February 23, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco Workers’ struggle for a living wage will continue. New York, NY – If the biggest retailer in the world thought that bumping up the…
…“Each year, we lost ground in the budget,” he said. Mulgrew framed the failure to fund CFE mandates as an “ethical” issue for Cuomo. “This is about breaking the law,”…
…strike pedestrians by accident. In the accompanying video, we interviewed Local 100’s president, John Samuelsen, to get his reaction to the arrest of NYC Transit bus driver Francisco de Jesus…
…video documentary released earlier this week, depicts the plight of some of those workers, and calls on the city to stop doing business with Auringer. At the November NYC Housing…
February 19, 2015 By SEIU Exec Vice President, Rocio Saenz Washington, DC – Immigrant families remain on a path to justice. This ruling – issued by a lone, out-of-touch judge,…
…false invoices over a two year period for HVAC equipment, supplies, and labor. Angelillo is banned from bidding on public contracts with the state and municipalities for five years. “Today’s…
…and takes solid aim at the Auringer group of companies, one of the largest and most notorious non-union contractors in the city. “We felt that a video would be the…
…unfolded, streams of Laborers from Local 108 held up placards with a strikethrough the number “495,” showing their displeasure for the bill. In the accompanying video, we interviewed Mike Hellstrom,…
…fierce battle with media mogul James Dolan, have finally won jobs security and better wages and benefits for 262 unionized employees. Brooklyn Cablevision technicians first rocked Dolan’s world back in January,…
…OSHA classes, tool recognition, basic terminology, and an introduction to hands-on instruction all serve as a frank indoctrination into the world of building trades construction. Contractors are pleasantly surprised to…
