The New York State Legislature passed new legislation on June 8, the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act. It is aimed at reducing injuries to workers at Amazon and other operators
On June 10, a 60-year-old MTA bus driver was stabbed in the neck while driving in East New York. The attack took place after the perpetrator began arguing with the
New York, NY – Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) has a unique mission: the nonprofit organization prepares, trains, and places women in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance
Teamsters Local 25, located in Mass., have been fighting to protect workers from abusive practices that they face from employers like Uber and Lyft. At the same time, a new
Five bills with the aim of helping EMS workers financially and otherwise have cleared the hurdle of the New York State Senate. They have yet to move out of committee
The UAW just lost a union election at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Ala., but UAW President Shawn Fain says the drive for unionizing foreign auto firms in the notoriously
While high-speed rail had a big moment this past year when President Joe Biden announced that he was doling out more than $8 billion for rail projects in December, train
It can only be described as cruel and unusual punishment: New York City Transit workers who helped in the cleanup and recovery on the World Trade Center pile after the
Teamsters Local 705, located in Chicago, has won an $8.7 million racial discrimination lawsuit against carrier DHL Express. The lawsuit was filed by the EEOC in 2010, and it has
Six pregnant bus operators are suing New York City Transit, saying that they were not provided with reasonable accommodations. Theresa Rodriguez, one of the six, has been out of work
