Annual Golf Outing & Legislative Briefing
As different levels of government push for social distancing, curfews and working or schooling at home amidst the outbreak — workers who live paycheck-to-paycheck, especially in the airline and fast food industries, are feeling the brunt of the economic crunch.
Children Of The Working Poor Hit Hard By Coronavirus
Children Of The Working Poor Hit Hard By #Coronavirus Closings
Chipotle workers say sick leave violations make them SICK!
Chipotle workers say sick leave violations make them SICK!
As one Chipotle worker was fired after trying to take paid sick days returned to her job, others were filing complaints that the restaurant chain violated their rights under the city’s paid-sick-leave law...
"The power of Almighty God is with Union Construction Workers!"
Fr. Brian Jordan extols union construction workers at Hudson Yards development during noontime prayer service.
IBEW Local 3 gathers at Cadman Plaza ahead of Brooklyn Bridge ...
IBEW Local 3 and supporters at Cadman Plaza ahead of march over the Brooklyn Bridge to call for a fair contract and an end to six-month Charter Spectrum strike.
Blue Collar Buzz: Broadway's "Sweat"
Union Workers Protest Bill de Blasio’s Housing Plan
Low-Wage Workers for Real Affordability gathered at City Hall on Monday morning to reject Mayor Bill de Blasio’s housing plan. This outraged group of low-wage New Yorker's discussed how all workers earning $15 or less per hour are excluded from the falsely-named Mandatory Inclusionary Housing. They called on the City Council to push for major changes to de Blasio's controversial plan so that it creates real affordability in new housing and good union jobs for low-income New Yorker's. Real Affordability for All Laborers Local 79 - New York City #AffordableForWho
Governor Cuomo Says The Country Must Overcome Economic Injustice
Governor Andrew Cuomo joined by the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, said on Friday at the 14 Street Y that economic injustice in the United States is pervaivse. He informed the audience that the social contract between labor and management going back to the days of the New Deal under Franklin Roosevelt is being dismantled. Therefore, he's committed to passing 12 weeks of paid family leave in New York State. Many union members, including the Hotel Trades Council and Laborers Local 79 - New York City cheered loudly as the Governor announced his proposal. #LeadOnLeave By Marc Bussanich for LaborPress
Building Trade President Criticizes The Mayors Affordable Hous...
Gary LaBarbera of the Building and Construction Trades, which is part of the North America's Building Trades Unions spoke on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday where he criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan for being built on the backs of exploited workers. Real Affordability for All #AffordableForWho
The New School Adjuncts Grade Their President "F"
Adjuncts represented by ACT-UAW Local 7902rallied on campus Monday to demand a new contract! UAW Region 9A
Building Trades: JDS Developer Is An Industry Cancer!
Hundreds of tradesmen and tradeswomen rally during the lunch break to hear a stirring speech by a sheet metal organizer! New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters