NYC Leaders Praise Hotel Association After Union Ratifies New Fair Contract
NYC Leaders Praise Hotel Association After Union Ratifies New Fair Contract Editor’s note: We…
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In NYC: Monday’s Commute Will Be Challenging – LIRR Union On Strike, Unable To Reach Deal With MTA
In NYC: Monday’s Commute Will Be Challenging – LIRR Union On Strike, Unable To Reach…
NYC DOT: Delivery App Company Responsibilities, Office of Curb Mgmt, 100,000th Pothole, Car-Free Earth Day Celebrations, Traffic Deaths Near Record Lows
Delivery App Company Responsibilities, Office of Curb Mgmt, 100,000th Pothole, Car-Free Earth Day Celebrations, Traffic…
At Babbo Restaurant Unionization Push Continues With Protests, Union Busting Allegations
Babbo Restaurant Union Protest Editor’s note: Below you can learn about the push for unionization…
Staten Islanders: In NYC Mayoral, Council Races, Every Vote Counts! Record Turnout Already On First Day Of Early Voting
In case Staten Islanders and New Yorkers aren’t aware, there is already record turnout for…
NYC Mayor Adams Drops Out Of Mayoral Race Due To Lack Of Matching Funds – See Full Announcement
NYC Mayor Adams Drops Out Of Mayoral Race Due To Lack Of Matching Funds –…
Reducing Income Inequality Comes By Strengthening Collective Labor Rights, Unions
Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality Only about 1 in 10 U.S. workers…
NYC Mayoral, Council Races: Citizen Action of NY Celebrates Success Of Endorsed Candidates
Citizen Action of New York Celebrates the Success of Endorsed Candidates including Zohran Mamdani in…
New Jersey Transit Union Strike Disrupted Two Work Days To Get Long-Overdue Higher Wages – Tentative Agreement Reached, Service Resumes In Full This Morning
New Jersey Transit Union Strike Disrupted Two Work Days To Get Long-Overdue Higher Wages –…
Gov’t Fiscal Responsibility, Keynote Address Charleston Republican Convention, Keep NSA Employees Out Of Unions: Senator Paul
Dr. Rand Paul Forces Amendment to Limit Reckless Borrowing and Enforce Fiscal Responsibility …
Citizen Action New York Endorses Candidates Committed To Social, Economic Justice
Citizen Action of New York Endorses New York City Candidates Committed to Social and Economic…
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Legislation To Protect Workers Rights To Unionize, Collectively Bargain For Wages, Working Conditions
NEWS: Sanders, Scott, Schumer, Jeffries, Murray, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect the Rights of…
NY Senators, Representatives Sign Letter Requesting Reinstatement Of Recently Fired Head Of NLRB
Bipartisan Lawmakers Demand Trump Reinstate NLRB Member Wilcox Editor’s note: The following Democratic Lawmakers from…
National Right To Work Act, REINS Act Reintroduced, Shutdown Prevention Act Introduced
Editor’s note: We previously covered the last introduction of the REINS Act, and the previous introduction…
NY Senators, Democratic Delegation: Restore SALT Deduction To Benefit Millions Of Working-Class Americans
FIXING A PROBLEM REPUBLICANS CREATED: GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER, NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION CALL ON PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP…
Citizen Action of New York, Senator Robert Jackson, Advocates Rally Behind Passage of Invest In Our New York Act
Citizen Action of New York, Lawmakers, and Advocates Call on New York City Legislature to…
Int’l Longshoremen’s Association’s First Strike In Nearly Half A Century Demanding Higher Wages, Promise Of No Automation UPDATED
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Joins Picket Lines Throughout Port Newark/Elizabeth at Start of Strike;…
OPINION: Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Benefited From Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – Not Just For Parents – Helps Working Singles, Families Afford To Live In Greatest City In World
The EITC: Helping Working Families Afford to Live in the Greatest City in the World…
Federation of Catholic Teachers Expands Union Coverage To Aides, Assistants: Dignity, Respect For These Essential Members Of Teaching Team
Interview with Teresa Clark, VP of the Federation of Catholic Teachers about extending union benefits…
Minimum Wage Hikes Are Bad For Workers They Seek To Protect: Conservative/ Republican Weighs In On Raising Federal Minimum Wage
Increasing the Minimum Wage Comes at Too High a Price for Workers Editor’s note: This…
Minimum Wage Hike Would Harm Very Workers It Seeks To Protect, Causing Their Jobs To Disappear: Libertarian View
Vance, Like Biden, Flunks Econ 101: Backs Hiking Federal Minimum Wage Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
Catholic School Aides, Assistants To Receive Union Representation: Federation Of Catholic Teachers
Catholic school assistants and aides to gain protection from the Federation of Catholic Teachers union…
Airline Workers, Flight Attendants Stuck In Expired Contracts Without Ability To Strike: 32 Senators Send Letter To National Mediation Board
Sanders and 31 Senators Call on National Mediation Board to End Delays and Allow Airline…
Enacting 32-Hour Workweek With No Loss In Pay: Will This Bring Back Paid Lunch Breaks? Sen. Sanders Hoping For Progress To Allow Workers To Share In Fruits Of Labor
Sanders Introduces Legislation to Enact a 32-Hour Workweek with No Loss in Pay Editor’s note:…
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act Passed With Bipartisan Support: Rep. Malliotakis
Malliotakis Applauds Bipartisan Passage of Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act Extends expired…
Gov Hochul’s State Of The State Address Skews In Favor Of Wealthy New Yorkers, Not Working Class Families
Governor Hochul State of the State Address Skews in Favor of Wealthy New Yorkers Instead…
New York Was Worst Metro Area For Office Jobs In 2023: Study Provides Insights Into Why, Plus Potential Pathways For Growth
New York was one of the worst metro areas across the nation for office jobs…
Fran Drescher Transforms From Beloved Actress To Union President Of SAG-AFTRA – On Historic Strike Bringing Entire TV, Film Industry To Screeching Halt In Demand For Fair Wages, Compensation For Work Performed
Why Fran Fine — sorry, Fran Drescher — is the union queen we all neededThe…
HELP Committee Meeting: Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving Lives of Working Families
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing with Union Leaders on Labor Movement Resurgence and the Fight…
HELP Committee To Hold Hearing With Union Leaders Regarding Historic Gains, Wins For Working Class Americans
NEWS: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing with Union Leaders on Labor Movement Resurgence and the…
Tentative UAW Strike Deal Includes 25% Wage Increase, Cost-of-Living Allowance, Temp to FT Worker Conversions, Other Benefits
United Auto Workers union hails its tentative strike-ending deals with Ford and Stellantis that would…
Healthcare Workers Gain Wage Increase After Historic Kaiser Permanente Strike
Health care workers gain 21% wage increase in pending agreement with Kaiser Permanente after historic strike…
UAW Says EV Workers Should Be Paid Fairly – Not Half Of Previous Car Manufacturers Wages – United Auto Workers Union Strike Likely In Coming Weeks
US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers − with wages…
Sen. Sanders, Sen. Scott Announce Legislation To Raise Minimum Wage By 2028, Assist Hard-Working Families Struggling To Make Ends Meet
Sanders, Scott To Announce Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage WASHINGTON, – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),…
Sen. Sanders, Other Pols Promise Not To Intervene In Case Of UPS Workers Strike For Collective Bargaining To Obtain Better Working Conditions, Wages, Healthcare, Retirement
In Letter to Teamsters, 28 Senate Democrats Commit to Not Intervene in Case of UPS…
For ‘Bidenomics,’ President’s New Economic Plan, To Work, There Will Have To Be Tax Hikes Across Many Sectors
The Missing Piece to “Bidenomics”: Tax Hikes “Bidenomics ” is the new name President Joe…
Sen. Bernie Sanders Opens Sweeping HELP Investigation Into Amazon Warehouse Safety, Calls For Warehouse Workers To Share Their Stories
NEWS: Chairman Sanders Opens Sweeping Investigation into Amazon Warehouse Safety and Calls for Amazon Workers…
Reps. Malliotakis, Steel Introduce “Working Families Tax Cut Act” To Provide Bonus Guaranteed Deduction Of $1,950 For Single Filers On 2024, 2025 Taxes
Malliotakis, Steel Lead Legislation to Provide Tax Relief to Working Families WASHINGTON, DC) – Today Congresswoman Nicole…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Rallied With Writers Guild Of America At Times Square Paramount Building Demanding Fair Contract Negotiations, Better Pay, Working Conditions For Writers
GILLIBRAND RALLIES WITH WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AT TIMES SQUARE PARAMOUNT BUILDING TO DEMAND FAIR…
Rep. Malliotakis Announces Federal Grant For Local Brooklyn-Based Maritime Company, Highlights Importance Of Increasing Productivity, Creating Jobs
Malliotakis Announces Federal Grant for Local Maritime Company (WASHINGTON, DC) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11)…
Rep. Malliotakis Comments On Passage Of House Republicans Plan To Rein In Federal Spending, Raise Debt Ceiling
Malliotakis on Passage of House Republicans’ Plan to Rein in Federal Spending: “It’s Time for…
National Right To Work Act Bill Reintroduced By Sen. Rand Paul – Act Makes Unions Unable To Charge Dues To Workers Who Choose To Forego Representation, Weakening Unions Ability To Fund Themselves
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces National Right-to-Work Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul…
Rep. AOC Recognizes NYS Nurses Association Strike On House Floor
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Recognizes New York State Nurses Association Strike on House Floor WASHINGTON, DC…
Could This Be A Turning Point For Organized Labor And The Labor Movement? Worker Strikes, Union Elections Surged In 2022
Worker strikes and union elections surged in 2022 – could it mark a turning point…
Why Do American Workers Feel Alienated, Like Dropping Out? What Can Be Done About This Trend?
American workers feel alienated, helpless and overwhelmed – here’s one way to alleviate their malaise Labor-saving…
TomorrowPoor People’s Campaign Representing All Low Income Americans March On Main Streets Nationwide To Encourage Everyone To Vote On Election Day
‘Our votes are demands, not support’ Poor People’s Campaign to March on Main Streets Across…
Amazon Announces New Employee Benefits: Career Coaching, College Advising, Career Services
New partnerships with Beyond 12 and Kaplan will provide employees career coaching, college advising, and…
“New York Unions for Choice” Rally At City Hall Against Vaccine Mandates For All Teachers
I was not expecting 3000 people. It was a stifling “dog day afternoon” when the…
Press Release: Survey of ALICE Project Households, Those Living Below A Sustainable Increasable Income While Being Employed Full-Time
Editor’s Note: ALICE Families are defined on a state-by-state basis, which makes for a more…