…will determine if the unions enter the New Year with renewed strength or temporary setbacks. On Wednesday, November 16, SEIU 32BJ and TWU Local 100 members rallied together outside the…
…to work after agreeing to a six-year contract in June of that year. “It isn’t necessarily the deal that you get when you’re on strike that makes a work-stoppage worthwhile;…
…to capitalize” on the dispute between Walgreen Co.and Express Scripts Inc. and growing presence of generic drugs. Rovi Corp. The maker of technology for home-entertainment systems had its rating cut…
IBEW Endorses Single Payer Health Plan November 7, 2011 Around Town – By Neal Tepel The 38th convention of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has endorsed single payer…
…recent forum organized by the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) Safety Net Working Group featured a distinguished panel who discussed the necessity to defend the nation’s social safety net in the…
…as a tax haven for money launderers and tax dodgers. Past trade deals like NAFTA have been miserable failures for working people and these new deals follow in NAFTA’s footsteps….
October 3, 2011 By Neal Tepel Meeting in national convention in August 2011, the 340,000 member United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, or…
…business district achieved a net business increase and significant economic diversification over the last ten years. Among other key findings of the report: • Since 2005, 37% of relocations to…
…and we must start now. Our country is too good and too rich to weaken our commitment to safety net protections such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Unemployment Insurance….
…jobs in recent years. The new Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center has the potential to become a major force in the energy business with adequate government support. Brookhaven National…
