January 13, 2015 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – Over 1,000 parents, students, advocates and community members rallied on Monday here to protest Governor Cuomo’s education policies. The protests highlighted
January 12, 2015 By Neal Tepel, LaborPress Editorial Washington DC – With both houses in Congress controlled by the Republican party, the GOP is attacking the Social Security system. The
January 9, 2015 By Stephanie West John Nichols, senior political correspondent for The Nation, recently expressed his outrage that Congress seems to be abandoning one of this country's most vital
January 8, 2015 By Joe Manisclaco New York, NY – More than a million kids throughout the state presently don't have a safe and engaging place to go after the school
January 8, 2015 By Stephanie West New York, NY — The City has reached a tentative contract agreement with Local 891 International Union of Operating Engineers, which represents public school
January 5, 2015 By Stephanie West In its ongoing commitment to providing cutting-edge training and continuing education for workers in the electrical design and construction industry, the IBEW Electrical Training
January 5, 2015 Oren Levin-Waldman In my last column I noted Harold Lasswell’s classic definition of politics of who gets what when and how. In the traditional economics debate on
December 30, 2014 By Neal Tepel Washington, DC – Beginning April 14, 2015, a new NLRB regulation will take effect. An accelerated election process will benefit unions in the organizing
December 29, 2014 By Steve Wishnia Kentucky’s Warren County became the first local government in the nation to outlaw the union shop Dec.19, when its Fiscal Court passed a so-called
December 26, 2014 By Stephanie West In an effort to improve policing in New York City, the city has invested an additional $352 million in the NYPD’s budget to enhance
