…Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies earlier this year, found that Sí Se Puede’s worker-owners, many of whom did not speak fluent English, tripled their wages to as much as $25-an-hour….
…work conditions, teamsters organized in the late 19th century to protect themselves and their teams. In 1899, Team Drivers International was formed. In 1902, the Teamsters National Union was created….
…Local 372 or his challengers. The opposition is claiming that Mr. Crespo isn’t eligible to run because he took a buyout from the city, but Crespo says he is eligible….
…who are directly and significantly impacted by this proposal.” *** North America’s Building Trades Unions are an alliance of 14 national and international unions that collectively represent over 3…
…the latest labor organization to formally endorse the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign. The National Postal Mail Handlers Union’s National Executive Board officially endorsed the boycott on May 27. The California…
…World Trade Center on September 11th and in the rescue and recovery work that followed. This class also includes 19 Probationary Firefighters who passed a promotional exam to the rank…
June 3, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco Walmart protest on L.I. last summer. New York, NY – As Walmart workers across the U.S. prepare for a national day of action against…
June 3, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – On the heels of the National AFL-CIO’s endorsement of the American Postal Workers Union’s (APWU) “Don’t Buy Staples” campaign, the New…
…be severely impacted. “Amid current debates regarding access and accountability it is clear that the VA is suffering from shortages of health care providers,” said AFGE National President J. David…
…wages are playing Russian roulette with their economies because firms can move across either state or local boundary lines. But economists at the University of California at Berkeley have found…
