May 6, 2014 By Steven Wishnia More than 40 films, from a documentary on Cesar Chavez to an animated short called Tax the Rich, will be shown at the 11-day
May 2, 2014 By Steven Wishnia With “dignity” and “respect” the words wrapping the twin themes of labor and immigrant rights, thousands of people packed several blocks of Broadway May
April 30, 2014 By Steven Wishnia New York, NY – New York City’s traffic and sanitation enforcement agents celebrated their new bargaining status as members of the uniformed services at
April 29, 2014 By Steven Wishnia Asbestos removers and adjunct professors will join with civil servants and cabdrivers May 1 for a massive rally in City Hall Park put on
April 29, 2014 By Neal Tepel On Thursday April 24th the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) led a National Day of Action to protest the Postal Service's arrangement with Staples.
April 28, 2014 By Beth Borzone Farmingdale, NY – Emblazoned with signs stating, “Stop Staples: The U.S. Mail is Not for Sale,” over 100 postal workers protested in front of
April 25, 2014 By Tam Phan New York, NY — Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Julie Menin as New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner. In this role,
April 24, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco Brooklyn, NY – The contract deal boosting transit workers' pay 8 percent retroactively over five years has been a long time coming – but much of
April 23, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – In an important decision for labor unions and workers across the country, a judge ordered New York City to reinstate
April 21, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – After suffering a decade of shuttered programs and lost jobs, the union representing the city’s child care workers is poised to
