DC 37 retirees poured onto the streets in front of their chapter’s offices on Wednesday to slam their international parent union’s takeover of the retiree union. Last month American Federation
Over 1,200 of hospital workers and community members joined union members and elected officials on a cold Thursday to continue the fight against a plan to reduce or potentially close
On Thursday, Feb. 29, in the wee hours of the morning, MTA train conductor Alton Scott, 59, was brutally assaulted. Just as he had stuck his head out of the
CWA Local 1182, the traffic agents’ union, has ousted its long-time president. Former president Syed Rahim, besieged by allegations of sexual harassment and findings of financial improprieties within the union,
A group of service workers at a Financial District condo walked off the job Wednesday on a short-term strike after the building owner reduced the size of the staff in
The UAW, in a news release on Feb. 21, said it plans to spend $40 million on organizing workers in non-union auto plants and battery facilities. They also emphasized that
On Feb. 20, MTA station agent Noreen Mallory was brutally assaulted at the 4/5 Wall Street subway stop in Manhattan. She suffered a broken eye socket when a man sleeping
The Orwellian newspeak of the law still active in 26 states, termed “Right-to-Work”, has been upended by the insertion of the words “for-less”, by pro-Labor activists. Now, in a major
In a special election, Tom Suozzi was elected as House Representative for NY Congressional District 3. Labor support among many powerful unions had a lot to do with the win.
A huge blast emanated from the Thiokol Chemical plant in Woodbine, Georgia. The explosion killed 30 workers, most of them Black women. 50 more were injured. It is considered one
