March 30, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—More than three years after Council Member Gale Brewer announced paid sick leave legislation on the steps of City Hall, Council Speaker
March 30, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – After more than three-long years, the fight to extend paid sick days to New York City working men and women
March 28, 2013 Stephanie West PepsiCo, a global food and beverage company with annual revenues of $60 billion, has agreed to fully disclose all of its direct lobbying and contributions
March 28, 2013 Neal Tepel – LaborPress USA Washington, DC – A new report released by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, outlines state policies necessary to help state elected
March 28, 2013 By Stephanie West ALBANY, NY–Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D,WF-Fresh Meadows) moderated a panel alongside the Working Families Party and Make the Road New York during the 2013 Spring
March 28, 2013 Mike Hall AFL-CIO March 25, 2013 is the 102nd anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York's Greenwich Village. This tragedy took the lives of
March 27, 2013 By Neal Tepel NEW YORK NY — A new report by Public Advocate Bill de Blasio warns against watering down paid sick leave legislation, showing that hundreds
March 26, 2013 "The president got a chance to look presidential on his trip to the Middle East. He was chummy with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that puts a
March 26, 2013 By Stephanie West BROOKLYN, NY – As the Cablevision fight in New York continues, significant hurdles exist for workers in achieving a first collective bargaining contract when
March 25, 2013 By J. David Cox Sr., AFGE National President However, Congress did provide some agencies, particularly the Defense and Agriculture departments, with funding flexibility that should allow them
