…powers to override negotiated union contracts last year. Watch Video The labor federation on Long Island consists of 160 AFL-CIO unions made up of around 250,000 members working in a…
…is a lot of “lip service” about enhancing the overall system. (Watch Video) “They have money,” mayoral candidate Bill Thompson told those lining the block across the street from 347…
…that even before being implemented, this law did exactly what its architects intended.” A video clip of Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Rob Gleason was widely circulated in which he boasted…
July 26, 20013 By New Jersey State AFL-CIO www.njaflcio.org/pages/news/662 While the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill on June 27, 2013, with bipartisan support, the effort to create…
…News, Virginia. The NLRB had ordered Newport News Shipbuilding to bargain with the 223 workers, but last year, a federal appeals court struck that down on the grounds that Obama’s…
…as comptroller. Just because he wants a contract here or there, as comptroller I’m supposed to be just a rubber stamp. No, I was never elected to become a rubber…
July 24, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers Washington, DC—Leo W. Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers, said that the Metropolitan Transportation…
…(Watch Video) “They’re coming in here and undermining our standard of living and quality of life,” O’Kane said at the 19th Annual Long Island Labor Federation Convention on Monday. “In…
…we sell only Sharp solar modules, made by the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) at the Sharp facility in Tennessee. Further, ASP works closely with IBEW locals, members, and…
…past several years thanks to the annual art show hosted by their union. Watch Video For this year’s art show, over 300 people attended the opening to view nearly 200…
