…more,” said Kia Hinton, education committee co-chair at ACTION United. “They deserve to have enough desks so students aren’t sitting on the floor.” Weingarten later spoke outside a local high school,…
…merger in Canada this year: The Canadian Auto Workers joined forces with the Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union of Canada to form Unifor, whose more than 300,000 members will make…
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…
…they can move forward, even in a tough economy. Both organizations deserve credit for working out this constructive step forward.” Since its contract with Hyatt Hotels Corp. expired in August…
Compilied By Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Walmart, Other Chains Release Rival Bangladesh Safety Plan Seventeen major American retailers who refused to sign a safety accord for factories in Bangladesh…
…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…
June 1, 2013 By Neal Tepel San Diego, California – Labor leaders from throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico will gather June 3-6, 2013 in San Diego…
…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…
