June 3, 2011By Adam Selene Mayor Bloomberg begins his climate summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil under a cloud. The planning initiatives of the C40 Cities, in which he has enlisted
On Friday, June 3 beginning at 11:30 a.m. officials of the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA), Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA), New York City Firefighters, community leaders and elected officials
June 2, 2011By Kismet BarksdaleManhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer blasted the “shameful contractor scandals” rocking the Department of Education and called for an immediate halt to all new and
May 31, 2011By Erica Varlese With a resume that boasts her status as a former truck driver, warehouse worker, and steel hauler, Sandy Pope is running a strong campaign as
May 31, 2011By David Bacon Changing Mexico’s labor law threatens the lives of millions of workers. It would cement the power of a group of industrialists who have been on the
May 26, 2011By Stephanie WestActors’ Equity Association celebrates its 98th Anniversary today, May 26, 2011. The oldest performing arts union in America, Equity proudly represents more than 49,000 professional stage
May 26, 2011By Harry KelberAFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, in an impassioned speech before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on May 20, charted a new course for working people
Reprint May 23, 2011 By David Bacon, May 20, 2011 Truthouthttp://www.truthout.org/city-worker-bargaining-rights-under-siege-silicon-valley/1305819127 SAN JOSE, CA 5/17/11) Members of the city workers union in San Jose, the capital of California’s Silicon Valley,
