New York, NY – The union coalition of bricklayers, carpenters, laborers and cement and concrete workers formed to fight back against NYC’s increasingly anti-worker construction industry continues to hold some
New York, NY – The New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters [NYCDCC], an affiliate of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America [UBC], is composed of
New York, NY – Women may still only constitute about 10% of the overall construction workforce, but LaborPress spoke to two apprentices and their mentors who are working hard to change
New York, NY – In the summer of 2016, a 30-year-old Bronx construction worker with the temerity to inquire about two weeks of unpaid wages was spat on, struck on
ALBANY, N.Y.—Three bills to strengthen New York’s wage-theft laws are now pending in the state Legislature. The first, which the Assembly passed by a 123-27 vote on Jan. 26, would
New York, NY – As workers’ rights continue to erode throughout New York City and the country, the New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters (NYCDCC) will flex
New York, NY – The NYC & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters [NYCDCC] recently partnered with Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens to donate 1,000 bags of groceries and food vouchers
Editor’s Note: This story is developing… Brooklyn, NY – Workers at a framing warehouse in Sunset Park say they were fired on Friday morning after they pleaded with their bosses
New York, NY – Just how badly are construction workers being ripped off in a town where a week’s pay often comes out of a plastic bag and the foundations
New York, NY – Local 157 Carpenter Amanda Kay Johnson still remembers the day this past fall, when she realized the two long years she spent helping to plan the
