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LaborPress Editorial
September 8, 2021
Category: Municipal Government
City Council and Organized Labor: The Future
Justin Brannan
September 6, 2021
Editor’s Note: Councilman Justin Brannan is a former shop steward who now represents District 43 in Brooklyn. New York, NY – Each year, Labor Day gives us the opportunity to
Vaccination Mandates and Collective Bargaining Agreements
Ben Kimmel
August 26, 2021
New York, NY – Ongoing questions about Covid vaccinations still abound. Some business owners and managers are mandating employees get vaccinated or vacate their positions. Workers, however, are firing back claiming
Laborers Bet Eric Adams Will Be ‘Big on Local Hiring’
Steve Wishnia
August 25, 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams joined a few hundred construction workers under the Major Deegan Expressway August 23 for “a rally for good jobs and to prevent violence”
NYC Bars Human-Service Contractors From Union-Busting
Steve Wishnia
August 20, 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation Aug. 18, that will prohibit city human-service contractors from interfering with their workers’ attempts to organize unions. The bill, passed by a
Doctors Council President Calls Rikers Island ‘Inhumane,’ and a Danger to Staffers
Silver Krieger
August 20, 2021
New York, NY – Healthcare workers from Doctors Council SEIU, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) and 1199 SEIU, among others, rallied at the Rikers Island bridge in East Elmhurst,
EMS Workers’ New Raise Comes with Longer Hours
Steve Wishnia
August 12, 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y.—More than 4,500 Fire Department inspectors and Emergency Medical Services workers would see their pay go up by more than 11% under a tentative contract agreement with the
TWU Local 100 Helps Pressure MTA to Stop Automating the Subway
Silver Krieger
August 11, 2021
New York, NY – TWU Local 100, the union representing the city’s mass transit workers, is calling on the MTA to reverse automation policies that eliminate token booth clerks and
SMART Gen. Pres. Joseph Sellers, Jr. Talks Covid and More Ahead of Sept. 10 Luncheon and Golf Outing
Silver Krieger
August 9, 2021
New York, NY – Joseph Sellers, Jr. is the General President of SMART, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers. LaborPress had an opportunity to speak
Legislative Update on Workers’ Comp
Robert Grey
August 5, 2021
New York, NY – Every year, the Legislature considers dozens of bills to change the Workers’ Compensation Law that are proposed by business, labor, attorneys, health care providers, individuals, and others.