…to federal contractors and employees. Congress should follow President Obama’s lead and pass national legislation-raising the minimum wage, including the tipped minimum, and indexing it to inflation. Most important, workers…
…Committee. Video of UFT Presser at City Hall Under the proposal, teachers would receive similar raises to those that had been granted by the Bloomberg administration to much of the…
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…
…Cranes Bill will require that the city administer tests which exceed existing national standards, rather than for-profit companies, and that Class A and B crane operators must have a minimum…
…Staff Congress carried banners demanding a raise to $5,000 a course. Meg Feeley, an English adjunct at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, said she makes about $30,000 a year for…
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…
…he supports and gives his black basketball players food, cars, clothes and houses. WATCH VIDEO OF NBA PRESSER Mr. Silver took numerous questions from reporters after he announced Sterling’s dismissal….
…and direct traffic. “It’s a ground-breaking thing,” Local 1182 president Robert Cassar said after the meeting. “Young men and women will get a chance to be members of New York…
…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,…
April 29, 2014 By Neal Tepel On Thursday April 24th the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) led a National Day of Action to protest the Postal Service’s arrangement with Staples….
