“As we mark the anniversary of one of the most tragic days in our country’s history, the members of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York join
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Legislature has approved a landmark measure that would prohibit hiring workers as “independent contractors” unless their employers can prove they are legitimately independent businesspeople. Assembly Bill 5,
Floats, marching bands, cheer squads and people in carnival costumes, face paint and union letters and numbers lined the streets of Fifth Avenue Saturday for the Labor Parade. Approximately 150
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Saying that the city is “failing 80,000 low-income app-based drivers,” Independent Drivers Guild head Brendan Sexton on Sept. 10 called for abolishing the Taxi and Limousine Commission and
New York, NY – Later this week, young climate change activists from across the nation and around the globe will kick off eight days of protests designed to compel government
PERU, Indiana – corporations that offshore good union jobs continue to receive billions of dollars in lucrative federal contracts. Earlier this year, Schneider Electric, a massive French-based company with $2.5
Hampton Roads, Va., – Sysco drivers voted overwhelmingly for Teamsters Local 822 representation on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. This Teamsters win is the third IBT election success in three weeks at the nation’s
North Bergen, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association’s has developed a comprehensive initiative to donate and distribute water to residents of Newark, New Jersey. For weeks, citizens of Newark, New Jersey,
Although the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation in July meant to stabilize multiemployer pension plans, the bill will likely face stiff opposition from Republicans if the Senate decides to
NEW YORK, N.Y.—What’s most important for the American labor movement going into 2020? Among 10 union leaders who spoke to LaborPress at the Labor Day parade Sept. 7, the three
