New York, NY – TWU Local 100, the union representing the city’s mass transit workers, is calling on the MTA to reverse automation policies that eliminate token booth clerks and
WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka died suddenly on August 5, apparently of a heart attack. A former coal miner from western Pennsylvania who became head of the United Mine Workers
New York, NY – Congressional representatives are being urged to support federal funding for public transit operations throughout the city. Public officials, riders, workers and advocates rallied at the 86th
New York, NY – Sad news struck the Hudson Yards on July 29, when a 14 year-old boy jumped from the development’s centerpiece structure to his death. This is the
WASHINGTON— As the New York City, state, and federal governments mandate that all public employees get vaccinated or face weekly testing and restrictions on the job, public-sector unions are largely
PHOENIX, Ariz.—The Poor People’s Campaign held actions from sit-ins to small rallies at senators’ offices in more than 30 states on July 26, demanding that they enact a four-point program
WASHINGTON—Scabby the Rat is protected by the First Amendment even when directed at a neutral party, the National Labor Relations Board ruled July 21. In a 3-1 vote, the NLRB
New York, NY – The city threw essential workers a ticker tape parade along the canyon of heroes earlier this month. And somehow, Gotham’s gilded oligarchs were spared the unsavory
WASHINGTON—The average ratio of CEO compensation to their workers’ median pay increased to 299 to 1 at S&P 500 companies in 2020, up from 264:1 in 2019, according to the
JERSEY CITY, N.J.—When Superstorm Sandy hit New York and New Jersey in September 2012, the PATH train system’s maintenance crews who worked around the clock to repair the flooded tunnels
