New York, NY – If you’re lucky, a positive case of coronavirus might only mean flu-like symptoms, some bed rest and two weeks of quarantine. For 10-year FDNY-EMS paramedic Christell
New York, NY – Poor doors for workers. Workplace injuries. Wage theft. The NYC District Council of Carpenters is taking aim at all of it on Park Avenue. The Towers
Editor’s Note: Melissa Tirado is Local 1549, DC37, AFSCME, Hospital Executive Vice Chair and Shop Steward at North Central Bronx Hospital New York, NY – Public hospital clericals like me
New York, NY – A new report says temp agencies are intentionally pitting Black and Latinx workers against each other in order to prevent either group from uniting and speaking out
New York, NY – As Comptroller Scott Stringer continues to increase the number of unions supporting his candidacy for mayor, the Organization of Staff Analysts (OSA) has now added to Stringer’s growing
New York, NY – Stress is still high as we approach the one year mark of the Covid-19 shutdown. With so many uncertainties, the need for mental health support in
New York, NY — A riveting new book titled Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood will be released on March 22, 2021. LaborPress sat down for a Q
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Calling raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour “as big a fight as the ones for FDR’s New Deal during the Great Depression and the Civil Rights
WASHINGTON—The percentage of U.S. workers who are union members increased in 2020 for the first time in more than 10 years — because members lost their jobs at a much
WASHINGTON—Union leaders praised President Joseph Biden’s Feb. 17 executive order rescinding the Trump administration’s creation of “industry recognized apprenticeship programs” that have lower requirements than standard union apprenticeships. “Biden reaffirmed
