Poor People’s Campaign Comes to Wall Street
Bob Hennelly
April 11, 2022
New York, NY – The Rev. Dr. William Barber will lead labor and social justice activists from throughout New York State and New England for
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The Great Resignation and the Need for Systemic Change
Ben Kimmel
April 11, 2022
New York, NY – After all of the changes we have seen in the last two years due to Covid-19, it’s clear just how much
James Kazmierczak: From Deli Man to Local 638 Steamfitter
Silver Krieger
April 8, 2022
Editor’s Note: LaborPress is proud to present the 2022 Outstanding Apprentice of the Year Awards for Long Island and New York City on Thursday, June
Peggy Browning Fund’s 25th Anniversary Awards Reception Coming in May
Silver Krieger
April 7, 2022
New York, NY – The Peggy Browning Fund will hold its 25th Anniversary Awards Reception at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on May
Stuck Nation Radio: Amazon Update; Federal Workers Sue for Hazard Pay; Labor’s Internal Debate Over Single Payer Healthcare
Bob Hennelly
April 5, 2022
New York, NY – In the latest edition of Stuck Nation Radio, we interview Chris Smalls about his Amazon Labor Union’s breakthrough victory at Amazon’s Staten
SEIU Leader Mary Kay Henry Tells LaborPress: ‘Unionized Workers Know They’re More Powerful Than Any Billionaire CEO or Union-Busting Corp.’
Neal Tepel
April 5, 2022
New York, NY – When Farmingville, L.I. Starbucks worker Sam Cornetta told their manager she may have been exposed to someone with Covid-19 during a
Amazon Workers Win on Staten Island and Make History; Bessemer Vote Still Up for Grabs
Steve Wishnia
April 1, 2022
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Amazon workers in Staten Island have voted by a solid margin to join the homegrown Amazon Labor Union [ALU], while in Bessemer, Alabama,
32BJ Demands Airlines Pledge Living Wage for Airport Contractors’ Workers
Steve Wishnia
March 31, 2022
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Airport contract workers rallied at John F. Kennedy international Airport March 30, part of a nationwide campaign to win living wages and
A Salute to Women Taking Charge in the Workplace
Ben Kimmel
March 28, 2022
New York, NY – March is National Women’s History Month — a time dedicated to highlighting women’s achievements, advances and essential contributions to our workplaces, as well
RWDSU President: So-called ‘Progressive Companies’ Shocked Workers with Ugly Union-Busting Tactics
Silver Krieger
March 28, 2022
New York, NY – Despite Gilded Age-level income inequality and the ongoing threat from Covid-19, efforts to unionize some of the biggest mega-corporations in the country