Message from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
…whether they act with integrity and energy to create good jobs now. Politicians need to recognize that America’s best days are still before us. We will not accept the disappearance…
…whether they act with integrity and energy to create good jobs now. Politicians need to recognize that America’s best days are still before us. We will not accept the disappearance…
Jobs Plan Must Include Research Funds September 9, 2011 By Jerry Kremer Over the next few weeks President Barack Obama will be wrestling with the dilemma of how to create…
July 12, 2011 By Stephanie West Only a net of 18,000 jobs were created in June, while the unemployment rate inched up to 9.2 percent from 9.1 percent in May….
June 16, 2011 By Kismet Barksdale On June 14, 2011, District Council 37, the city’s largest public employee union, joined by labor and community groups, held a massive rally at…
…globe’s gross domestic product. But he left out the most important part: cities are not net energy producers, but primarily consumers. The real action in climate change is at the…
June 1, 2011 By Kismet Barksdale As the June 30 deadline for Mayor Bloomberg’s Executive Budget nears, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer held a town hall meeting June 25, 2011…
May 31, 2011 By David Bacon Changing Mexico’s labor law threatens the lives of millions of workers. It would cement the power of a group of industrialists who have been…
Letter to the Editor – Working People Deserve Justice Too! May 31, 2011 Dear Friends In today’s fast paced world, most of us are occupied with working vast hours so…
Reprint May 23, 2011 By Scott Stevens May 12, 2011 UFT/photo by Miller Photography http://www.aft.org/newspubs/news/2011/051211newyork.cfm AFT president Randi Weingarten told a rally of more than 1,000 child care workers and…
May 19, 2011 By Kismet Barksdale The Big Apple Rx card is now available to anyone regardless of age, income, citizenship or health insurance status. The cards will save an…