Transport Workers Who Helped Evacuation After 9/11 Now at Risk From Ground Zero Exposure
New York, NY – The terror attacks on 9/11 occurred at the center of New York City’s transportation network, where labor union members operated and maintained dozens of subway and bus lines, as well as the Staten Island Ferry. Michael Barasch. Their courageous efforts helped tens of thousands of people evacuate safely in the crucial…
A Year After the Fanfare, We Need to Do Better By Our Nurses
New York, NY – Being a nurse is a calling and we love what we do. However, the work is challenging, especially now as we are still in the throes of COVID after nearly two years. Coming out of years of pandemic hardship, New York spent the bulk of 2021 hosting several parades, celebratory events,…
49 Names Added to New York State Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers
New York, NY – State officials have added the names of 49 police officers from six departments to the Memorial wall in Albany honoring fallen police officers across the state. Forty-four men and five women who died in the line of duty over the last two years were recognized at a May 10 ceremony for…
A Year After the Fanfare, We Need to Do Better By Our Nurses
New York, NY – Being a nurse is a calling and we love what we do. However, the work is challenging, especially now as we are still in the throes of COVID after nearly two years. Coming out of years of pandemic hardship, New York spent the bulk of 2021 hosting several parades, celebratory events,…
21st Century Antitrust Act Could Have Averted Disastrous Charter Communications Strike, Advocates Say
New York, NY – The 21st Century Antitrust Act now attempting to make its way though the State Legislature could have prevented the disastrous 2016 merger between Charter Communications Inc. and Time Warner Cable. Striking IBEW Local 3 workers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge in September 2017. Charter’s takeover sparked what turned into the longest…
Employee Burnout and the Cost of Being Overworked
New York, NY – When we approach the subject of worker mental health and wellness, it is important to address one of the greatest challenges we face in the workplace. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) may not list burnout as a diagnosis, but burnout is a mental health problem in our…
Three Construction Projects Move AFL-CIO HIT Closer to $2 Billion Midwest Goal
New York, NY – The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust [HIT] is closing in on its $2 billion multiyear investment goal in the Midwest with three major construction projects the organization hopes will spur economic development and create good union jobs across the region. “After weathering COVID, the manufacturing and construction sectors are now contending with…
Stuck Nation Radio: Is Labor Up to Dealing with the Climate Change Challenge?
New York City trade unionists took part in a 2019 rally at Foley Square demanding action on climate change. Photo by Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Back in February, the climate change debate took on a new sense of urgency with a report from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that found…
Three Construction Projects Move AFL-CIO HIT Closer to $2 Billion Midwest Goal
New York, NY – The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust [HIT] is closing in on its $2 billion multiyear investment goal in the Midwest with three major construction projects the organization hopes will spur economic development and create good union jobs across the region. “After weathering COVID, the manufacturing and construction sectors are now contending with…
‘Labor Must Defend the Rights of Women’: Unions Blast SCOTUS Draft Opinion Ending Federal Right to Access Abortion
New York, NY – In the draft Supreme Court majority opinion leaked to Politico, Justice Samuel Alito eviscerated the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade decision as well as the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey that reaffirmed a woman’s access to abortion was protected by the U.S. Constitution. Across the country, pro-choice activists turned out to…