…Petitions Mike Burton, a worker at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee plant, said Oct. 4 that he had given management petitions signed by 563 hourly workers opposing the United Auto Workers. “There…
Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel SAG-AFTRA Re-Elects Ken Howard President SAG-AFTRA co-president Ken Howard won the union’s presidency in his own right Aug. 15, defeating Esai Morales in…
August 8, 2013 By Neal Tepel New York – Public Advocate Bill de Blasio released a new analysis of Red Hook’s access to nearby hospitals, showing that one of the…
July 16, 2013 Nurses and healthcare workers rally outside SUNY DownstateBy Marc Bussanich Brooklyn, NY—Nurses and healthcare workers rallied outside SUNY Downstate Medical Center to save three hospitals in Brooklyn…
…long overdue. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the country’s bridges a grade of D+ this year.[1] The Washington bridge collapse and the 2007 collapse of the I-35W Mississippi…
…really bespoke a movement to revitalize the labor movement that has for too long been out of touch with working Americans. Union membership has been in a state of steady…
…When you look at covering operating costs, if you were driving a bus up our railroad and didn’t have to pay for what’s underneath, you’d make a profit,” said Boardman….
…COMRO end-of-year luncheon. The event is taking place on June 13th beginning 12 Noon at the UFT, 52 Broadway. COMRO represents and advocates for over 250,000 New York City municipal…
…vote on compensation for its named executive officers — also known as the “Say-on-Pay” vote. The AFL-CIO and the UWUA are encouraging shareholders to vote against FirstEnergy’s Say-on-Pay resolution because…
…last two decades, we’ve seen a net loss of jobs in Manhattan, and continued job growth in every other borough. Our city has changed over time, but our transit system…
