…Dromm said. Charles Barron said the bad news of the day was the mayor’s $106 proposal to cut library funding, but the good news is that the mayor doesn’t pass…
March 14, 2013 Around Town By Neal Tepel New York – Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has endorsed City Council Member Letitia James for Public Advocate…
…workers in New York City. Just as the growth of the national economy has left behind average Americans, low-wage fast food workers have not seen any benefits from the record…
…schools. It is time to say no today, to not close those 22 schools,” Thompson said. The United Federation of Teachers did not have a large presence as in previous…
…the National Labor Relations Board. Councilman Dromm, meanwhile, has had several run-ins with Jaber in the past, and would not be dissuaded when the wary store manager balked and said…
March 13, 2013 AFT News Philadelphia Pa. – AFT president Randi Weingarten and 18 others were arrested March 7 at the headquarters of the School District of Philadelphia for protesting…
March 12, 2013 Diane Cohen, DC LaborPress Bureau Washington DC – UNITE HERE Local 40 Welcomes New Members at Vancouver International Airport. Over 300 Vancouver International Airport concession workers employed…
March 12, 2013 By J. David Cox Sr., National President American Federation of Government Employees On Friday, March 1, hours after he signed the sequester order, President Obama tried to…
March 12, 2013 Labor World by Neal Tepel Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has suffered another setback in his efforts to ram through his agenda of vouchers and anti-teacher reforms. On…
…and told them what he would discuss in his speech. “National policy is set by local activism. How we got the national civil rights act of 1964 was out of…
