November 22, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Office workers with 32BJ took to the streets at 295 Madison Avenue on Wednesday because the cleaners say the builder owner hired
November 22, 2013 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – Ford Motor Company is planning to invest $150 million to make significant upgrades to its Hamburg facility, just outside Buffalo. The
November 18, 2013 By Steven Wishnia Make the Road New York honored AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka at its annual gala Nov. 13, and the praise was mutual. Deborah Axt, codirector
November 15, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—On the same day that Public Citizen released a report revealing how New York City can reduce the risk of construction fatalities
November 14, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Lower Manhattan, NY—Twelve years and two months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 4 World Trade Center reopened for commerce in Lower Manhattan. World Trade
November 12, 2013 By Stephanie West Washington, D.C. – In response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics October jobs report showing the construction unemployment rate worsening to 9 percent, from
November 7, 2013 By Terry O’Sullivan, LIUNA President and Armand E. Sabitoni, LIUNA Secretary-Treasurer Washington, DC – “On behalf of the half-million proud, hard-working members of LIUNA, we congratulate Marty
November 1, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco Staten Island, NY – Now that a new Project Labor Agreement (PLA) guaranteeing the redevelopment of the north shore will be 100-percent union is finally being
October 29, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – A new bill slated to improve safety standards in an industry that claimed the lives of 36 construction workers and 13 others
October 25, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York—It is old news that American workers represented by unions has been steadily declining since union strength peaked in the 1950s. But at
