August 29, 2014 By Stephanie West With just days remaining before New York City children return to school, Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed into law Int 449, legislation that
August 28, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – The New York City Comptroller’s office has received only 141 of over 500 expected private contracts for Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK)
August 27, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Brooklyn, NY—Schools safety agents with Teamsters Local 237 had a lot to celebrate here, three years after they filed a pay equity lawsuit and
August 21, 2014 By Stephanie West Boston, Massachusetts – After joining UNITE HERE Local 26, Food service workers at 3 Boston-area universities unanimously ratified their first Union contract. Workers in
August 20, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—At City Hall on Tuesday morning former El Diario staff demanded that El Diario rehire them after the company fired eight veteran
August 15, 2014 By Stephanie West The 2014 Union Plus Scholarship program has awarded 116 union members and union family members $150,000 in higher education scholarships, ranging from $500 to
August 15, 2014 Stephanie West New York, NY — Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed legislation in relation to door alarms on public school buildings. The legislation was introduced in
August 11, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – Betty Powell was the President of AFSCME Local 95 and became District Council 1707's longtime Treasurer. Ms. Powell was one
August 8, 2014 By Stephanie West A grant of $14 million in funding is available to promote and support stem cell research in New York State. Stem cell science is
August 7, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY — A conference of adjunct faculty activists from Canada, Mexico and the U.S., took place August 4th through August 6th in
