…working class families. He fought for the release of medical data concerning World Trade Center victims and survivors, and was an influential factor in the passage of the Gender-Based Discrimination…
…in June of 2012 to join the Newspaper Guild by a two-thirds majority. But after contract negotiations began in earnest with Kaplan last November, the teachers are still without a…
September 26, 2013 By Prof. Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Ph.D. Graduate School for Public Affairs and Administration Metropolitan The minimum wage has recently been in the news because of the fast…
…building the world’s tallest modular building, the latest advances could undermine job prospects for building tradesmen. Ledwith was formerly the business manager for the Metallic Lathers and Reinforcing Ironworkers Union…
…of revenue, income tax withholding, is growing. However, the growth is slightly below updated projections for year-end. Much of the good news so far this year comes from one-time windfalls.”…
September 23, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Trains running along the Northeast Corridor New York, NY—The Northeast Corridor runs for 457 miles between Boston and Washington, D.C. On the south end…
…convention. This week THE STAND, the WSLC’s news site, highlighted the Obama Administration’s decision to deny labor’s request for a waiver that would allow these multi-employer plans to still qualify…
September 16, 2013 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – While recent news reports have brought attention to thousands of needed repairs gone unaddressed in New York City’s public Housing…
…this, was outmaneuvered by the cagey street fighter Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, or was boxed into a corner, the fact is that at this moment the conversation is more about…
…as New York City’s next mayor. Thompson is still looking ahead to a runoff. “If you’re in a runoff in this field of five, seven, nine candidates – to come…
