August 28, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Jason Ide of IBT Local 814 (l.) and Vinny Alvarez outside UBS offices. New York, NY—Swiss banking giant, UBS, reported that its second-quarter profit…
…South Korea staged a four-hour strike Aug. 20, demanding a $116-a-month raise and for 30 percent of net income to be distributed to workers. The strike was a show of…
August 8, 2013 By Neal Tepel New York – Public Advocate Bill de Blasio released a new analysis of Red Hook’s access to nearby hospitals, showing that one of the…
July 16, 2013 Nurses and healthcare workers rally outside SUNY DownstateBy Marc Bussanich Brooklyn, NY—Nurses and healthcare workers rallied outside SUNY Downstate Medical Center to save three hospitals in Brooklyn…
June 6, 2013 Reprint on LaborPress http://www.ironworkers.org Washington, D.C. – Iron Workers’s General President Walter Wise issued a call Friday for Congress to address the problem of America’s crumbling infrastructure. …
May 23, 2013 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman Several years ago, one of the biggest events in labor history occurred when the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Teamsters decided…
May 22, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Amtrak President Joseph Boardman testifies at House subcommittee Washington, D.C.—Amtrak’s president, Joseph H. Boardman, was called to testify again before a House subcommittee—this time…
May 21, 2013 By Neal Tepel Retired former UFT political director Tom Murphy and recently elected president of the DC37 Retiree Chapter Rochelle Mangual will be honored at the annual…
May 7, 2013 By Neal Tepel WASHINGTON DC – The AFL-CIO and the Utility Workers Union of America are urging shareholders of FirstEnergy (FE) to vote “against” the company’s advisory…
April 12, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Christine Quinn Queens, NY—Council Speaker Christine Quinn presented her transportation vision on Thursday at LaGuardia College. She wants to reduce commuting times to no…
