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By Erica Varlese New York City Opera musicians staged a protest yesterday as the company announced its new season. A study released yesterday found that the MTA is paying more

Assembly Bill Tackles Sexual Harrassment in Hotel June 23, 2011 By Neal Tepel Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal announced the passage of a bill that

By Erica Varlese The New York City Opera unions say that the company is “gutting” the chorus and the orchestra and changing workers’ roles to freelancer status. Randi Weingarten, Chief

By Erica Varlese Capitol Confidental compares labor agreements with public employees unions across the tri-state area. Layoffs are still on the rise, while manufacturing activity increased marginally. Employees at Nine

By Erica Varlese In the Midwest, economists are hopeful that the recent acceleration of factory activity will boost economic growth in the third quarter. Yesterday, New York City Opera employees

By Erica Varlese Sen. Kristin Gillibrand is pushing for legislation to be passed that would help lower the number of unemployed veterans. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 97,

By Erica Varlese A local Staten Island paper sings praises to technicians keeping New Yorkers cool during the heat wave. MTA officials claim they can shave $2 million off their

By Erica Varlese Walmart is providing free breakfast to East New York residents in the hopes of getting its first New York franchise. Striking Nine Mile workers are voting on

By Erica Varlese Nearly 1,000 layoffs have been avoided with the tentative agreement between Gov. Cuomo and the Public Employees Federation. The main state employees union in Connecticut has changed

By Erica Varlese The Metropolitan Opera has reached an agreement with the union that represents its actors, musicians, and singers. Workers in Danville, VA, at Ikea’s only US-based factory, voted