Local 1199 representing over 220,000 workers in
May 31, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco Brooklyn, New York – A tiny army of Sunset Park preschools in danger of losing their seats if the New York City Council doesn’t act
May 30, 2013 By Neal Tepel Albany, N.Y. – To address the controversial and often biased stop-and-frisk policies in New York State, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver joined with co-sponsor Assemblyman
May 30, 2013 By Stephanie West New York, N.Y. – The 38,000-member Transport Workers Union Local 100 announced its endorsement of City Council Candidate Ben Kallos in Manhattan’s District 5,
May 29, 2013 By AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka The labor movement has no higher priority in 2013 than a workable immigration system that will allow 11 million aspiring Americans to
May 28, 2013 By Neal Tepel Washington, D.C. – Hyatt workers, joined by UNITE HERE President D. Taylor, were present for a Senate hearing on May 23, 2013 with Penny
May 24, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – If organizing is the lifeblood of the new labor movement, than the forward-thinking and innovative strategies explored at a recent Murphy
May 24, 2013 By Stephanie West Queens, NY—The New York Hotel Trades Council (HTC), a labor federation representing 32,000 hotel workers across New York has announced its endorsement of Austin
