IAM Members at the CBTU Convention.IAM Photo CBTU is an independent voice of Black workers within the trade union movement. It is recognized as a potent economic and political force within the […]

New York, NY – Retirees who defaulted on their student loans may have the money taken out of their Social Security checks. Program implemented by Trump administration. The Department of Education […]

New Bus Terminal To Be Built for the Future and Designed To Be Net-Zero Emissions. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and the Port Authority of […]

Elon Musk didn’t get rid of any waste, fraud or abuse—he and DOGE were the waste, fraud and abuse, and they actually ended up costing taxpayers some $135 billion while firing thousands of workers […]

AFSCME Council 18 members, community members, and New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján raised alarms about the impact that cutting federal food assistance would have on the communities they serve.   Those concerns focused on […]

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, established in 2010, brought help and health funding to scores of survivors of the 9/11 attacks, through the World Trade Center Health […]

On Monday, May 19, striking workers in Washington and their advocates had a huge win when Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a new law that extended their unemployment benefits. Lawmakers as […]

Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, announced on May 15 that up to 50,000 units of workforce housing are planned to begin […]

President Donald Trump said that the government will continue to closely monitor and maintain the federal mortgage guarantees  for Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. The government’s oversight is helping keep borrowing […]

United Airlines flight attendants have waited five years for improvements from their previous contract, and now they have finally won significantly improved their benefits as a result of a new […]

The faculty at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City have formed a union, SVA Faculty United-UAW. Representing 1,200 instructors, the staff had concerns about workloads, pay, […]

Washington, DC – AFGE’ union council of prisin employees goes on attack against congress members failing to support law enforcement officers. Within AFGE there are 33,000 members working in the prison system.The […]

In April, the Trump administration’s interior secretary halted Empire Wind, a $5 billion dollar wind farm project off the coast of New York.  The wind farm is 30% complete, according […]

While the Trump administration has been busy gutting worker protections, breaking unions, undermining the Constitution, attacking oppressed communities, among other ways to gain control of the American people, the Coalition […]

New York, NY – Depriving the neediest in our country of health care by a Republican Congress shows moral depravity. This attack against Americans by the Trump administration must be […]

Washington, DC — “A better name for this bill is the big, ugly betrayal. Passed in the dead of night, it is a direct attack on working people and the […]

Washington, DC – “The House-passed budget promises to raise prices on working families and retirees, rip lifesaving health care and food support from millions, and threaten public services nationwide – all […]

New York , NY – New York City is investing $400 million to plan the future of Fifth Ave. The construction is will take place between Bryant Park and Central […]

Washington, DC – A coalition of advocates, union members, and partners have declared “Code Blue for Medicaid” – an emergency response campaign to stop Congress from approving radical cuts for […]

Long Island, NY – Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity […]

President Trump has once again lashed out at his critics, this time aiming his cold-blooded bile at two of the world’s most celebrated and creative working music artists. Taylor Swift, […]

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents West Coast port workers – hates Donald Trump’s tariffs. The people who load and unload the ships along with port truckers […]

Washington, D.C. – The AFL-CIO’s 34th annual ‘Death on the Job’ report provides a state-by-state analysis of worker health and safety issues as well as recommendations for how the government can better […]

AFGE District 14’s organizing drive gained 171 members on AFGE E-Dues. The two-week organizing campaign ended with 88 new AFGE members and 83 current members converted to E-Dues. These initiatives […]

Washington, DC – Representing more than 8.3 million workers, AFSCME, AFT, NEA and SEIU launch “Put Families First” campaign to highlight the devastating effects of federal budget cut.s The new […]

Workers in Glen Burnie, Md., represented by Teamsters Local 570, have secured a new three-year contract that includes a host of wins for the automobile workers. The collective bargaining agreement […]

New York NY – Members of Local 3, IBEW and unions affiliated with the Building and Construction Trades Council traveled up to Albany on May 13th and 14th to speak […]

Elon Musk’s  Departure from DOGE

Elon Musk didn’t get rid of any waste, fraud or abuse—he and DOGE were the waste, fraud and abuse, and they actually ended up costing taxpayers some $135 billion while firing thousands of workers

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NY School of Visual Arts Unionize

The faculty at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City have formed a union, SVA Faculty United-UAW. Representing 1,200 instructors, the staff had concerns about workloads, pay,

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A Big, Ugly, Betrayal

Washington, DC — “A better name for this bill is the big, ugly betrayal. Passed in the dead of night, it is a direct attack on working people and the

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Trump’s Tariffs Enrage ILWU

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents West Coast port workers – hates Donald Trump’s tariffs. The people who load and unload the ships along with port truckers

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AFGE Gains E-Dues Members

AFGE District 14’s  organizing drive gained 171 members on AFGE E-Dues.  The two-week organizing campaign ended with 88 new AFGE members and 83 current members converted to E-Dues. These initiatives

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Decades of Mismanagement at Rikers

New York NY – “Appointing an independent remediation manager is a serious indictment of the decades of mismanagement at Rikers. Today, Judge Laura Swain made the necessary decision to appoint

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