Workers’ fight for $15 an hour: Update
…the current federal floor of $7.25.” On the heels of recent news that McDonald’s posted the worst sales decline in more than a decade last August, Rick Munarriz in USA…
…the current federal floor of $7.25.” On the heels of recent news that McDonald’s posted the worst sales decline in more than a decade last August, Rick Munarriz in USA…
…supporting a family. And this is just one of many steps we’re taking on this front. From today’s executive order to the expansion of paid sick leave to our overhaul…
September 30, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—After replacing a unionized subcontractor with an in-house nonunion workforce almost 11 years ago, the National Labor Relations Board ruled recently that…
…and policy platform reaffirms our commitment to creating a sustainable future for New York City,” said Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. “When New York speaks the world listens, and with these initiatives…
…bargaining agreement with the hospital. “I was very happy to see so many people come out to vote today,” said Ashley Raymond, a Personal Care Aide and a member of…
…is the president of the AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation, which is financing the project. In the accompanying video interview, we asked Stotz about the significance of leveraging AFL-CIO dollars on…
…searching for bodies amid the rubble of the World Trade Center have now passed. Nineteen lost their lives in the raging Yarnell Hill wildfire near Prescott, Arizona. An estimated 5,000…
…workers are prepared to strike if a new a contract isn’t signed by the time the current contract expires on September 30. In the accompanying video, Kyle Bragg, 32BJ’s secretary-treasurer,…
…a safer city for all of us. The partnership we’re putting into action today delivers on our promise to accelerate the work of rebuilding this city for the 21st Century,”…
…for everyone else. Only those who were doing well in the U.S. to begin with are making out in today’s economy. It’s not a pretty picture for middle-income families, even…