LaborPress honors six labor trailblazers at Long Island awards reception
…awareness over fair labor laws. “Drivers are the best. They are tough. It is not easy to be a driver,” Sexton told LaborPress. “They are so passionate about their career…
…awareness over fair labor laws. “Drivers are the best. They are tough. It is not easy to be a driver,” Sexton told LaborPress. “They are so passionate about their career…
…of nurses, such as the burn unit ICU and the labor and delivery unit. Read the full story by Crystal Lewis for The Chief-Leader, published April 1, 2024, here: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/agreement-averts-strike-by-si-university-hospital-nurses,52185…
…New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to bring the No More 24 Act to a vote, or step down. Read the full story by Democracy Now, published here: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/26/headlines/nyc_home_health_aides_end_hunger_strike_vow_to_continue_fighting_for_an_end_to_24_hour_workdays…
…of 30 days straight of temps over 110F. Hundreds have died from heat exposure. Read the full story by Aliya Uteuova for The Guardian, published March 27, 2024, here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/27/phoenix-workers-heat-protection-law…
…members who are hired for this work on a daily basis only. Read the full story by Josh Eidelson for Bloomberg News via the Portland Press Herald, published here: https://www.pressherald.com/2024/03/27/baltimore-union-fears-loss-of-2400-jobs-on-bridge-collapse/…
…service and repair mechanical equipment such as elevators and escalators. Local 100 represents most of the men and women who drive and maintain public buses in New York City under…
…I knew these guys were the real deal.” When asked what he loves best about the union, Reilly said the camaraderie and diversity. “Your race, gender, or sexual orientation do…
…We now have four generations of family in the best Local 638 Steamfitters in the entire country. LP: How did your career begin and evolve? RB: I started out as…
…nationwide fight for workers’ rights, and much more. LP: You got involved with a Union, UFCW 1500, while in college. What particular problems/abuses regarding workers did you witness that motivated…
…financial stress, feel the mayor is also abandoning a crisis in their well-being and the hospital’s ability to recruit the best doctors, which they say risks care for New York’s…