October 30, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco Brooklyn, NY – As the Big Apple continues to deal with the fallout from its first confirmed case of Ebola, contract negotiations between the city and
October 29, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Low-paid workers at the Utrecht Art Supplies store near Union Square got a big boost in their 8-month-old contract fight with
October 28, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Two of the most influential labor unions in New York are helping to expand early child care and education to more working
October 23, 2014 LaborPress Editorial By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – NYSUT President Karen Magee registered the longest drive of the day while striking a blow for teacher tenure at
October 23, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco Bronx, NY – Councilman Andy King [D-12th District] thinks New York City school kids should be required to wear uniforms to class, and he’s betting
October 22, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – If the governor's Wage Board soon decides to recommend scrapping New York’s sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, policy makers will have
October 17, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Successfully confronting sexual harassment on the job can be daunting enough, but for women working without union representation, the challenge is
October 16, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Nurses staffing medical centers throughout the state say that some of the hospitals where they work are not doing enough to properly
October 16, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Activists pushing legislators to scrap the sub-minimum wage for restaurant workers this week are predicting that the Empire State will soon
October 14, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – New York City Councilman Andy King is promising to investigate a major subcontractor building affordable housing for the city after Bronx
