5 important questions for Labor health funds to ask before partnering with a health system
Healthcare costs have risen dramatically in recent years, and are expected to increase as much as 8.5% in 2024. To sustain health benefits at the current level, some unions are exploring alternatives to the traditional provider network. Hospitals and health systems partner directly with Labor Increasingly in today’s market, we are seeing hospitals and health…
New Yorker Union Workers On Verge of Strike
Leaders of The New Yorker Union sent out a survey in July to its members to gauge support for a strike. It was a test of how far the workers would go to procure a contract agreement that satisfied their demands and was fair. Previously, it took almost three years for their first-ever contract to…
Fed Grant upgrades NYS Power
The fed grant of $405 million will enhance the electrical transmission and distribution system across Long Island and the Rockaways. “We’re investing in a reliable, resilient clean energy grid that can withstand the impacts of extreme weather events,” Governor Hochul said. “Thanks to the Biden administration and our partners in Congress, this funding will make crucial upgrades…
Actors’ Equity Wins Big in New Bargaining Agreement
Actors’ Equity Association and the Off-Broadway League have ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement. 12 days of negotiation led to a tentative agreement on June 13, a month in advance of the expiration of the previous agreement. The new agreement is for four years, expiring July 28, 2028. Some of the wins for Actors’…
High-speed rail advocates strategize how to scale up in the U.S.
While high-speed rail had a big moment this past year when President Joe Biden announced that he was doling out more than $8 billion for rail projects in December, train advocates still have their work cut out to create a new era of high-speed trains. High-speed rail infrastructure in the U.S. is behind what exists…
Local 470 Apprentice Sharif Mansour honored for his problem solving skills, persistence
To be an exceptional millwright, you not only need a detailed mechanical knowledge of turbines and electric motors, but the problem solving skills to get a given job done in the most safe, efficient way possible. Sharif Mansour, of Millwright & Machinery Erectors Local Union 740, has proven that he has the persistence to learn…
Legal Service Workers Continue Strike
Employees at the nonprofit legal services organization Mobilization for Justice have been on strike for 11 weeks. They have gone so far as to ask the City Council to cut off funding to the organization. They have been picketing outside their Manhattan headquarters for nearly three months. The workers, attorneys, paralegals, accountants and support staff…
Louis J. Coletti, President Emeritus, Building Trades Employees Association: A Man of True Experience and Dedication
New York, NY — Louis J. Coletti, President Emeritus, Building Trades Employees Association (BTEA) has proven himself time and time again to be a leader extraordinaire. His titles throughout his career are too numerous to list, but one position he held was particularly important. From 1997-2023 he was President & Chief Executive Officer of the…
Leah Rambo, President of NEW: An Extraordinary Leader
New York, NY – Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) has a unique mission: the nonprofit organization prepares, trains, and places women in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance trades. In doing so, it lifts up those who might not otherwise have had a shot at a middle-class life for themselves and their families.…
Louis J. Coletti, President Emeritus, Building Trades Employees Association: A Man of True Experience and Dedication
New York, NY — Louis J. Coletti, President Emeritus, Building Trades Employees Association (BTEA) has proven himself time and time again to be a leader extraordinaire. His titles throughout his career are too numerous to list, but one position he held was particularly important. From 1997-2023 he was President & Chief Executive Officer of the…