September 11: Two Decades Later
Ben Kimmel
September 10, 2021
New York, NY – The morning of September 11, 2001 was no different from any other. It was early and the weather was calm. There were changes in the making.
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‘We are Just Happy to Serve,’ Hero Bus Operator Tells New Yorkers
Silver Krieger
September 6, 2021
New York, NY – A New York City bus operator is being heralded in recognition of her heroic actions during Hurricane Ida. Rosa Almonte, 8-year veteran of the MTA and
Inside the Actors’ Equity and Off-Broadway League New Collective Bargaining Agreement
Silver Krieger
August 18, 2021
New York, NY – Earlier this month, Actors’ Equity Association and the Off-Broadway league announced that they have entered into a three-year collective bargaining agreement. Actors’ Equity represents more than
Tips on Navigating Through Nepotism and Favoritism at Work
Ben Kimmel
August 11, 2021
New York, NY – Unfortunately, this article confirms the old saying: It’s now what you know, it’s who you know. I can say that I have seen this firsthand. I
Next Stop: Austerity Cuts for NYC Transit Riders
Silver Krieger
August 3, 2021
New York, NY – Congressional representatives are being urged to support federal funding for public transit operations throughout the city. Public officials, riders, workers and advocates rallied at the 86th
Striking Coal Miners Return to New York to Picket Investor
Steve Wishnia
July 28, 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The miners who dig black rocks from beneath the soil of Alabama returned to New York July 28 to protest outside the steel-clad offices of BlackRock Fund Advisors
Meet Anthony Simon, SMART Transportation Division
Silver Krieger
July 14, 2021
New York, NY – Anthony Simon was born June 11, 1963 and raised in Richmond Hill Queens. He is the GO-505 General Chairman for SMART Transportation Division representing conductors, track workers,
Labor Activist and Organizer Kathy (Enriqueta) Andrade Dies at 88
Special to LaborPress
July 12, 2021
New York, NY – Dynamic activist and long-time labor organizer, Kathy (Enriqueta) Andrade, passed away on Friday, July 2, 2021, just shy of her 89th birthday. Arriving from El Salvador
PATH to Nowhere: Unaffordable For-Profit Healthcare at the Heart of Decade-Old Transit Impasse
Steve Wishnia
July 9, 2021
JERSEY CITY, N.J.—When Superstorm Sandy hit New York and New Jersey in September 2012, the PATH train system’s maintenance crews who worked around the clock to repair the flooded tunnels
Injuries While Working From Home
Robert Grey
July 5, 2021
New York, NY – Historically, New York’s workers’ compensation system has taken a dim view of claims for injuries suffered while working at home. In most cases, the person making