…opportunity and support to enter paid, registered apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades. Read the full story as reported by the AFL-CIO on September 22, 2022, here: https://bit.ly/3rBmgUk…
…Q&As and an Activist Filmmaker Bootcamp on October 15th. Schedule and Tickets for in-person screenings are on Eventbrite (bit.ly/TixWUFF11) and range from Free to $10 at the door. More info:https://www.workersunitefilmfestival.org/…
…union family? MC: Actually, yes. I came from a family of electricians, and that was not my choice — I’m more of an outdoor guy. My brother-in-law’s family was in…
…Crane rigger at 111 West 57th St. in Manhattan, publicly walked off the job to join the Ironworkers union at a protest outside the building, saying he was paid only…
…slapped, verbally abused on a daily basis. We’re basically the face of an organization — all we do is what they tell us to do. We follow orders, but people…
…day of the strike, told the rally. Catsimatidis, a billionaire supermarket magnate, could’ve easily ended the strike by paying workers a few extra dollars, said Assemblymember Emily Gallagher (D-Brooklyn). “It…
…interview before the rally with LaborPress, Dr. Kelly confirmed the union had lost at least 600 members during COVID, many through their occupational exposure to the often deadly virus. Union…
…ruled that Amazon illegally interfered with workers’ rights during the first vote early last year, which the RWDSU lost a margin of more than 2-1. It said Amazon had illegally…
…feel that too many issues have overwhelmed any good feelings you might have had? DS: The issues at the job didn’t necessarily sully my idea about the role that I…
…flexible.” LP: You started your job 2019. So, you’d only been there about a year when the pandemic hit. SU: Exactly. I was still in my first year when the…
