…reality that the union would have to inspect track made in China. We should be manufacturing rolling stock, buses and rails here in America,” said Samuelsen. Although Samuelsen would like…
…who finally gave up looking for work in a bleak job market.) Labor Leaders were virtually unanimous in praising President Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill, with some economists estimating that…
Protect Retiree Earned Healthcare Benefits October 3, 2011 Around Town, By Neal Tepel The national retiree advocacy organization ProtectSeniors.Org is applauding the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 827…
…meet that goal. Ron Paul said the country doesn’t need the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) despite record-breaking storms this year. Presidential hopeful Herman Cain believes he would have died…
…role in operating and maintaining the city’s commercial building stock. The city is currently rewriting its building construction code. The last time it did was in 2007 to make buildings…
…trash pickups, buy better garbage cans, and seal rat holes in station walls. Public reaction was strong as news reporters heard many riders give a thumb-up to the union effort….
…show them the strength of the African American community. “I brought my two sons,” said Orrin Barfield, an African American member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 3….
…teachers and public sector unions’ supposedly overgenerous benefits. But also working in the hundreds of school buildings throughout the city are the custodian engineers of Local 891 of the International…
…efficiency of the nation’s building stock. In New York, thanks primarily to state and city government financial support, the weatherization sector is proving to be a resilient source of employment…
…in terms of our economy. It is hard to rally a market when the compelling “new idea” is to pay down our collective debt and cut consumption. Several hours before…
