Albany, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo has appointed Dr. Merryl Tisch to serve as Vice Chair of the State University of New York Board of Trustees. Dr. Tisch has served on the SUNY Board of Trustees since
New York, NY – “An attempt to suppress the free speech of hardworking New Yorkers.” That’s what The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, is calling a
On this episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz Uriel Zelaya-Perez from the Alliance for Fair Food and Oscar Otzoy from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers talk about the upcoming Wendy’s
New York, NY – Former Houston Schools Superintendent Richard Carranza will be taking on the job of leading New York City’s school system. On Monday March 5th, Mayor Bill de Blasio announed Carranza
WASHINGTON—Ronald Reagan was inducted into the U.S. Department of Labor’s Hall of Honor last week. No, this is not The Onion. You are still reading LaborPress. This actually happened.
Mashantucket, Conn. Unite Here is seeking to represent more than 300 employees of Foxwoods’. This division of the Foxwood workforce is responsible for cleaning the casino and these employees have filed a petition
The state-wide WVA teachers’ strike is now in its second week. New York, NY – Under WVA law, the union has no mandatory dues and no formal right to collectively
MILWAUKEE, Wisc.—Two Wisconsin International Union of Operating Engineers locals filed a lawsuit in federal court Feb. 23 arguing that the limits on collective bargaining imposed by Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The Florida Senate Appropriations Committee on Feb. 27 approved a bill that would enable the state to decertify teachers’ unions if their membership drops below half of the bargaining
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Student groups, unions and community organizations rallied at Rutgers-New Brunswick. The protesters at Rutgers University called for a $15 minimum wage for university employees.
