SAN JUAN, P.R.—As teachers and other workers in Puerto Rico went on strike to protest privatization May 1, police in San Juan fired tear-gas shells at student protesters in the
SCRANTON, Pa.—Two local hospitals have locked out nurses for four days after they staged a 24-hour strike Apr. 25. When registered nurses at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton showed up
TRENTON, NJ – Organized labor marked a major victory in New Jersey as Governor Phil Murphy signed a statewide Earned Sick Days policy into law. The result is that over one
NEW YORK, NY – On May 1st, a coalition of labor and immigrant groups spoke out in support of stroger protections for the rights of workers and immigrants. Members of
Albany, NY — One hundred of New York’s low-wage college faculty members and their colleagues rallied at the State Capitol to demand a fair salary for teaching at CUNY.
New York, NY – Organized labor gathered at Washington Square Park on May Day 2018, keenly concerned with a growing list of anti-worker attacks rivaling those that predicated the rise
PORTLAND, Ore.—Workers at a Burgerville in southeast Portland became the first fast-food workers to win a federally recognized union Apr. 23, when they voted 18-4 to be represented by the
New York, NY – On this special May Day episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz, we talk with Rebecca Damon, president, SAG-AFTRA, NY about the fight voice actors are currently waging
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—The Mexican Senate has failed to pass a bill to weaken planned labor protections, the head of the country’s largest labor union announced Apr. 23. “There will not
BRONX, NY – In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has thrown his support behind recent litigation filed on behalf of public housing
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