Organize Your Workplace!
Neal Tepel
November 10, 2019
Want to join a a union or organize your shop? How do higher wages, affordable health care and a pension sound to you? Find out how you can join a
Category: Education
CSA Holds 52nd Educational Leadership Conference
Silver Krieger
November 10, 2019
New York, NY – Upwards of 1,500 people attended the CSA’s (Council of School Supervisors and Administrators) 52nd Educational Leadership Conference at the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan on Saturday,
Iron Workers Locals 40 & 361 Training Facility: Producing the Safest and Most Professional People in the Industry
Silver Krieger
November 7, 2019
New York, NY – The Iron Workers Locals 40 & 361 apprentice program is the fifth oldest apprentice program in New York; it has been registered with the New York
The Fight for the Children of Chicago
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
November 1, 2019
Chicago, Illinois – “More than 20 years ago, in 1995, educators in Chicago were stripped of their right to bargain, and with that, they lost their voice to influence their
School Principals and Administrators Rally for Fair Contract; More Resources for NYC Kids
Silver Krieger
October 31, 2019
New York, NY – Hundreds of CSA union leaders, rank and file members, elected officials and other supporters showed up on a gray Wednesday, October 30, at Park Place and
CUNY Adjuncts to Get 71% Raise Following Agreement
Steve Wishnia
October 28, 2019
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Professional Staff Congress union and the City University of New York announced Oct. 23 that they have reached a tentative contract agreement to cover the system’s almost
Chicago Teachers ‘Optimistic’ About Contract Talks
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 25, 2019
CHICAGO, Ill.—Chicago Teachers Union negotiators said they were optimistic as contract talks resumed Oct. 25, the seventh day of the strike by more than 30,000 teachers and support staff. “Things
Teamster Turned Author Mark Torres to Read Latest at NYU
Naeisha Rose
October 24, 2019
Mark Torres, a nearly 30-year member of Teamsters Union Local 810 and its director of Legal Affairs for the Pension and Welfare Funds, will have a full circle moment at
NYSUT/UUP Member Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 24, 2019
BINGHAMTON, N.Y.— Binghamton University professor M. Stanley Whittingham, a member of the United University Professions/New York State United Teachers, was one of the three winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize
‘Bernie’s the Guy We Need,’ Union Supporters Say as 26,000 Pack Queens Park to Cheer Sanders’ Pro-Union, Pro-Worker Agenda
Joe Maniscalco
October 20, 2019
Queens, NY – With just 100 days to go before the Iowa Caucus, 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, on Saturday afternoon, moved to solidify his position as the Labor candidate