…out of the business as they walk out the door, they put 163 people at risk,” said Anthony Wells, president, Social Service Employees Union, Local 371. “It’s outrageous.” This week’s…
October 2, 2013 By UAW President Bob King Bob King Washington, DC – Today is a sad day for working Americans and our democracy. Tea Party Republicans continued their extremist…
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…
…safety-net hospitals they depend on for primary care and emergency medical services. These people’s lives are literally at stake, and we can’t let geography or real estate interests barricade access…
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…
…all waiting on Congress to do what’s right for the American people.” Wise concludes, “How much longer will they have to wait?” [1] http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/ [2] http://www.npr.org/2011/09/16/140515737/california-turns-to-china-for-new-bay-bridge [3] http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Feds-to-probe-Bay-Bridge-problems-4512267.php [4] http://www.news10.net/news/politcs/246795/13/Brown-orders-full-review-of-CalTrans…
…been enormous. While union membership was declining, in part due to economic transformations from an industrial based manufacturing economy to a service based post-industrial economy, and also in large measure…
…When you look at covering operating costs, if you were driving a bus up our railroad and didn’t have to pay for what’s underneath, you’d make a profit,” said Boardman….
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…
