On Saturday, Feb. 24, at the SAG Awards, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher gave a rousing pro-union speech. It was only three months after the end of a long and bitter
A new contract for commercial building service workers was overwhelmingly approved by members of 32BJ SEIU. 20,000 office cleaners voted on the contract with the Realty Advisory Board on Labor
As workers around the country at Starbucks stores continue to unionize, and lawsuits between their union, Workers United, and Starbucks continue to multiply, a new development in the battle materialized
Vincent Ricciardo, 77, was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his role in a shakedown of a high-ranking Queens construction official. Ricciardo’s nickname was “Vinny Unions”. He could have
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters have triumphed by reaching a five-year tentative agreement with Anheuser-Busch. The agreement significantly raises pay, improves health care and retirement benefits, and provides critical job
On Thursday, Feb. 29, in the wee hours of the morning, MTA train conductor Alton Scott, 59, was brutally assaulted. Just as he had stuck his head out of the
CWA Local 1182, the traffic agents’ union, has ousted its long-time president. Former president Syed Rahim, besieged by allegations of sexual harassment and findings of financial improprieties within the union,
Brooklyn, NY workers who are employees of the Nitehawk Cinema in Park Slope have announced their intention to unionize. 20 employees made the declaration at a managers’ meeting. Issues include
The UAW, in a news release on Feb. 21, said it plans to spend $40 million on organizing workers in non-union auto plants and battery facilities. They also emphasized that
A tentative deal between the American Federation of Musicians and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will bring unprecedented changes to the working lives of musicians. It addresses
