Confronting Power with Power…
Ray Rogers
June 8, 2021
New York, NY – The NewsGuild of New York and IBEW Local 3 are currenlty fighting a couple of very powerful corporations who view them like an invasion of the
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Pride Month And The Call To Update Our Thinking
Ben Kimmel
June 8, 2021
New York, NY – I admit that my generation is different from today’s. No one really talked about sexuality or sexual preferences when I was growing up. As kids, we
New Hampshire Nixes ‘Right to Work for Less’
Steve Wishnia
June 8, 2021
CONCORD, N.H.—“Right to work for less” legislation will not gain its first beachhead in the Northeast. On June 3, the New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected Senate Bill 61, which
Workers’ Compensation Fraud: A Trap for the Unwary
Robert Grey
May 28, 2021
New York, NY – We’ve all seen the headline: “Worker Arrested for Comp Fraud.” But the story that goes unreported is that more often than not there was only one
Airline Caterer Uses Pandemic to Strip Seniority from Laid Off Workers
Steve Wishnia
May 27, 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Like most businesses in travel, airline caterer DO & CO laid off workers when the COVID pandemic hit in early 2020. United Food And Commercial Workers Local
Let’s Make Sure Essential Workers Get the Support They Need and Deserve
Ben Kimmel
May 24, 2021
New York, NY – Now that plans are in motion to get back to normal, the city is beginning to show more life. Traffic is picking up, people are returning
NYSNA, 1199 SEIU Push for ‘Medicare for All New Yorkers’
Steve Wishnia
May 19, 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Will the COVID-19 pandemic be the impetus for New York State to enact a law to create a single-payer universal health-care system? The bill, the New York Health
We Still Need a Good Plan for Reopening Post-COVID
Ben Kimmel
May 14, 2021
New York, NY – Although COVID-19 infection rates are down, the pandemic’s impact goes far beyond statistics and hospitalizations. Nevertheless, the city is looking to fully reopen in the near
Under Pressure From Worker Advocates, Cuomo Signs NY HERO Act Into Law
Joe Maniscalco
May 6, 2021
New York, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo finally signed the NY HERO Act into law on May 5, just weeks before the state is set to more fully emerge out
NYC Building Trades Tell Schumer: Get the PRO Act Passed!
Steve Wishnia
May 4, 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Well over 100 people rallied in front of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer’s Manhattan offices on Saturday, May 1, part of a week of more than 700 events
