January 28, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Councilman Daniel Dromm [D-25th District] has a demonstrated record of standing up for workers facing the axe – so, why is
January 28, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – A new bill before the City Council which aims to shield grocery store workers from being unceremoniously canned, might be too
January 27, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Worker advocates fighting to bring a $15 an hour minimum wage to the Empire State have rejected Governor Cuomo’s proposal to
January 26, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Organized labor is still struggling to make a comeback in the United States, according a newly issued report from the Bureau of
January 23, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – A new lawsuit filed this week alleging McDonald’s managers in Virginia repeatedly harrassed African-American and Hispanic workers, is another blow to
January 22, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – There’s a yawning chasm between the worker-based drive for a $15 an hour minimum wage and the tiny bump in pay
January 20, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco Mineola, NY – In her 25 years with UFCW Local 1500, Barbara Balos, 48, has helped run several major chain supermarkets throughout the city. For the
January 19, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco Los Angeles, CA– The latest McDonald’s commercial recently rolled out during the NFL playoffs and Golden Globes Awards has already been lambasted for what many
January 16, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco Queens, NY – 32BJ union leaders and elected officials championing the plight of low-wage airport workers once again marched on LaGuardia Airport this week, exactly
By Joe Maniscalco January 15, 2015 New York, NY – A tony restaurant owner who hasn’t paid her staff since December is about to experience some instant Karma – workers at
