October 10, 2011 By William Schwitzer When our client was asked to disassemble a scaffold in Long Island, he trusted that the structure he was standing on was sturdy and…
October 5, 2011 By Marc Bussanich This upcoming Friday is D-Day for 700 members of Local 372, who have received letters from the Department of Education (DOE) that they will…
October 3, 2011 By Tom Canty, Vice President and General Manager for Labor, Government and Special Accounts at Empire BlueCross BlueShield Can you believe that seventy-five percent of adults who…
October 3, 2011 By Harry Kelber It’s been nearly four years since we were being told that the economic recession was officially over; yet today, there are 14 million people…
September 26, 2011 By Salvatore Armao In July the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) approved a revised accounting standard for employers that contribute to multi-employer pension plans. Employers previously were…
TWU Local 100 Takes on Tough Adversary – Subway Rats September 23, 2011 By Neal Tepel If you smell something, sign something! Local 100 members were out in force at…
The Daily Read – October 19, 2011 By Erica Varlese Last night, a portion of Occupy Wall Street expanded uptown to Lincoln Center. OWS protesters also participated in a rally…
September 16, 2011 By Marc Bussanich Back in 2009 President Obama committed $5 billion to jumpstart the weatherization industry whereby legions of workers would be deployed to improve the energy…
…version, will be forever pricey. But our postmodern complications shouldn’t permit us to abandon the transcendent common sense of our founders, either. Perhaps a national reassertion of thrift and simplicity…
August 24, 2011 Reprint August 17, 2011 – AFLCIO.org Members of the National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) voted overwhelmingly today to join the AFL-CIO-affiliated Office and Professional Employees…
