The latest release from the Department of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides no encouraging news for a jobs environment mired in stagnation. It does reveal some disturbing structural information about the type of jobs created and the overall economy. According to the […]
NYC’s Largest Public Employee Union Explores Fossil Fuel Divestment District Council 37 forum focuses on environmental justice and divestment from fossil fuels New York, NY — Today, New York City’s largest public employee union, District Council 37, gathered for a […]
DC 37 members employed by the City University of New York have overwhelmingly ratified a contract settlement by more than 98% of the vote.
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE WORKERS, BRINGS OVER 97 PERCENT OF CITY WORKFORCE UNDER CONTRACT NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that the City of New York has reached a tentative contract agreement with DC37 Locals 2507 […]
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Correction Officers’ union chief Norman Seabrook was busted by the feds Wednesday morning on corruption charges.
Voters think President Obama’s new overtime rule is a great idea, and almost four out of 10 say the new threshold should be even higher.
NY Building Congress President Richard Anderson Talks Construction on
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Laborers union hosted a “teach-in” Tuesday night on the proposed Jerome Avenue rezoning.
COBA President Norman Seabrook delivers the State of the Union address for 2016.
On this date in 1836, Massachusetts became the first state to prohibit children under 15 from working in factories.
The homecare and healthcare workers of 1199SEIU, the healthcare union that has been helping to lead the Fight For $15, are celebrating the historic budget agreement that has put New York State on the path to a $15 minimum wage. […]
DC 9 at the Bronx Museum From March 21st to March 25th, forty painters from District Council 9 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (DC 9) worked refinishing the Bronx Museum of the Arts’ (BMA) first floor galleries. Forty […]
Dear Editor: One notable omission in David Lesch’s recent column (RENOVATING? HOMEOWNERS MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURED WORKERS, 2/21/16) is that New York is the only state in the nation where you, as a homeowner may be held liable for […]
CHILD LABOR Profile America — Children have worked for family enterprises like farms and small shops for countless generations. But child labor in mines and the often-dangerous factories arising from the Industrial Revolution was quickly regarded as a social ill. […]
“Taking Care of Caretakers” lays out wage increases resulting in $330 million in public assistance savings for the state, economic growth and less worker turnover NEW YORK, NY – Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein (D-Westchester/Bronx) and State Senator Diane […]
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