WASHINGTON—The average ratio of CEO compensation to their workers’ median pay increased to 299 to 1 at S&P 500 companies in 2020, up from 264:1 in 2019, according to the
NEW YORK, N.Y.—With the Municipal Labor Committee scheduled to vote July 14, on a proposal to switch retired city workers’ health care from traditional Medicare to a private Medicare Advantage
New York, NY — SMART General President Joseph Sellers, Jr. is a second-generation sheet metal worker who has risen steadily up the union ranks over the course of his more
JERSEY CITY, N.J.—When Superstorm Sandy hit New York and New Jersey in September 2012, the PATH train system’s maintenance crews who worked around the clock to repair the flooded tunnels
New York, NY – In May, the AFL/CIO released its 30th annual report about death on the job. The 250-page report included many major findings that should concern every working person.
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Stagehands at the Metropolitan Opera have reached a tentative contract agreement to end a seven-month lockout, their union announced July 6. The Met’s stage and shop crew
New York, NY – With the ongoing need for attention to wellness and mental health, Local 28 is standing behind their members with their Member Assistance Program. According to the
NEW YORK, N.Y. — More than 200 retired city workers and supporters marched through lower Manhattan June 30, protesting a possible deal to switch their health-care coverage from traditional Medicare
Editor’s Note: Joseph A. Geiger is Executive-Secretary Treasurer of the New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters New York, NY – On February 9, 2021, we launched Carpenters RISE with
NEW YORK, N.Y.— This month, city inspectors halted work on more than 300 construction sites in a “zero tolerance” campaign begun after three construction workers fell to their deaths during
