Category: Law and Politics

November 20, 2014 By IBT Local 237 President Greg Floyd New York, NY – We stand in opposition to Intro 209, that would charge a fee on plastic and paper retail

November 11, 2014 By AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Washington, DC – The President needs to take executive action to support immigrant rights.  But he also needs to take action on

November 10, 2014 By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz Election Day has passed and for all of us in the New York State Senate, the dust has settled.  In one of

November 7, 2014 By Thomas J. Mackell, Jr.,Ed.D. Washington DC – Was it the Republican voter suppression, the well-off Boomers who have grown more conservative, the disengagement of voters from

November 7, 2014 By Neal Tepel "What happened Tuesday November 4th is just the beginning of what we already knew would be a tough two years for government employees," said

November 6, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – On Election Day, voters casting ballots for Proposition 1 did so in a bid to end the kind of gerrymandering that

November 5, 2014 By Steven Wishnia The state elections of 2014 were a nearly unmitigated disaster for labor. Of the seven notoriously anti-union governors elected in the Tea Party wave

Ocober 31, 2014 By Bob Levine New York, NY – The Citizens Union has released a white paper that shows the deepening effects of partisan gerrymandering in this year’s election

October 31, 2014 By Stephanie West Los Angeles, CA – Maria Elena Durazo, recognized as one of the most influential labor leaders in the nation, will resign her position as

October 29, 2014 By Stephanie West Long Island, NY – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer has endorsed former federal prosecutor Todd Kaminsky to represent New York’s 20th Assembly District in