…work as a steamfitter at both the World Trade Center and Madison Square Garden. “This is a great program,” McKay said. “It’s a great way to avoid college debt and…
…and the TPP?” he wrote. “Or will you do what is right for America’s hard-working men and women who you are sworn to serve?” “America’s workers and hard-working families and…
…housing—I say end those tax breaks once and for all.” Social activists and worker advocates testifying at a Housing and Buildings Committee hearing held earlier this month essentially suggested the…
…annual labor leader awards ceremony. Some warned about the continuing threats to public education, others about the daily shots mainstream journalism lobs against organized labor in the press. First at…
…providing affordable, quality early education is a priority for the agency, and that it is activley working to help providers who were unsuccessful in the recent RFP to assist their…
…and Health and Human Resources, all represented by AFSCME. Several anti-worker Assembly members did make last minute attempts to stalemate the bipartisan budget and fast-track controversial bills to create a…
June 9, 2015 By Steven Wishnia Latoya Bolen “I might as well have been a ballerina, schlepping a concrete hose while balancing on a float stage,” dockbuilder Latoya Bolen told…
…protect affordable housing. Those two million people are single moms, first responders, seniors, and teachers. They are our neighbors, our friends, and our family members. The State Assembly is standing…
…first union to have an industry-wide agreement with any industry, and as part of that agreement we had use-restrictions on the soundtracks that were scored—music tracks that were created and…
…lawmakers in both Los Angeles and St. Louis set course for a $15 minimum wage, with the mayor of Kansas City also holding an important hearing looking at raising the…
