Electric Cars and Jobs of the Future
Neal Tepel
August 9, 2018
NEW YORK, NY – The Trump administration may want to ignore climate change, but the rest of the world is moving towards zero-emission vehicles.
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NYC Council Passing Regulations Re Uber & Lyft
NYTWA Exec.Dir. Bhairavi Desai
August 9, 2018
NEW YORK, NY – On Wednesday, August 8 the New York City Council voted to enact first-of-its-kind legislation regulating the App-dispatch sector, including Uber and Lyft. NYTWA members have been
D.C. Subway Drops Plan for Train to White-Power Rally After ATU Protest
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
August 9, 2018
WASHINGTON—The Washington D.C. Metro has dropped the idea of running separate trains for demonstrators coming to a “Unite the Right” white-nationalist rally scheduled for Aug. 12, after the city’s largest
House Democrats Question Proposal to Let Teens Take Hazardous Jobs
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
August 9, 2018
WASHINGTON—Trump administration proposals to revamp regulations in order to let more 16- and 17-year-olds perform hazardous jobs has piqued the ire of 47 House Democrats. The Department of Labor has
Missouri Voters Crush ‘Right to Work for Less’
Steve Wishnia
August 8, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Voters in Missouri rejected a state law banning the union shop by a two-to-one margin in the Aug. 7 primary. Proposition A, which would have allowed the so-called
Agreement Reached with Local 802 and Metropolitan Opera
Local 802 Statement
August 7, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The following statement has been released regarding the conclusion of Met Opera contract negotiations for orchestra, chorus and other represented by the The Associated Musicians of
CWA and Frontier Reach Agreement
Joe Levine
August 7, 2018
LOS ANGELES, C.A. – The Communications Workers of America District 9 (CWA) and Frontier Communications Corporation have ratified a new labor agreement amending and extending existing contracts with CWA in
TWU Apprentices Graduate to Transit Electrical Helper Titles
Reposted:twulocal100.org
August 6, 2018
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the second class of the TWU Local 100 Upward Advancement Program graduated from the Apex Technical School’s program on electrical theory, wiring
NYC Comptroller: Local Residents Left Behind in Gentrifying Neighborhoods
Stephanie West
August 6, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Amid explosive economic growth across New York City, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer has released an updated 2018 edition of his “Neighborhood Economic Profiles” report finding that
ILA Negotiates New Contract
Joe Levine
August 6, 2018
SAVANNAH, G.A. – The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance have reached a six-year agreement. ILA International President Harold Daggett said its the “best contract in the
