Mayor Refuses to Negotiate While Bus Strike Continues
January 24, 2013 By Neal Tepel, LaborPress Publisher Photos by Stephanie West As I looked at the 100 demonstrators from Local 1181 carrying signs and walking in front of the
January 24, 2013 By Neal Tepel, LaborPress Publisher Photos by Stephanie West As I looked at the 100 demonstrators from Local 1181 carrying signs and walking in front of the
January 22, 2013 Marc Bussanich Mayor Michael Bloomberg insists that the city cannot legally negotiate with the school bus drivers union to end the strike. But ATU Local 1181’s counsel, Richard
January 18, 2013 Marc Bussanich Key Chun Kim drove all night in his cab on New Year’s Eve while most New Yorkers were celebrating with friends and families. After a
January 17, 2013 By Marc Bussanich and Joe Maniscalco The Amalgamated Transportation Union Local 1181 began striking this morning at bus depots throughout the city. Michael Cordiello addressed the media
January 16, 2013 LaborPress Editorial By Neal Tepel For the first time in over 30 years, Mayor Bloomberg issued bus route bids without inclusion of the Employee Protection Provision (EPP),
January 16, 2013 The Executive Board and members of District Council 1707 AFSCME strongly support the members of ATU Local 1181 in their creditable battle against the Bloomberg Administration’s alarming
January 16, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco After two tries, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) District 15 has successfully organized workers at a factory in Amityville, Long
January 15, 2013 Marc Bussanich Mayor Bloomberg’s administration has not attempted to negotiate to reach an agreement one day after ATU Local 1181 announced that school bus drivers would begin
January 15, 2013 Marc Bussanich The president of ATU Local 1181, Michael Cordiello, said this evening that the union’s school bus drivers and matrons will be going on strike on
January 15, 2013 LaborPress Editorial Its disappointing that the city refuses to work with the leadership of ATU Local 1181 for a resolution of this dispute. The safety of thousands