…month for 208 hours of work. I slept on the production floor.” “Then in 1994 we had a strike in my factory. I found a second life organizing workers. But…
…and cheaper, by limiting the penalty for unjust termination to one year’s severance pay. “That’s an open invitation to employers,” according to Arturo Alcalde, Mexico’s most respected labor lawyer and…
…us if you have been hurt at work. Sincerely Bob Marchetta Advocate 646-643-0834 E mail workrights@msn.com Administrative Services for Federal TSA Employees http://www.workplaceempowerment.net , Education & Training for Americas workforce…
…live in poverty. In fact, Iannuzzi said, “Two-thirds of the school budgets that would have failed under the undemocratic and unreasonable ‘super majority’ vote proposed in this bill are in…
NYC Construction Employment Drops Lowest Level in 13 Years May 23, 2011 By Neal Tepel Construction employment in New York City declined to 101,200 in the first quarter of 2011,…
Reprint May 23, 2011 By Scott Stevens May 12, 2011 UFT/photo by Miller Photography http://www.aft.org/newspubs/news/2011/051211newyork.cfm AFT president Randi Weingarten told a rally of more than 1,000 child care workers and…
Reprint May 23, 2011 By David Bacon, May 20, 2011 Truthout http://www.truthout.org/city-worker-bargaining-rights-under-siege-silicon-valley/1305819127 SAN JOSE, CA 5/17/11) Members of the city workers union in San Jose, the capital of California’s Silicon…
…to talk to a lawyer. But he hesitated. After all… aren’t lawyers pretty expensive? How was he going to afford the help he desperately needed? Get a lawyer Joe! Joe…
…is particularly true for the more than one million New Yorkers who don’t have health insurance,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Having access to a free prescription drug card can mean the…
Reprint, May 16, 2001 By Micah Landau, Cara Metz and Michael Hirsch published May 12, 2011, http://www.uft.org Photo By Miller Photography Lower Manhattan on May 12 was flooded with tens…
