By Erica Varlese An editorial in the New York Times explains today’s state of farmworkers unions. 44 percent of Chautauqua County residents are looking for work. NJ Gov. Chris Christie…
…have great firehouses to keep them safe. I’m incredibly proud that the City Council, under the leadership of Finance Chair Domenic M. Recchia, Jr., was able to do all this…
…on Friday with state employee unions to avert layoffs. Union workers at Nine Mile nuclear power plant are set to vote on a tentative contract today or tomorrow, which would…
June 24, 2011 Today’s Daily News broke the story of what Local 100 President John Samuelsen called “one of the most horrifying near-misses” he had ever seen – a wheel…
…their strike. The U.S. Department of Labor has stepped in to help retired workers of the, now defunct, J.P. Maguire get their benefits. The New York Daily News covered the…
…Construction on the International Gem Tower may come to a halt today if management and workers from the International Union of Operating Engineers did not come to an agreement last…
By Erica Varlese Sen. Kristin Gillibrand is pushing for legislation to be passed that would help lower the number of unemployed veterans. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 97,…
…a new contract today. According to the Hew Foundation, Hispanic and Latino families have been hit the worst by the recession. The New York Times takes an in-depth look at…
…there to stop these service cuts and layoffs.” George Gresham, President, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, said: “Working New Yorkers from across the city came together today to tell…
…tastes even better. It’s hard in today’s super-sized society to know what’s a proper portion. It’s our job to teach them what’s one serving and that they need to stick…
