Local 1-2 Members to Vote on Tentative Agreement August 6, 2012 By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter About 10 days ago four people locked themselves in a room to end…
City Partnership with Columbia Generates Tech Jobs August 6, 2012 By Stephanie West An agreement between the City of New York and Columbia University is expected to create more than…
DNA Databank Bill Helps Protect Public August 6, 2012 By Stephanie West The recently passed DNA Expansion bill took effect August 2, 2012. This law, passed by the State Legislature…
Chris Ward Joins Building Congress Board August 6, 2012 Around Town By Neal Tepel Christopher Ward has joined the Board of Directors of the New York Building Congress, a coalition…
August 3, 2012 By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 814 members have been moving office equipment, pharmaceuticals and chemicals at Mount Sinai for the past…
Squeezed Out! SUNY Downstate Staffers Returning to the Streets as Layoffs Loom August 3, 2012 By Joe Maniscalco Workers wondering how much longer they’ll have jobs at SUNY Downstate Medical…
August 2, 2012 By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter The International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 1 has a long history, becoming part of the American Federation of Labor in…
Supreme Court Takes Aim at Public-Sector Unions August 2, 2012 By Larry Cary, Cary Kane LLP This June the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Knox v. SEIU, which…
August 1, 2012 Around Town By Neal Tepel New York City closed a budget gap of $4.6 billion for FY 2013 and narrowed the FY 2014 budget gap to $2.5…
July 31, 2012 By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter Mayor Michal Bloomberg continues to forge ahead with privatization of public services in the city. The next target for privatization is…
