Google’s New Anti-Labor Effort
Mark Harrison
December 10, 2019
WATCH: Google, the company once known for its open and collaborative working environment, has clearly taken a non-union posture.
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LaborPress Honors Five at Annual Leadership Awards Reception
Silver Krieger
December 4, 2019
New York, NY – LaborPress honored five leaders in labor at its annual Leadership Awards Reception held in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday, December 3. This year’s award-winners included Nicholas LaMorte,
LP Profile: Leadership Award-Winner Nicholas LaMorte
Silver Krieger
November 29, 2019
Publisher’s Note: Every December, LaborPress selects those in labor and business that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their trade and profession. This years’ recipients of the prestigious LaborPress Leadership Award
LP Profile: Leadership Award-Winner Mark Cannizzaro
Silver Krieger
November 29, 2019
Publisher’s Note: Every December, LaborPress selects those in labor and business that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their trade and profession. This years’ recipients of the prestigious LaborPress Leadership Award
Indiana Teachers Go ‘Red for Ed,’ Packing Capitol
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
November 24, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—More than 5,000 teachers packed the state capitol Nov. 19 to demand better pay and more school funding on the day the state legislature began its 2020 session. The
Deliver Us From the Trump-Clinton Era: Report Says Donny Tried to Use Labor to Trip Up Hilary in 2016
Mark Harrison
November 23, 2019
TLM – According to reports, jailed Trump surrogate Paul Manafort tried, in 2016, to set up a back channel to AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka in a shady effort to suppress
‘A Veritable University of Workers’
Steve Wishnia
November 20, 2019
NEW YORK, N.Y.—“You’re standing in the space I built,” says Robin Sokoloff, who runs Town Stages, an arts and events space in Tribeca that hosted an open house for the
Houston Teachers Consider Lawsuit to Stop State Takeover
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
November 20, 2019
HOUSTON, Tex.—The Houston Federation of Teachers union is considering joining a lawsuit to block the state’s plans to take over the city school district. State Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced
UUP President Urging Energy Efficiency
Stephanie West
November 18, 2019
Albany, NY – UUP President Frederick E. Kowal, Ph.D., delivered testimony Nov. 13 urging lawmakers to reduce NYS reliance on non-renewable energy sources and move SUNY toward meeting the mandates of
Michael Bloomberg: The WORST Democratic Candidate Possible
Steve Wishnia
November 11, 2019
Michael Bloomberg would be the worst candidate the Democrats could possibly nominate in 2020—unless they cross-endorse Donald Trump. The former New York mayor, who has begun preparations to run in