MORAINE, Ohio—Workers at Fuyao Glass America voted against joining the United Auto Workers Nov. 9 by a 2-1 margin. The UAW had spent more than a year trying to organize
New York, NY – After 23 years working for the city of New York, Paul Spicer isn’t sure he’s ready to retire. The 65-year-old sighs and chuckles: “Maybe I’ll hold
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
Brooklyn, NY – November 7’s “tsunami” of Democratic victories around the country may have been better than a gold-plated stick in the eye foolishly ordered out the Trump Collection of
WASHINGTON, DC — Union members across the USA are speaking out against the ‘tax cut for the rich,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Trumka made his position crystal clear by
NEW YORK, N.Y.—In the end, it wasn’t even close. New York State voters on Nov. 7 rejected holding a convention to revise the state constitution by a margin of 5
Convention delegates unanimously re-elected Richard Trumka of the United Mine Workers as president, Liz Shuler of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as secretary-treasurer and Tefere Gebre of United Food
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
New York, NY – New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is a life-long New Yorker who was raised in a union household. Growing up on Long Island, he saw his
YONKERS, N.Y.—Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the First Mile Square school-bus company reached tentative contract agreement Nov. 3, averting a strike set for the following Monday by about 600
