…union routinely only gets a handful of women interesting in entering the apprenticeship program. “It’s not a tremendous percentage, but the women we have are usually very good,” Brady says….
July 29, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco The road to the middle class: NYCDCC HQ on Hudson St. New York, NY – The New York City District Council of Carpenters [NYCDCC]…
July 23, 2014 By Steven Wishnia New York—Local 1199 SEIU and the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York announced July 21 that they had agreed on a…
July 22, 2014 By Stephanie West Chicago, Ill. – The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) provided leadership and funding for the Wolf Point West Tower construction project in Chicago. The…
…Zogby poll has shown someone emerging a bit from the pack. Obviously it is too early to predict outcomes or draw lasting conclusion but here are some points to consider:…
…Mexico, particularly manufacturing. Some of those corporations include automakers such as General Motors, Ford, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen. In fact, USA Today reportedin February that Mexico is on track…
…hasn’t had an increase in pension payments for the last four years. “They’re telling people that the pension is only 50 percent funded. It is actually 83 percent funded; it’s…
…http://bit.ly/1hF0ruE on pages 73-78.) OCB, therefore, found it prudent to create one bargaining unit, the Traffic Enforcement unit, which combines TEAs Levels I and II, Associate Traffic Enforcement Agents, Parking…
…bit easier for 30,000 building workers in New York City. “In a city that has become increasingly unequal, this contract will keep 30,000 building workers on a pathway to the…
…likely voters believe that abortion is “morally wrong.” I don’t dispute that finding one bit, but I sure have a lot to say about what it could mean and what…
