August 17, 2015 By AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Washington, DC – Happy Birthday Social Security. On August 14th, the 80th anniversary of Social Security, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the
August 12, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Members of United Steelworkers Local 17U in Chicago staged a week of demonstrations outside Grant Park in late July, protesting the
August 10, 2015 By LIUNA President Terry O’Sullivan Washington, DC – The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) remembers the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. We remember
August 7, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – The head of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York is hailing this week’s decision to indict two construction managers
Ausgust 7, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 agreed to take a 5% pay cut for the next two years in order
August 6, 2015 By Stephanie West New York, NY – New York City residential permits skyrocketed in 2015 with the Department of Buildings (DOB) authorizing construction of 52,618 residential units
August 5, 2015 By John Quinn Chambersburg, Pennsylvania – Workers employed by Bowhead Support Group LLC at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg Pennsylvania voted overwhelmingly for the International Association of
August 4, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – The number of new affordable housing units being started around town may be on the rise according to a positive new report
July 31, 2015 Tara Jessup, LaborPress Albany Bureau Albany, NY – In two separate events on Tuesday July 28th, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was honored by the NYS Laborers and
July 30, 2015 Compiled By Steve Wishina And Neal Tepel Juan Deras, a commercial painter in the Denver area, was fired in February after he asked his boss for a
