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‘Determination & Grit’: Inside the Fight to Save Middle-Class Jobs At Waldner’s
July 19, 2017
By Joe Maniscalco
New York, NY - Not that they needed it, but the huge contract win that employees at the Clare Rose beer distributor on Long Island have achieved after an intense 82-day strike, is helping to power another group of workers fighting to keep their middle-class jobs at Waldner’s Business Environments.
Laborpress – GVS Shines With Perfect Vision On Trendsetting Designer Collection
July 19, 2017 
By David Liu
Vision plans have traditionally revolved around tight pricing structures that offer outdated frame options, leaving consumers to pay more out-of-pocket for newer more fashionable models.
Oscar Isaac Is on Target as Brooding Hamlet
July 19, 2017 
By Dr. Leonard Golubchick, LaborPress Entertainment Editor
In the Public Theatre’s production of Hamlet, Oscar Isaac—perhaps best known for his roles in the two latest Star Wars movies—proves he is one of our generation’s great actors.
Ending A Nine-Year Struggle, ATU Local 1342 Finally Achieves A New Contract…
July 19, 2017 
By WNYLaborToday.com Editor-Publisher Tom Campbell
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Buffalo, NY - Ending a nine-year struggle, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1342 has finally achieved a new contract with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), which includes an overall 17.25% wage increase, Union President Jeff Richardson tells WNYLaborToday.com this morning (Friday, July 14th).
Join A Union
July 18, 2017
By Neal Tepel
The world is getting ever-more technology efficient. At the same time jobs are leaving our shores and employment in the USA is often non-union.
The ‘Save Our WNY Children’s Psychiatric Center’ …
July 18, 2017
By WNYLaborToday.com Editor-Publisher Tom Campbell
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West Seneca, NY - The attorney representing the Save Our Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center has obtained a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) from a State Supreme Court Judge to stop the State’s plan to merge the children’s West Seneca facility into the adult Buffalo Psychiatric Center, a spokesman for the group tells WNYLaborToday.com.
This Week's Blue Collar Buzz: Resisting Profits Over People
July 18, 2017
By Joe Maniscalco
New York, NY - This Sunday night’s episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz provided further proof that the American worker is, indeed, under siege and the target of a pernicious and sustained campaign to destroy good middle class jobs in the name of private profit.
Just Imagine…
July 17, 2017 
Bill Hohlfeld
During our last broadcast, we discussed the “great railroad strike of 1877.” And while facts are facts and need to be recounted, I am willing to admit that I am among the many whose eyes glaze over when I hear numbers and statistics laid out for me as though I were attending an actuarial buffet.
Iowa Ends Overtime for 2,800 State Workers
July 17, 2017 
By Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel
Des Moines, IA - Iowa state officials have reclassified more than 160 job titles to avoid paying overtime to about 2,800 workers.
CSEA Rochester Public Library Workers Ratify Labor Deal
July 17, 2017
By WNYLaborToday.com Editor-Publisher Tom Campbell
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Rochester, NY - The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)-represented City of Rochester Library Workers - Local 828/Unit 7420, which represents 129 part time Employees serving the Central Library and 10 City Branch Libraries, unanimously ratified a new contract agreement on Thursday (July 13th), Union Officials announced.
32BJ Suspends Strike at Four Northeast Airports
July 16, 2017 
By Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel
Philadelphia, PA - SEIU Local 32BJ suspended a strike by workers at four major Northeastern airports July 13 pending the outcome of negotiations with American Airlines.
Labor Dispute Update: Tops Supermarkets ‘Riled’ Over Teamsters-Represented Erie Logistics Workers’…
July 16, 2017
By WNYLaborToday.com Editor-Publisher Tom Campbell
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Buffalo, NY - It appears Tops Supermarket management was none too happy with Teamsters Local 264 over the weekend as Union-represented Erie Logistics Workers took their public campaign to tens of thousands of people who attended the annual Taste of Buffalo food festival event in Downtown Buffalo, which is sponsored by Tops.
Teamsters Win Strike Against Clare Rose, Long Island Beer Distributor
July 15, 2017 
By Silver Krieger
New York, NY – Members of Teamsters Local 812 who have been on strike against Clare Rose, the Anheuser-Busch beer distributor in Long Island, today reached a tentative contract agreement that covers drivers and warehouse workers for the company.
Texas Eyes Banning Dues Checkoff for Government Workers
July 15, 2017 
By Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel
Austin, TX - With a special session of the Texas Legislature beginning July 18, Gov. Greg Abbott wants to revive a bill that would prohibit the state or local governments from deducting union dues from workers’ paychecks.
Guitar Center Workers Ratify First Union Contract
July 15, 2017 
By Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel
New York, NY - Workers at four Guitar Center stores sounded a loud power chord for labor rights July 11, when they unanimously ratified their first union contract.
Carpenters Call On de Blasio to Restore Cuts, Settle Contract
July 14, 2017
By Joe Maniscalco
New York, NY - Already in danger of being in violation of two prior Restraining Orders, and facing an upcoming court date that could seriously tarnish Mayor Bill de Blasio’s legacy as a progressive, pro-union mayor — the New York City District of Council of Carpenters on Thursday called on Hizzoner to immediately restore workers’ vacation time and sick days - and return to the bargaining table to settle a fair contract.
ACS Sets Up Accountability Office
July 14, 2017 
By Stephanie West
New York, NY – Following several scandals and reports of chaos within the agency, the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has set up an ACS Accountability Office.
AFL-CIO Warns of NLRB Nominees’ Bad Records
July 14, 2017 
By Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel
Washington, DC - With President Donald Trump’s two nominees for the National Labor Relations Board scheduled to testify at a Senate confirmation hearing July 13, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka warned that their career histories “appear to be in direct conflict with the mission of the NLRB.”
UAW Requests Union Vote at Nissan's Mississippi Plant
July 14, 2017 
By Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel
Canton, MI - The United Auto Workers filed a petition July 10 requesting a vote on union representation at Nissan Motors’ Mississippi factory.
Instability at Charters
July 13, 2017 
By Neal Tepel
Washington, DC - Teachers are leaving charters at higher rates than are educators resigning from public schools. There are instances where teacher flight from some charters is as high as forty-percent.
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