When Congress Works Late, Be Nervous
Bill Hohlfeld
October 30, 2017
On Sunday night’s edition of Blue Collar Buzz, my Spotlight on American Labor History had a slightly different bent to it.
Category: Features
M Butterfly: An Unmoving and Slow Revival
Dr. Leonard Golubchick, LaborPress Entertainment Editor
October 30, 2017
M Butterfly, at the Cort Theatre, is a revival of David Henry Hwang’s Tony-award-winning play. British actor Clive Owen stars in his return to Broadway. Julie Taymor is the director,
Thousand Rally Supporting Fuyao
Stephanie West
October 29, 2017
Moraine, Ohio — Over Two thousand union members, Dayton-area residents, family members and supporters from throughout Ohio and Indiana turned out on Wednesday October 25th, to show support for Fuyao
Pennsylvania Teamsters Face Pension Cuts
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 28, 2017
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The Western Pennsylvania Teamsters and Employers Pension Fund is the latest multiemployer pension plan to announce that it needs to cut benefits to stay solvent—and Bill Lickert is the
Hollywood Unions Condemn Sexual Harassment in Industry
Steve Wishnia
October 27, 2017
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The two main unions representing “below the line” film crew and support workers have both denounced sexual harassment in the aftermath of the sexual-assault allegations against director Harvey Weinstein.
Iowa Public Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Recertify Unions!
Steve Wishnia
October 27, 2017
DES MOINES, Iowa—Last February, then-Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed into law one of the most draconian anti- union measures in the country. It prohibited public-sector workers other than police and
Blue Collar Buzz Coming Attractions! FDNY Pioneer Brenda Berkman and More!
Joe Maniscalco
October 27, 2017
On this week’s Sunday night episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz on AM970 The Answer, we talk to FDNY pioneer Brenda Berkman about becoming NYC’s first female firefighter 35 years
Unions Mobilize Against Constitutional Convention
Steve Wishnia
October 27, 2017
New York, N.Y.—The first thing you see when you click on District Council 37’s Web site is a green and yellow pop-up declaring “NO Con Con!” The cover of the
Statement on The Passing of Firefighter Robert M. Tilearcio
UFA President Gerard Fitzgerald
October 27, 2017
New York, NY – Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) President Gerard Fitzgerald delivered the following statement on the death of Firefighter Robert M. Tilearcio from a 9-11-related cancer:
First Time In Years: A Real Chance to Save Healthcare
Robert Weiner and Ben Lasky
October 27, 2017
National Report from Washington—A monthly Series By Rob Weiner and Ben Lasky This week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report on the Alexander-Murray healthcare bill, a rare bipartisan
