Everyone Has A Right to My Opinion – So Do I Have to Get Paid For It April 18, 2011 By Neal Tepel Today‘s news that labor activist and sometime…
…incredible journey it’s been. As you may have read recently, we’ve taken an active role in the 50 state mortgage settlement to hold big banks and other wrongdoers accountable, and…
April 13, 2011 By Kismet Barksdale Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Housing Committee Chair Vito Lopez announced the passage of legislation today that would extend and strengthen New York City’s…
April 11, 2011 By Joseph B. Atkins After receiving a call from a mutual friend last August that Marty Fishgold had died, I quickly contacted Bob Fitch for confirmation. “Yes,…
…makes the unemployed toil for public assistance checks. According to the New York Daily News article, the Metropolitan Transit Authority eliminated 173 cleaning positions and wants to replace those folks…
Letter to the Editor – Fiscal Crisis Must be Addressed April 6, 2011 By Schoenau Charles As you probably know, I have read almost every Laborpress article and have…
April 5, 2011 By Anthony M. Figliola Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced an agreement on a 2011 – 2012…
…to organize today. One hundred years ago, fire tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Smoke and flames surprised hundreds of garment workers. The stairway doors were locked and, after the…
…the lives of all Americans were made better. Today, those hard fought gains are under threat in communities across the United States by those who seek to go back to…
…in the balance and all options should be aired openly and honestly to find the most effective way of dealing with the fiscal problems of today. In a buyout, the…
