Editor’s Note: The following is a special Labor Day op-ed from NYC Council Member Justin Brannan representing Brooklyn’s 43rd District. They say a society grows great when people recognize the
New York, NY — On Monday, August 19th, in an emergency meeting, the TWU (Transport Workers Union) Local 100 Executive Board unanimously rejected a series of contract demands from the
NEW YORK, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo ordered flags on state government buildings to be flown at half-staff on August 13th in honor of New York State Trooper Sgt. Jeffrey
Brooklyn, NY – The latest round of deadly mass shootings and sweeping ICE raids on poor working families this week have, once again, laid racism bare, while also underscoring trade
Queens, NY – Fed up with the mistreatment they’re experiencing on the job, Eulen America workers at JFK Airport are moving closer to unionizing with 32BJ SEIU — and they
Brooklyn, NY – This week’s Democratic debates showed that right-wing corporate Democrats are intent on undermining Medicare for All — and they’re more than happy to use organized labor as
DETROIT, Mich.—Labor issues were a minimal part of the agenda at the second night of the Democratic presidential debate here July 31. The two candidates making unequivocally pro-union statements were
DETROIT, Mich.—James Hoffa didn’t get his wish, but the Democratic presidential debate July 30, dealt with labor issues noticeably more than the first round in June did. The Teamsters Union
WASHINGTON—The House has approved a bill to rescue multiemployer pension funds whose collapse could cut off benefits for 1.3 million people, but it now faces an uphill battle in the
NEW YORK, NY – The number of homeless men and woman on trains and live at bothboth Penn Station and Grand Central continue to increase. “Straphangers and commuters can see
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