Providing Workplace Equity Through Collective Bargaining
April 22, 2013
By Harold Daggett International President, International Longshoremen's Association
The institution of collective bargaining is the most effective mechanism to accomplish equity for workers and employers in the workplace. The process of negotiations enables the parties--both labor and management--to review their areas of differences and, ultimately, come to an agreement and understanding.
Out-And-Out Terrible: Boos for Non-Union Outlet Mall
April 19, 2013
By Joe Maniscalco
Bronx, NY - The new outlet mall slated to replace the Whitestone Multiplex Cinemas on Bruckner Boulevard promises a spate of new construction jobs, and has some elected officials practically giddy with anticipation. But the developer’s suspect record of building in New York City has others convinced that those same jobs will both exploit workers, and negatively impact the surrounding community.
CSA Endorses Kurland for NYC Council
April 19, 2013
By Stephanie West
New York NY - The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) has unanimously endorsed Yetta Kurland for City Council in District 3.
CSA joins DC 37-Local 372, the 25,000 Board of Education Employees Union, in endorsing former educator and school leader, Yetta Kurland for City Council.
NYPD and Hip Hop Summit Youth Council Join to Kick Off "Rap 2 Bridge The Gap"
April 19, 2013
Stephanie West
New York, NY- New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, Charles Fisher and his son Randy Fisher, joined by August Martin High School Principal Gillian Smith, students and members of the Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council (HHSYC) announced Wednesday the beginning of a new initiative aimed at closing the communication space between police and the city’s youth.
MTA Contract Hypocrisy
April 19, 2013
By NYC Council Candidate Ben Kallos
New York, N.Y. – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been proven to be hypocritical in its unequal treatment of senior management versus regular employees, according to compensation documents obtained by Ben Kallos, a City Council Candidate for the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island.
de Blasio to City: Don’t Negotiate Contracts in Public
April 18, 2013
By Marc Bussanich
Brooklyn, NY—Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway spoke before the Citizens Budget Commission yesterday and charted a plan to resolve all outstanding public sector labor contracts. The City’s public sector unionized workforce have been working without new contracts for five years, but organized labor will have to agree to health care contributions from active members and retirees and no retroactive pay increases. Watch Video
Fired Workers Sound Sour Note at Arias Apartments
April 18, 2013
By Marc Bussanich
Brooklyn, NY—Building services workers were fired on February 28 for organizing themselves to demand their employer pay them higher wages mandated by law. The 421-a legislation provides tax incentives to real estate developers so long as they pay prevailing wages of about $22 an hour. According to the fired workers, they were earning about $10 an hour. (Watch Video)
Building Trades Jeer Rise of Low-Wage Construction Jobs
April 18, 2013
By Marc Bussanich 
New York, NY—Members of the New York City Building Trades rallied outside the properties of family-owned Reider Holdings and Sam Zell’s Equity Residential on the West Side to protest the developers’ refusal to hire union ironworkers, plumbers and sheet metal workers. (Watch Video)
I Suggest the Lubricated Puffs...
April 18, 2013
Tom Canty, Vice President and General Manager, Empire BlueCross BlueShield Government, Labor and 
Special Accounts
Spring has sprung and everyone is thrilled. Except allergy sufferers. They’re too busy blowing drippy noses and dabbing at itchy eyes to appreciate the beauties of newly budding begonias and balmy breezes.
UAW to Organize Alabama Mercedes Plant
April 18, 2013
By Neal Tepel, LaborPress USA
VANCE, Alabama -- The United Auto Workers has launched a mayor organizing drive aimed at Alabama's Mercedes-Benz plant as well as Chattanoooga’s Volkswagen factory.
Major Victory for SEIU Nurse Alliance in Albany NY
April 18, 2013
By Stephanie West
Albany, NY - A recent major victory for thousands of Albany nurses means higher quality care for patients.
More than 3,277 registered nurses have begun receiving settlement payments averaging $1,730 related to a class-action lawsuit alleging that five local hospitals violated federal antitrust laws by conspiring to suppress nurse wages. The SEIU Nurse Alliance played a critical role in developing the research and supporting the RN plaintiffs in the nurse wage antitrust case.
CSEA Slams Lottery Sweetheart Deal and Questionable NYS Contracting Practices
April 17, 2013
By Neal Tepel
ALBANY NY — CSEA today called for a legislative hearing over the appearance of impropriety at the New York State Lottery. The call came following a published report that a top New York State Lottery official who recently negotiated a multi-million dollar contract with a private vendor is now working for the same vendor. CSEA believes the situation should be reviewed immediately by the Office of Inspector General and J-COPE.
EDC’s Pinsky: Finite Resources to Protect City from Climate Change
April 17, 2013
By Marc Bussanich
New York, NY—The president of the Economic Development Corporation, Seth Pinsky, said in order to protect as many New Yorkers as possible from future dangerous storms because of runaway climate change the City will have to maximize the limited resources at its disposal. (Watch Video)
32BJ Endorses Lappin for Manhattan Borough President
April 17, 2013
By Neal Tepel
SEIU 32BJ has endorsed Jessica Lappin for Manhattan Borough President
At the endorsement press conference on April 16, 2013 - 32BJ President Hector Figueroa said that “As our city continues to grow and develop, the next Borough President needs to be someone who understands the needs of the working people in the borough and has a proven commitment to fighting for them. Jessica has the experience and has proven her commitment.”
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