FAIRFAX, Va.—The woman forced to quit her job last fall after she was photographed giving Donald Trump the finger sued her former employer Apr. 4. Juli Briskman, 50, a former
NEW YORK, NY – On April 6th, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo toured MTA New York City Transit’s 207th Street Car Overhaul Shop with MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota and announced a series of accelerated car
MADISON, Wisc.—Labor-backed judge Rebecca Dallet won election to a vacant seat on the state Supreme Court Apr. 3, defeating Michael Screnock, a circuit judge from rural Sauk County backed by
When the Republican tax cuts were proposed last October, Trump and Ryan stated that cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent would result in a $4,000 to
ALBANY, N.Y.—The budget passed by the New York state legislature on the night of Mar. 30-31 includes a provision that would let public-sector unions reduce the services they provide to
According to The National Safety Council, being struck by an object accounted for 15,930 nonfatal and 73 fatal injuries at construction workplaces in 2014. Many of these injuries and deaths
DENVER, Colo.—Bus drivers and train engineers for the Denver area’s Regional Transportation District have ratified a contract that will give them the biggest raise they’ve had since the authority was
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The number of women in union apprenticeship programs increased by 96% from 2016 to 2017, the Affiliated Construction Trades (ACT) Ohio announced Mar. 28. In 2017, the group said,
Albany, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that $35,370,000 was returned to 36,446 victims of wage theft in 2017. Since Governor Cuomo took office, the state has recovered and returned
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