Category: Law and Politics

August 21, 2015 By NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio New York NY – More New Yorkers than ever are struggling to keep up with rising rents, leaving less and less

August 21, 2015 By Tara Jessup   Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is raising serious concerns over a proposal by the New York City Housing Authority to develop open

August 20, 2015 By john Quinn, LaborPress USA Las Vegas, Nevada, Employees from Trump International Hotel Las Vegas have been demonstrating for pay equality and the right to join a

August 20, 2015 By Governor Andrew M. Cuomo For the past several weeks there has been much discussion about building a new cross Hudson tunnel. I am excited by the

August 18, 2015 By John Quinn, LaborPress DC Bureau Washington, NY — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has endorsed former U.S. Secretary of State and honorary

August 18, 2015 By LaborPress Staff New York, NY –  Former employees of the now bankrupt Federation of Employment and Guidance Service (FEGS) have been paid $2.5 million in accrued vacation

August 17, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – In 1984, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared war on England’s trade unionist movement when she branded thousands of UK mine

August 17, 2015 By Wade Henderson Washington, DC – We applaud Secretary Clinton’s endorsement of a common sense solution to a pernicious problem in American society—our nation’s refusal to give

August 14, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Four more New Jersey public-employee unions have joined a lawsuit trying to reverse Gov. Chris Christie’s cancellation of scheduled raises for