Every worker, whether male or female, is entitled to work in an environment that is free from sexual harassment. Over the past several months, we have been an eyewitness to
With the deadline for filing briefs in the Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 Supreme Court case less than four weeks away, more than 20 anti-union groups have already weighed in—including
“The vote by the city council to pass police reform legislation is a commendable step towards justice in this city. We still have much work to do.
New York, NY – NYC New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was greeted in Iowa by a blistering media campaign calling him a phony progressive who fails to stand up for
WASHINGTON—The National Labor Relations Board on Dec. 16 reversed an Obama-era decision that had enabled workers to organize “micro unions” in separate bargaining units within a workplace—such as the United
LANSING, Mich.—Five years after Michigan outlawed the union shop, three state Senate Democrats introduced two bills to repeal the so-called “right to work” law. “Michigan workers deserve the freedom and
Albany, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has unveiled the fifth proposal of the 2018 State of the State: direct the Commissioner of Labor to schedule public hearings to examine industries and evaluate the
BANGOR, Me.—Five people, including one from the Maine AFL-CIO, were arrested after a sit-in at Sen. Susan Collins’ office here Dec. 4 to protest her support of the Republican tax
This week, Blue Collar Buzz brings you voices of workers fighting to keep their jobs at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, following the administration’s decision to axe more than 100 staffers
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Chanting, “They’re talking staffing cuts—they gotta be nuts,” about 60 workers picketed outside Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn Dec. 12, demanding that the hospital’s management rescind planned layoffs
