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GM Strike Enters Fourth Day; Company Cuts Off Health Insurance
Steve Wishnia
September 19, 2019
DETROIT, Mich.—The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors entered its fourth day Sept. 19, after the company responded to the walkout by cutting off workers’ health insurance. “We understand
Wine Megastore Gets Pushback From AOC, Union Sales Reps And Truck Drivers
Naeisha Rose
September 19, 2019
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has jumped on board in supporting the more than 350 local liquor merchants who have band together against a proposed wine megastore in College Point,
Uber Begins Bumping Drivers Off App When Business Is Slow
Steve Wishnia
September 16, 2019
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Uber will begin logging its New York drivers out of the app if they don’t get to a “high demand zone” within 30 minutes of dropping off a
Too Many Labor Leaders are Failing to Make the Case for Action in Face of Growing Climate Catastrophe
Joe Maniscalco
September 12, 2019
New York, NY – Working men and women, including more than 900 Amazon employees based in Seattle, Washington alone, figure to play a key role in Global Climate Strike actions
Is the Gig Up for Uber, et al? California Produces Landmark Legislation
Steve Wishnia
September 11, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Legislature has approved a landmark measure that would prohibit hiring workers as “independent contractors” unless their employers can prove they are legitimately independent businesspeople. Assembly Bill 5,
Voices of the 2019 NYC Labor Day Parade
Naeisha Rose
September 11, 2019
Floats, marching bands, cheer squads and people in carnival costumes, face paint and union letters and numbers lined the streets of Fifth Avenue Saturday for the Labor Parade. Approximately 150
IDG Urges Ending Caps on App-Based Cabs, Abolishing TLC
Steve Wishnia
September 10, 2019
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Saying that the city is “failing 80,000 low-income app-based drivers,” Independent Drivers Guild head Brendan Sexton on Sept. 10 called for abolishing the Taxi and Limousine Commission and
Shut It Down: Workers Urged to Support Upcoming Global Climate Strike Actions
Joe Maniscalco
September 10, 2019
New York, NY – Later this week, young climate change activists from across the nation and around the globe will kick off eight days of protests designed to compel government
Union Leaders Talk Solidarity, Worker Rights and More At Annual Labor Day Parade
Steve Wishnia
September 9, 2019
NEW YORK, N.Y.—What’s most important for the American labor movement going into 2020? Among 10 union leaders who spoke to LaborPress at the Labor Day parade Sept. 7, the three
