ALBANY, N.Y.—Governor Kathy Hochul marked Labor Day by signing four labor-related bills, including an anti-wage-theft measure that building-trades unions had called their top legislative priority this year. The wage-theft law
AUSTIN, Texas—On Sunday, Sept. 5, the mid-afternoon temperature reached 100 degrees in South Austin, on the shadeless concrete sidewalks of South Congress Avenue, outside the Riverside Drive bus as it
New York, NY – In May, the AFL/CIO released its 30th annual report about death on the job. The 250-page report included many major findings that should concern every working person.
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Two weeks after the Legislature passed a bill intended to curb wage theft, about 200 building-trades workers and supporters rallied outside a Manhattan construction project to protest its
New York, NY – On Saturday, May 22, 2021, construction worker Diego Lliguicota was tragically killed in a construction accident in Long Island City, Queens. Mr. Lliguicota, at just 32-years-old,
New York, NY – GAB CO. Safety Equipment & Supplies is a Brooklyn-based company that specializes in head-to-toe personal protective equipment (PPE). Its owner and President is Gabriella DeLuca, who
NEW YORK, N.Y.—More than 100,000 workers in New York State are injured each year badly enough to miss time at work, but the state’s workers’ compensation system has been “seriously
