NSBCTC President Calls Anti-Mask Crowd ‘Sinful’ – Champions Smart Safety Protocols
Long Island, NY - Last spring, Long Island was a hotbed of COVID-19, and although cases are once again spiking in New York, efforts to curtail the virus resulted in
Confronting Our Historic Failure on Racism
Editor’s Note: Larry Moskowitz's first picket line was in 1964 demanding federal intervention when Civil Rights activists Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney went missing, but before their bodies were found. He
2020 Heroes of Labor: Andy Ansbro, Uniformed Firefighters Association Local 94 President
Editor’s Note: On Thursday, November 19, LaborPress and Emblem Health bring you the second half of the 9th
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‘Essential Until It’s Time to Pay!’ Cops Bust Hunts Pt. Workers Striking For $1/Hr Raise During a Pandemic
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Six striking workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx were arrested for blocking traffic shortly after midnight Jan. 19. Video

After 30 Years on the Job, Canada Dry Puts the Lives of Dedicated Retirees in Jeopardy
New York, NY – New York’s soft drink and brewery union, Teamsters Local 812, says that dozens of retirees who have dedicated more than 30-years

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What Marty Walsh’s Nomination to Head the DOL Means for All Those in Recovery
New York, NY – President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his Labor Secretary. Walsh has a long history in labor.

In Its Last Days, Trump Administration Rushes More Anti-Labor Rules
WASHINGTON—As the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency wind down, his Department of Labor is still making rules to undermine labor rights, particularly for federal
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After 30 Years on the Job, Canada Dry Puts the Lives of Dedicated Retirees in Jeopardy
New York, NY - New York's soft drink and brewery union, Teamsters Local 812, says that dozens of retirees who have dedicated more than 30-years of service to Canada Dry
What Marty Walsh’s Nomination to Head the DOL Means for All Those in Recovery
New York, NY - President-elect Joe Biden has chosen
In Its Last Days, Trump Administration Rushes More Anti-Labor Rules
WASHINGTON—As the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency wind down, his Department of Labor is still making rules to undermine labor rights, particularly for federal employees. In a 3-2 party-line
UPOA Challenges Ongoing Discrimination Against Women of Color
New York, NY - Members of the United Probation Officers Association (UPOA) filed a class-action lawsuit recently, against the City of New York and its Department of Probation for alleged
TWU Local 100 Battles MTA to Keep Station Agents on the Job
New York,
Fast Food Workers to Strike; Pressure on Biden to Enact $15 Federal Minimum in First 100 Days
“At this point, I am willing to do whatever it takes. I have a family that depends on me. One son and a niece and nephew