Category: Retail
Statement From Joseph T. Hansen, International President, UFCW Union Announcing Union-Wide Relief Fund for Hurricane Sandy Victims
November 5, 2012 Washington, D.C. – “Inspired by President Obama’s declaration that we will get through this together, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union has established a Hurricane
Landmark Living Wage Legislation Passes Council
Landmark Living Wage Legislation Passes Council
RWDSU President Appelbaum and the Living Wage Bill
RWDSU President Appelbaum and the Living Wage Bill
Retail Industry Standards Impels Organizing
April 16, 2016By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter Some pundits are proclaiming the economy is growing as U.S. exports recently exceeded imports. But at the Murphy Institute on Thursday, April 13,
Car Wash Industry Awash in Labor Violations
March 12, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter Unwilling to rest on his laurels, Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, whose union was instrumental in the
RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum Responds to Adolfo Carrion’s Comments About Retail Workers
February 24, 2012 Adolfo Carrion’s comments about retail workers to Capital New York were deeply misinformed and completely out of touch with reality. Carrion said “retail jobs go to relatively young
Reaction to Quinn’s Living Wage Compromise
February 15, 2012by Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter Last month City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a compromise measure to revise the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act. LaborPress asked
RWDSU – Why a Higher Minimum Wage is Needed in New York
February 13, 2012 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) President Stuart Appelbaum made the following statement at a January 30, 2012 press conference in Albany to announce minimum wage
Statement from Stuart Appelbaum President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) The Statement Was Delivered Friday January 13, 2012 at a Living Wage Press Conference
January 16, 2012 I am Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU, UFCW). I want to thank Speaker Quinn for bringing us together today for