Belafonte to Unions: ‘Be Radical’
…their own battle for economic justice. At the same time, legendary artist and activist Harry Belafonte was urging the need for “radical thought” in the labor movement. (Watch Video) “We’ve…
…their own battle for economic justice. At the same time, legendary artist and activist Harry Belafonte was urging the need for “radical thought” in the labor movement. (Watch Video) “We’ve…
…in 2003. They both want a voice on the job because the company is demanding the workers do more work without increasing their pay. (Watch Video) Ruffin and Milton said…
…holding up placards of “I Am a Man” that sanitation workers held up in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee where King was killed. (Watch Video) Chad Tall, a fast food worker…
…working together – showed their solidarity on Saturday marching through the streets of Jackson Heights to highlight their ongoing unfair labor practice dispute with the Queens supermarket chain. (Watch Video)…
…into the project, low-paid workers charged with keeping the whole thing safe and secure will still barely earn enough to survive. (Watch Video) On Thursday, JFK security officers, cleaners and…
…organize a union. The United Auto Workers has previously tried to organize foreign automakers’ U.S. plants, especially in the South. (Watch Video) Standing outside the Javits Center distributing information to…
…low-wages on Thursday, invoking the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fight for economic justice 45 years ago. (Watch Video) “Today’s the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination and we’re…
…The Bronx, Bloomberg News Radio, Bronxnet Channel 67 TV, The Norwood News, The West Side Manhattan Gazette, Labor Press Magazine, Financial Planning Magazine, WINS1010 Radio, The Bronx News newspaper and…
…Eight senators. While a substantive agreement was reached last week between business and labor leaders on a guest worker program, details remain outstanding. (Watch Video) While the senators try to…
…its allies, the world’s second largest pension fund has decided to sell its interests in a building “sweatshop” located at 5-11 47th Avenue in Long Island City to its former…