…They had to come up with something to get me out the door,” said Thompson. He asked that our nationwide audience go to the Working Families website, http://bit.ly/1u1OUGC, to sign…
…mechanics, film editors, ticket-sellers, wardrobe workers, makeup and hair stylists, and scenic artists. “You have all labor here and sticking together,” said Harry Nespoli, head of Teamsters Local 831, representing…
…in the trust. BIT has consistently provided outstanding returns for union investors. The money is used to create union jobs since BIT invests in quality building projects across the country….
…union routinely only gets a handful of women interesting in entering the apprenticeship program. “It’s not a tremendous percentage, but the women we have are usually very good,” Brady says….
July 29, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco The road to the middle class: NYCDCC HQ on Hudson St. New York, NY – The New York City District Council of Carpenters [NYCDCC]…
July 23, 2014 By Steven Wishnia New York—Local 1199 SEIU and the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York announced July 21 that they had agreed on a…
July 22, 2014 By Stephanie West Chicago, Ill. – The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) provided leadership and funding for the Wolf Point West Tower construction project in Chicago. The…
…Zogby poll has shown someone emerging a bit from the pack. Obviously it is too early to predict outcomes or draw lasting conclusion but here are some points to consider:…
…Mexico, particularly manufacturing. Some of those corporations include automakers such as General Motors, Ford, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen. In fact, USA Today reportedin February that Mexico is on track…
…hasn’t had an increase in pension payments for the last four years. “They’re telling people that the pension is only 50 percent funded. It is actually 83 percent funded; it’s…
