Avoid Costly Disclosure Mistakes August 29, 2011 By Steven Goldstein CPA, PFS, Partner, Grassi & Co. Every union has to disclose their financial activities both to the public and to…
Construction Declines in 2011 August 29, 2011 By Neal Tepel The first half of 2011 saw significant declines in all sectors from the previous year. Construction starts in the non-building…
By Erica Varlese The Public Employees Federation voted down a wage freeze, risking the potential for 3,500 jobs lost. Two top leaders in the United Hispanic Construction Workers have pleaded…
By Erica Varlese The Public Employees Federation, the second biggest union in New York, will be voting on a three-year wage freeze to avert 3,500 layoffs. Douglas LaChance, head of…
August 24, 2011 By Salvatore Armao Over a seven-year period, a 58-year-old woman embezzled almost $43 million from her union. She was the Funds Administrator of the Sandhogs Union Local…
A Hazard Close To Home August 24, 2011 By William Schwitzer, Partner, Dinkes & Schwitzer A man walked into our office after discovering a trench next to his backyard. He…
By Erica Varlese After a 44-day long strike, employees at the Boathouse Restaurant in Central Park have come to an agreement on a four-year contract. The Worker Aid program, designed…
By Erica Varlese Governor Andrew Cuomo has started a temporary jobs plan for unemployed New York residents to help clean up the damage from Hurricanes Irene and Lee. The Metallic…
By Erica Varlese Pearson Education, an educational media company, is moving 650 jobs from New Jersey to Manhattan. Americans are fearful of the next wave of layoffs as the economy…
August 22, 2011 By Tom Canty, Vice President & General Manager for Labor, Government & Special Accounts at Empire BlueCross BlueShield When you jam your finger in at a Wednesday…
