By Erica Varlese The Supreme Court ruled that what would have been the nation’s largest-ever discrimination case—against Walmart—will no longer go forward as a class action. A New York Times…
…problem in the recession, as workers are afraid that a job without pay is better than no job at all. An article in the New York Times argues that taking…
By Erica Varlese Last month, 9400 jobs were created in New York City, but the unemployment rate stayed the same. Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a statement yesterday saying that he…
…Relations Board may allow New York University Teaching Assistants to finally unionize. State workers rallied throughout New York to protest upcoming layoffs by Governor Cuomo. Livery cab drivers struck a…
…voting is at a standstill while Republicans push for a property tax cap. If rent regulations are not renewed, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers would lose their rent stabilized…
Teachers Lead Opposition To Tax Cap Deal May 26, 2011 By Neal Tepel ALBANY, N.Y. May 24, 2011 New York State United Teachers said property tax cap legislation proposed today…
…stand with Governor Cuomo, to stand with New York’s labor movement, to stand with the majority of New Yorkers and enact marriage equality now. I’m Stuart Appelbaum, President of the…
By Erica Varlese A leaked memo revealed that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s first round of layoffs will begin July 15th. The New York Times published an in-depth piece on the life…
…professional stage actors and stage managers nationwide. On this day, 98 years ago, 112 Actors gathered at the Pabst Circle Hotel in New York City to form the Union and…
May 26, 2011 By Harry Kelber AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, in an impassioned speech before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on May 20, charted a new course for…
