May 5, 2014 By Alan B. Lubin In our political world, there are trends that must be noticed and action taken if Democrats and moderate Republicans wish to remain in…
May 1, 2014 By Neal Tepel Washington, D.C. – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have won an important organizing victory for 450 military helicopter mechanics, technicians and…
…A group from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees carried “Safety for Sarah” signs, in memory of Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant killed in February when she was…
…eight-hour day, and quickly spread around the world as International Workers Day. It is still the main holiday honoring workers in most of the world, including Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, France,…
…have a say in how the rules are rewritten.” **The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the…
April 29, 2014 New York, NY – Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1181 President Michael Cordiello released the following statement this afternoon upon news that the Department of Education would…
…the World Trade Center site, Port commish Ken Lipper said wait, let the developer, Larry Silverstein, get the money from the capital markets as his peers have done to rebuild…
April 28, 2014 By Neal Tepel Battle Creek, Mich. – BCTGM International President David Durkee and International Secretary Treasurer Steve Bertelli, together with locked out Local 252G Kellogg workers and…
…move the 3 World Trade Center project beyond its current 8 stories height. But critics say that the developer should fund the project on his own so that the Port…
…“not-for-profit” status, charter schools are run by CEOs who are getting paid huge salaries, some as much as $485,000/year. In an article on the online journal, Portside, Alan Singer wrote:…
