…at some point while they’re training? MN: Yes, we do place them accordingly. LP: How many hours do apprentices need to graduate? MN: [Apprentices] need approximately 6000 before graduation. Either…
…not only being part of a union that has validity and an incredibly historic kind of underpinning with not only the Black community, but labor just internationally. So, learning these…
…nine. So, I’ve been at it for a long time. I was from a musical family. Actually, my whole family were in the building trades. I also worked with my…
…can maybe connect a little bit more to the worker on strike now that inflation is surging and there is a little bit more of a sense of solidarity.” Labor…
…legislation could significantly eliminate existing barriers to workplace organizing and crack down on bosses denying employees their right to unionize. Legislation that, by itself or folded into the rapidly fading…
…a slavery hold,” he says. It’s a deeply personal issue for Smith, who grew up in public housing in Brownsville. “My mother raised me correctly,” he says, but when he…
…within the MTA Department of Buses, Department of Subways and Department of Support Services. The relatively new union recently negotiated a contract with the MTA that will add much-needed improvements…
…new.” LP: Have any of the girls had the opportunity to explore opportunities at NEW – Non-Traditional Employment for Women? JC: The girls we currently serve are a bit too…
Members of the NYCDCC’s “Sisters in the Brotherhood” mentorship program. New York, NY – Women may still only constitute about 10% of the overall construction workforce, but LaborPress spoke to…
…benefits [for crying out loud, they’re shooting themselves into outer space]. What they absolutely can’t afford, however, is to lift their boots off our necks. Not even a little bit….
