NEW YORK, N.Y.—Staff at DNAinfo/Gothamist sacked when owner Joseph Ricketts decided to close the operation rather than accept a union will receive three months of full pay and benefits plus
New York, NY – On this week’s episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz, Virginia Delegate-Elect Lee Carter talks about November 7’s “blue wave” and how he defied the Democratic Party
New York, NY – This week’s episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz pulls no punches in discussing the urgent need for independent journalism that exists to serve the needs of
One of the guests on our last broadcast was Doug Cunningham of Worker Independent News. An old friend and colleague, Doug always brings to the table a great mix of
This fall, billionaire Trump supporter Joe Ricketts unceremoniously shut down both DNAinfo and Gothamist — two wildly popular online outlets covering hyper local news – six days after staffers overwhelmingly
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Praising local journalism and condemning union-busting, more than 300 people rallied in City Hall Park Nov. 6 to protest billionaire Joseph Ricketts shutting down the Gothamist and DNAinfo
On last night’s edition of Blue Collar Buzz, we spoke with Councilman Carlos Menchaca. who was one of the co-sponsors of Intro 1447 –C bill, which is commonly referred to
This Sunday night, on the latest episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz, “Listen Liberal” author Thomas Frank talks about the Democratic Party’s abandonment of the working class and where that
New York, NY – From NYC to Puerto Rico, the challenges of first responders tasked with helping to clean up after the latest climate change-related disaster, looms large on the
On Sunday night’s edition of Blue Collar Buzz, my Spotlight on American Labor History had a slightly different bent to it.
