New York, NY – This past spring, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced that the maximum weekly workers’ compensation benefit rate will rise to $1,064.05 per week for
WASHINGTON—President Joseph Biden announced June 22 that he has nominated David M. Prouty, general counsel for the SEIU 32BJ union, to fill a soon-vacant seat on the National Labor Relations
NEW YORK, N.Y.—You take a six-dollar pay cut and what do you get? Five years older and no respect for the sacrifices you made to get your employer out of
New York, NY – TV commercials from the governor’s office are singing, “We’re back — back in a New York Groove!” New York City is coming back to life they promise; businesses
New York, NY – Frontline workers hoping that President Joe Biden would provide them with the enforceable workplace safety measures callously denied them under Donald Trump’s watch, are charging the
WASHINGTON—A coalition of Congressmembers, labor unions, and rail-related businesses is urging Congress to appropriate $205 billion to develop high-speed rail routes around the country, far more than included in pending
New York, NY — On June 17, the state designated 911 and other dispatchers as First Responders for Communications. The legislation (A7366 Abbate/S7121 Brook), passed by the New York State
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Two weeks after the Legislature passed a bill intended to curb wage theft, about 200 building-trades workers and supporters rallied outside a Manhattan construction project to protest its
New York, NY – The July 29, 2021 final deadline for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund [VCF] applies to claims by two primary groups of claimants — all those who
New York, NY – On-the-job injuries have a cascading effect on Union members and their families. Not only must they deal with the trauma of the injury, but they must
