April 2, 2016 By NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento Albany, NY – I am proud of the unified efforts of the 2.5 million members and 3,000 local unions of the
March 31, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – When Democratic voters go to the polls in New York State on April 19, it could be energized student workers
March 30, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco Brooklyn, NY – Vital home attendants — each earning about 10 bucks an hour feeding stroke victims, bathing the elderly, shopping for the disabled
March 18, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – One of the Fight for $15’s most ardent supporters is blasting Albany lawmakers this week for considering a wage increase
March 16, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – This week’s $15 minimum wage rally in Albany may have been the largest demonstration in the movement’s roughly four-year history
March 15, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Homecare workers and other low-wage earners are packing Albany-bound buses early Tuesday morning in an all-out effort to press for
February 26, 2016 Reprinted: http://www.1199seiu.org Staten Island, NY – Homecare members of 1199SEIU flexed their political muscles last year, as they took part in major actions against the growing inequality
February 19, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Advocates for poorly-paid home health aides are challenging Albany lawmakers this week to make sure that caring for the state’s
February 17, 2016 By Joe Maniscalco Brooklyn, NY – The U.S. Supreme Court may be getting all the headlines this week, but there are courthouses throughout the City of New
February 3, 2016 By Steven Wishnia By Request of our Readers We are Reposting a Special Report Part on Construction Subsidies 421-a New York, NY – The 421-a housing construction
