August 7, 2014 By Stephanie West By an overwhelming 96 percent, members of District Council 37 ratified a new economic agreement. It gives employees 10.41 percent in compounded wage hikes
August 5, 2014 By Steven Wishnia Holding that workers do not have a constitutional right to collective bargaining, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld Gov. Scott Walker’s landmark union-busting law on
August 4, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – CSEA municipal workers in Erie County have approved a contract with Erie County. "This agreement represents an equitable compromise between the
August 1, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington, DC- John J. Sweeney, President Emeritus of the AFL-CIO was honored Wednesday July 30th at a reception hosted by the AFL-CIO and AFL-CIO
July 31, 2014 By Steven Wishnia McDonald’s can’t evade unfair-labor-practice charges by claiming that the workers who complain are actually employed by its franchises, the National Labor Relations Board’s general
July 31, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced an agreement with Lyft. Lyft has agreed to operate in New York State in full compliance
July 31, 2014 By Christopher Balchin On July 10, more than one million firefighters, teachers, civil servants, sanitation workers, and other public sector workers, representing six major unions in the
July 28, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – The New York City Small Business First initiative led by the Mayor’s Office of Operations has been set up to
July 28, 2014 Stephanie West Washington, DC – This month, members of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) voted on an AFGE proposal to extend to federal hourly workers
July 25, 2014 By Neal Tepel Washington DC – Last fall, the United States Postal Service announced a no-bid sweetheart deal for a “pilot project” to open postal counters in
