Waterloo, Iowa—As Hurricane Irma was bringing its swath of devastation toward Florida Sept. 8, members of two Iowa International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers locals were headed south to help repair
At their national convention Saturday in Toledo, Ohio, the AFL-CIO Farm Labor Organizing Committee celebrated its fiftieth year by launching a boycott of Reynold’s Vuse E-Cigarettes. FLOC Organizer Catherine Crowe
San Antonio, Tex.—A national network of far-right think tanks has launched a nationwide campaign intended to strike a “mortal blow” against the American left by breaking public-sector unions. “Big government
New York, NY – Iron Workers Local 197, Stone Derrickmen and Riggers, will celebrate their 150th anniversary this Saturday, September 16th, at Leonard’s Palazzo in Great Neck, Long Island.
New York, NY – On this week’s Sunday night episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz, we continued our look back at the September 11, 2001 terror attacks; the horror working people
Houston, Tex.—On Sunday, Aug. 27, the roof of refinery worker Brandon Parker’s house in League City, Texas, was leaking, and he and his wife and three children had already taken
San Jose, Calif.—More than 300 people turned out Sept. 4 for Labor Day rallies in San Jose and Sant Clara organized by Service Employees International Union Local 521. They first
Brooklyn, NY – On Saturday, working men and women marching in the 2017 NYC Labor Day Parade will step off at 5th Avenue and 44th Street amidst a sea of red,
Washington—The Communications Workers of America and two of its media workers’ affiliates urged the Federal Communications Commission to deny the proposed merger between the Sinclair Broadcast Group and the Tribune
Battle Creek, Mich.—Kellogg’s plans to cut more than 200 jobs at its Battle Creek factory will be “obviously devastating,” the head of the union representing workers there said Sept. 1.
