…According to a report released by the U.S. Center for Disease Control, nationally between 1998 and 2007, 7.9 million young workers between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five suffered injuries…
December 2, 2011 By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter In the nation’s capital the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was the focal point of a forum at AFL-CIO headquarters, a…
…stores, which is also creating jobs in these communities. “Last week, I was in Staten Island for the groundbreaking of one of these new supermarkets – a Key Food store…
Minor League Baseball Umpires Ratify Agreement November 29, 2011 Around Town – By Neal Tepel The Association of Minor League Umpires (AMLU)/Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Guild 322,…
November 28, 2011 By Ed Koch My impression from reading the newspapers reporting on the efforts of Occupy Wall Street, as well as seeing a number of television newscasts depicting…
…wine or a deal on the European crisis or the U.S. national debt? And we hear that the “euro”, Europe’s 17-nation currency, is in trouble. If the euro collapsed, what…
OPEIU Contributes to NAPAA Legal Fund Supporting Lawsuit Against Allstate November 22, 2011 Around Town – By Neal Tepel The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), is assisting the…
…503(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Several unions sponsored the event, including the International Union of Operating Engineers Locals 30 and 94, Teamsters Local…
…Commissioner, NYC DOT, Janette Sadik-Khan, as well as Robert Yaro, President of the Regional Plan Association and Gene Russianoff, a staff attorney for the Straphangers Campaign. They discussed and explored…
…employers. “You’re going to learns the ABCs of worker’s comp,” said Clarke. “Hopefully you’ll get a little upset.” New reforms The news about workers’ comp isn’t all bad — legislators…
