…in January Galione, an American Postal Workers Union shop steward at the Maplewood, N.J. post office, was suspended without pay in 1997, charged with padding his mileage-expense reimbursements by about…
Brooklyn, NY – The union representing New York City Carpenters is charging the largest teachers only retirement fund in the world with violating its own Responsible Contractor Policy in Coney…
…a pro-merger political platform that I ran on with my constituents here in New York City, USAN [United Screen Actors Nationwide]. So, merger was very important to me. From what…
New York, NY – On January 30, many were struck by the tragic suicide of 30 year-old television correspondent and 2019 Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst. Ben Kimmel. Kryst’s family released…
…going to make sure that federal construction projects are staffed with good-paying union jobs,” he added. “It’s excellent news for the nation’s middle-class and working people,” Gary LaBarbera, president of…
New York, NY – The good news for workers struggling to become the first group of Amazon workers in the nation to successfully unionize is they’re getting another chance to…
…this month, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York State will offer new, online educational opportunities to help workers who believe they contracted COVID-19 due to an exposure at work,…
…Kate Denend, a sales specialist in the camp department, told news outlets REI workers want full-time status and benefits, COVID-19 protections and guaranteed hours after the holiday season. She also…
…fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine — are all on the rise. Andy Johnson, fund administrator for the Teamster Center Services Fund, says that although Covid has dominated the news cycle for…
…the Texas AFL-CIO,” the federation said in its news digest. Texas AFL-CIO membership has held steady at between 235,000 and 240,000 for several years, it said. Last year, according to…
