January 19, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – On Monday, working men and women fighting for a statewide $15 an hour minimum wage sought to replace the empty
January 14, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will, depending on how it’s decided, have a huge impact on
January 13, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – When Governor Andrew Cuomo officially launched the “Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice” at 1199 SEIU headquarters last week, he
January 11, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Packed with double-parked cars and half-crocked patrons, Steinway Street in Queens on the days leading up to New Year’s Eve,
January 7, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Widespread praise for Mayor Bill deBlasio’s plan to phase in a $15 an hour minimum wage for city workers over
January 6, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “two-track” strategy to establish a $15 an hour minimum wage now includes roughly 30,000 SUNY workers —
January 5, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Advocates for a statewide $15 an hour minimum wage have launched a new offensive to finally achieve their goal in
December 31, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Traffic and Sanitation Enforcement Agents have some of the most thankless jobs in town — the public roundly disdains them,
December 24, 2015 LaborPress Staff New York, NY – Struggling women throughout the city will no longer be abruptly cut off from vital public assistance thanks to a new law
December 23, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Labor advocates are hailing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s move to extend six weeks paid parental leave to about 20,000 municipal
