June 25, 2013 By Steven Wishnia In front of a packed hall at the District Council of Carpenters headquarters, LaborPress honored six New York union leaders for "outstanding achievement" on
June 25, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—It was a long, hard fight in Congress for both houses to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in
June 24, 2013 By Diane Cohen Albany, NY – State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli commended the state Assembly and Senate for passing legislation to help local governments deal with the
June 20, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco Queens, NY – New York City Comptroller John Liu formally accepted Plumbers UA Local 1’s endorsement for mayor on Wednesday, blaming the Great Recession
June 18, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Queens, NY—Marc Proferes was badly injured on the job six years ago when the plank he was standing on gave way and a scaffold
June 14, 2013 By Steven Wishnia Chanting “Whose work? Our work!” more than 200 union construction workers blocked traffic in Lower Manhattan in a lunch-hour protest June 12, loudly demanding
June 12, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—John Schaffner has to contend with some headaches getting to work—a 61 mile drive from the quaint town of Cornwall, New York
June 12, 2013 By Edward J. Walsh, President New York State Ironworkers District Council In 2011, there were 721 fatal construction injuries in the country, according to the Bureau of
June 12, 2013 By Stephanie West Pittsburgh, Penn. – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard recently wrote to Fernando Ferrer, Acting Chairman, and Thomas F. Prendergast, Interim Executive
June 11, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – On April 9, 2008, Christopher Gunn was a 28-year-old ironworker with Local 40 doing the job he loved best and looking forward to
