…evade taxes or deny them protections and overtime benefits. As new employment relationships evolve away from the traditional employee-employer model, we need to make sure our labor laws are modernized…
…Workers and their supporters are calling on Walmart to take responsibility for working conditions in the Inland Empire warehouses it relies on. As the largest retailer in the world, Walmart…
…experienced during the height of last decade’s building boom, according to a New York Building Congress review of multiple cost indices. According to Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Building Cost Index…
…released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Ridership is rising and the MTA’s finances are stabilizing, but there are areas of concern,” DiNapoli said. “The pace of…
…matching funds from the city and state, CUNY can make the vital repairs it needs to keep our public universities the crown jewel of New York City,” said Quinn. marc@laborpress.org…
…cities are relying more on sales taxes and are increasing fees for services. Due to a stagnant economy, however, these new revenue sources have not kept pace with growing expenditures….
…New York Times the group was formed “to counter the influence of the teachers’ union in New York.” On the board are some that have a history of anti-labor positions:…
…school district. The new deal, which expires June 30, 2017, will increase teacher salaries annually. LABORPRESS provides daily labor news each day. Please send union and labor news to neal@tepel.org…
…about two to three percent. Another factor is that doing business in New York is just more expensive by virtue of the fact that New York is the largest city…
New Zogby Poll Reveals Obama’s Lead Increasing October 2, 2012 UTICA, N.Y. — A new Washington Times/Zogby Poll of 800 likely voters now shows President Barack Obama expanding his lead…
