June 19, 2015 By Melissa Mark-Viverito The terrible murders at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston are a horrifying act of terrorism and I commend law enforcement for
June 18, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—On Tuesday the California High Speed Rail Authority and the State Building & Construction Trades Council of California started building the first
June 17, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Even though California Republicans can’t resist the opportunity to say that there isn’t money to build high speed rail, although there’s plenty
June 16, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—A former aide in the de Blasio administration, Rebecca Lynch, announced today she’s jumping into the City Council race for the 23rd
June 16, 2015 By Andrew Cuomo At this point, both houses of the State Legislature have been unable to come to an agreement to pass new rent regulations. While today
June 15, 2015 By Andrew Cuomo On Friday night, the Senate proposed an 8-year extender to New York City’s rent laws. The law differs from my proposal in a number of
June 15, 2015 By James Hoffa Washington, DC. – In rejecting the Trade Adjustment Assistance portion of the trade package, a resounding bipartisan majority of lawmakers agreed that workers don't
June 15, 2015 By By Thomas J. Mackell, Jr., Ed.D. Imperial CEOs with limos, first class restaurants, corporate planes, gold plaited toilets, $3,000 Armani suits, multi-million dollar apartments in Manhattan, helicopters
June 12, 2015 Reprinted with permission from the United Automobile Workers New York, NY—With supermajority support, the union for nearly 200 Barnard College contingent faculty petitioned the National Labor Relations
June 12, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—On Thursday the New York AFL-CIO’s executive board passed unanimously a resolution supporting prevailing wage for all workers, whether construction or building
