CONCORD, N.H.—“Right to work for less” legislation will not gain its first beachhead in the Northeast. On June 3, the New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected Senate Bill 61, which
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Wage theft and safety are the biggest issues facing New York construction workers, says Gary LaBarbera, head of the state’s building-trades unions. “We’ve been making it clear across
ALBANY, N.Y.—Both houses of the New York State Legislature have passed a bill that would hold general contractors on private construction jobs jointly responsible for wage-theft violations committed by subcontractors
New York, NY – On Saturday, May 22, 2021, construction worker Diego Lliguicota was tragically killed in a construction accident in Long Island City, Queens. Mr. Lliguicota, at just 32-years-old,
New York, NY – We’ve all seen the headline: “Worker Arrested for Comp Fraud.” But the story that goes unreported is that more often than not there was only one
New York, NY – Now that plans are in motion to get back to normal, the city is beginning to show more life. Traffic is picking up, people are returning
New York, NY – A growing number of prosecutors around the nation are beginning to treat wage theft and other offenses by employers as a criminal matter, instead of relegating
New York, NY – The union movement has lost a good friend and staunch advocate with the passing of Rod DuChemin on May 14, 2021 at the age of 81. A
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Will the COVID-19 pandemic be the impetus for New York State to enact a law to create a single-payer universal health-care system? The bill, the New York Health
New York, NY – Although COVID-19 infection rates are down, the pandemic’s impact goes far beyond statistics and hospitalizations. Nevertheless, the city is looking to fully reopen in the near
