…Keynote speaker Thomas Buffenbarger, president of the International Association of Machin ists and Aerospace Workers, noted that his union had opposed the ACA—and that, unfortunately, the problems it predicted have…
…make this year’s event. Edwin D. Hill, international president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, kicked off a wide ranging slate of presentations and panels with an engaging discussion…
…Airways/American merger. We are making history by partnering AFA and APFA to use the combined strength and resources of our two unions to negotiate the best contract at the world‘s…
…Prince Jackson, a security officer at John F. Kennedy International Airport, said he hasn’t had a wage increase in four years. “I haven’t received a single raise. Not one single…
…they were union members,” says Teresa Candori, a spokesperson for Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, which had represented them. The workers—three full-time and eight part-time, 11 in…
…Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito; Thomas Buffenbarger, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Mitra Behroozi, executive director of Local 1199 SEIU’s benefit and pension funds; and Richard Gottfried,…
…Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Mary Kay Henry, and others to discuss state-level efforts to raise the minimum wage. Earlier this month,…
…training. I got fire training,” Ray Martinez of the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 1 told the crowd, holding up a wallet he said was stuffed with certificates. “It…
…Authority Executive Director Patrick Foye, ordered airlines at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia Airports to increase workers’ wages by $1 an hour and then another bump to $10.10 an…
…continued. According to Vazquez, the latest effort to secure a suitable new operator for LICH through the release of a retooled Request for Proposals [RFP] which favors health services over…
