New York-Led Public Pension Coalition Flexes Muscles Against Amazon Abuses
New York, NY – A coalition of the nation’s largest public pension funds, with billions of dollars in Amazon stock, is urging shareholders to reject the re-election of a pair of long-time corporate directors who oversee Amazon’s workplace and compensation policies at the corporation’s upcoming May 25 shareholder meeting. The national effort is being led…
New York City Heralds New Protections for App-Based Delivery Workers
New York, NY – Delivery workers who deliver restaurant orders for third-party food delivery apps in New York City now have first-of-their-kind new protections to promote better working conditions in the food delivery industry, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection [DCWP] has announced. Workers will get to choose how far they’ll travel and what…
New York City Heralds New Protections for App-Based Delivery Workers
New York, NY – Delivery workers who deliver restaurant orders for third-party food delivery apps in New York City now have first-of-their-kind new protections to promote better working conditions in the food delivery industry, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection [DCWP] has announced. Workers will get to choose how far they’ll travel and what…
Mask Mandate Tossed as Covid Spikes Again
New York, NY – A ruling by a federal judge to strike down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for air and mass transit travel comes even as the nation has no idea two years into the pandemic how many essential workers in those sectors, or any other, died or were permanently disabled as a consequence…
Jason Dilthey: From Small Business Owner to BAC Local 7 Craftsman
Editor’s Note: LaborPress is proud to present the 2022 Outstanding Apprentice of the Year Awards for Long Island and New York City on Thursday, June 16, hosted by Teamsters Local 282 in Lake Success, NY. Today, we continue our ongoing series leading up to this year’s gala event introducing each of those fascinating and inspiring award-winners to…
NYC Union Carpenters, Comptroller Blast Tax Fraud in the Construction Industry
New York, NY – The New York City District Council of Carpenters rallied against tax fraud as part of the annual National Tax Fraud Days of Action spearheaded by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Joined by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, union carpenters stood up for workers’ rights by demanding accountability from…
NYC Union Carpenters, Comptroller Blast Tax Fraud in the Construction Industry
New York, NY – The New York City District Council of Carpenters rallied against tax fraud as part of the annual National Tax Fraud Days of Action spearheaded by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Joined by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, union carpenters stood up for workers’ rights by demanding accountability from…
Twenty Years After Re-opening Classrooms Closed By 9/11, Teachers at Risk
New York, NY – Emotions were tense in Lower Manhattan in the weeks after 9/11, as military units patrolled the streets and people worried that another terrorist attack could occur at any time. Michael Barasch. Yet, within a few weeks, schools from preschools to high schools were reopened – even Stuyvesant High School, which was…
Carpenters’ Golden Hammer Contest Demonstrates Why Union Builders Can’t be Beat
New York, NY – The New York City District Council of Carpenters recently hosted their 51st annual Apprentice Open House & Exhibit at their training center to celebrate the achievements of individuals graduating from their state-of-the-art apprenticeship program. Over twenty-five state and city leaders were in attendance to congratulate the new graduates, including Congresswoman Grace…
Leadership Conference Workers United Joins OPEIU Local 2
New York, NY – On Thursday, April 14, the Office and Professional Employees International Union [OPEIU] announced that a supermajority of more than 75-percent of eligible staff of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund have joined together to form Leadership Conference Workers United (LCWU), and have requested…