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
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
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
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
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
December 26, 2011 Around Town – By Neal Tepel Each year members of Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW collect and donate thousands of new toys for the John Theissen Children’s Foundation in Wantagh, a
November 22, 2011By Marc Bussanich On the eve before the City Council Committee Hearing on Living Wage Legislation, about a 1,000 people packed the pews at The Riverside Church to
October 31, 2011 By Harry Kelber After trying to mollify its critics in recent years by offering better health care benefits to its employees, Wal-Mart is substantially rolling back coverage
August 29, 2011 By Richard J. Whalen, International Vice President & Director, UFCW Region 1 A few years ago, Walmart tried to establish a presence in New York City. The
July 29, 2011 STUART APPELBAUM (Rev.) JESSE T. WILLIAMS Jr. New York, July 20, 2011“They, Too, Sing America” Charles M. Blow is right on the mark when he writes, “The people
