Innovation and Research Corner

New York, NY — Henry D. Rubio began serving as the President of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators on January 1, 2023, after having served as the union’s Executive Vice President and First Vice President. Prior to those leadership positions, he represented school leaders as the District Chair for Manhattan High Schools and…

Paid care workers – like nannies, home health attendants, and housecleaners – provide essential work to many families in our city, but they often lack the support they need to resolve workplace challenges and have no human resources department to turn to for help. In fact, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) research found…

New York, NY – The Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is a New York State public benefit corporation whose mission is to plan, create, coordinate, and sustain a balanced community of commercial, residential, retail, and park space within its designated 92-acre site on the lower west side of Manhattan. The Battery Park City…

New York, NY – IUOE Local 15 builds the highways, the bridges, the tunnels, the skyscrapers, housing, schools, airports and subways, to name just a few. They build, rebuild and renovate. They are the infrastructure and foundation of the City. The members are the operators and maintenance engineers of heavy construction equipment, the welders, survey…

As the nation celebrates Men’s Health Month, it’s vital that we examine one area of male health that’s often overlooked: male-factor fertility. Around one in six people worldwide are struggling with fertility issues, and we know that male factors contribute to about one-third of cases. But what is male infertility? Who can help? And how…

Maybe the majority of folks just want happy writers who’ll keep our shows on the air and continue producing great product. Whatever the reason, the results of a national poll conducted between May 12 and May 15 showed that 71% of Americans, including a surprising 63% of Trump voters, support the ongoing strike by members…

New York, NY – Sgt. Patrick Cullen is the President of the NYS Court Officers Association. Currently serving his fourth term as President, he moved from the financial sector into the public sector, and says, “It is the best decision I ever made, professionally speaking.” His honoring at the LaborPress Labor Leadership Awards in Law…

The labor market inequalities we see in the United States today are rooted in the way economic security has historically been made available for White workers at the expense of Black workers.  As layoff whispers grow and inflation remains high, the uncertainty of whether American workers will have a job that pays enough to survive…

SAG-AFTRA has come to the aid of members’ grievances regarding the practice of self-taping auditions for low-budget productions. The union had distributed a survey to members regarding the practice, and conducted extended research. 9,300 members responded to the survey. Issues included having to provide their own recording equipment, an excessive number of script pages, and…

New York, NY – On Tuesday, December 13, a rally and press conference was held in front ofthe Morton Williams supermarket at La Guardia Place and Bleecker to present petitions withthousands of signatures, calling on the City and NYU to work with the community to keep thegrocery store at its current location.During the rezoning process…