TWU Local 100 Welcomes New Subway Safety Plan
Silver Krieger
February 21, 2022
New York, NY – TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano, along with Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, on Feb. 18, presented a united
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Worker-Rights Coalition Slaps ‘Yellow Card’ on World Cup Labor Standards
Steve Wishnia
February 20, 2022
WASHINGTON—A coalition headed by the AFL-CIO is demanding that soccer’s international governing body set minimum labor standards for the cities hosting the 2026 World Cup,
Worker Exploitation and Loss of Good Union Jobs Sparks 12th Avenue Blockade
Neal Tepel
February 18, 2022
New York, NY – “One day we’re gonna shut down this city — but today, we’re gonna shut down this f—ing street.” With that, well
Inside ‘The Great Postal Heist’
Steve Wishnia
February 11, 2022
MAPLEWOOD, N.J.—“I might fire you any time for no reason,” retired postal worker Robert Galione recalls his boss telling him, in his son Jay’s documentary
NYC Carpenters: Largest Teachers Only Retirement Fund in the World is Failing Union Workers
Neal Tepel
February 9, 2022
Brooklyn, NY – The union representing New York City Carpenters is charging the largest teachers only retirement fund in the world with violating its own
Adams’ Medicare Advantage Flip: From ‘Bait & Switch’ to ‘Best’ Thing for City Retirees
Steve Wishnia
February 8, 2022
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Mayor Eric Adams announced Feb. 6 that he’s endorsing the de Blasio administration’s proposal to switch retired city workers’ health coverage from traditional
LP Spotlight on NYS Public Employee Conference Chair Peter Meringolo
Silver Krieger
February 7, 2022
New York, NY – Pete Meringolo is chairman of the NYS Public Employee Conference, and the former president of the Corrections Captains’ Association. LaborPress spoke
Workers’ Comp and Medical Evidence
Robert Grey
February 7, 2022
New York, NY – When someone is out of work because of an on-the-job injury their two top priorities are getting medical treatment and being
Biden Orders Union Labor on Federal Construction Jobs
Steve Wishnia
February 4, 2022
WASHINGTON—President Joseph Biden signed an executive order Feb. 4 under which contractors on large federal construction projects will effectively have to build with union labor.
GM Workers in Mexico Unionize with SINTTIA
Steve Wishnia
February 3, 2022
SILAO, Guanajuato, Mexico—Life is worth nothing in Guanajuato, according to Jose Alfredo Jimenez’s classic ballad. But an auto worker’s work in the state is likely
