…With inflation, Martin Luther King’s fight for $2 an hour in 1963, is the fight for $15 today. So, we will keep organizing and raising the pressure.” Others have been…
January 22, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—The Teamsters’ national president James Hoffa traveled to New York last week in under three hours via the Amtrak Acela high-speed train…
…focus on raising wages through collective bargaining, better paying jobs, a fairer tax code, fair overtime rules, and expanded access to education and earned leave sent the right message at…
…distribution. The second message, of course, is that the model, like so many other theoretical constructs cannot be applied in the real world because there are so many extraneous variables…
…the urgency has only increased following Hurricane Sandy. The market is located on an East River peninsula. Hunts Point Market is the largest produce market in the world, serving most…
…we are overwhelmed by tens of thousands of people who want to open bank accounts. But today, we are ready to go. Our staff is trained and knows how to…
…LeDaya, now 38, is today working on a project to expand the LA Metro light rail train line to Los Angeles International Airport. In his State of the Union address,…
…in the New York State Legislature and has been a national leader in the marriage equality movement. Prior to serving in elected office she was the Chief of Staff to…
…All across America, our nation’s infrastructure is looking a little ragged. While China is exporting its high speed rail technology around the world, it’s high time to rebuild U.S. infrastructure. …
January 19, 2015 By Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President The recent jobs report set off cheering: a quarter million positions added in December; unemployment declining to 5.6 percent. This good news arrived…
