CWA Local 1180-National Domestic Workers Alliance Contract Talks Hit Brick Wall; Strike Authorization Sought
New York — Contract talks between National Domestic Workers Alliance managers and staffers have stalled after a year of negotiations, according to the union representing NDWA workers. NDWA management was reportedly notified of workers’ desire to form a union at the end of June 2020, but CWA Local 1180 says it wasn’t until Sept. 30,…
Introducing New York City’s Next Generation of Union Carpenters
New York, NY – The New York City District Council of Carpenters graduated 169 apprentices on Friday, June 24. As per the NYCDCC: The graduating class hails from all five boroughs and the tri-state area and will now be journeypersons of 9 local unions comprised of Millwrights, Dockbuilders and Timbermen, Cabinetmakers, Floorcoverers, High Rise Concrete…
Can Jersey’s Governor Surf Labor’s Big Wave Into the Whitehouse?
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in NJ Insider Newark, NJ – The same week that Gov. Phil Murphy’s crew launched a “Stronger Fairer Forward” campaign designed to promote the term-limited Governor as a friend of working people, nurses at St. Michael’s Medical Center in Newark prevailed in their month long strike against the private for profit hospital.…
Kickstarter Workers Ratify First Contract
New York, NY – The Office and Professional Employees International Union [OPEIU] is heralding the ratification of Kickstarter United’s first-ever collective bargaining agreement this week. As per OPEIU: Members of Kickstarter United (KSRU), the first union in the U.S. to win wall-to-wall recognition at a tech company, voted overwhelmingly this week to ratify their first…
Acting FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh Calls EMS the ‘Only Resource’ for Many During the Pandemic 
New York, NY – The city’s two-year battle with COVID that has killed 40,500 residents — 10,000 more than perished during the Spanish Flu outbreak a century ago — has only reinforced just how essential the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Service is in a place where so many people lack regular access to healthcare, according to Acting Fire…
9/11 WTC First Responders and Coal Miners in Common Cause?
New York, NY – When President Biden’s Build Back Better initiative was sunk a few months back, editorial writers said it was a blow for the White House — but it was also a real setback for the nation’s coal miners as well as 9/11 WTC first responders and survivors. On Tuesday, September 14, FDNY…
Ironworkers Local 46 Apprentice Welinton Baque Rises to New Heights After Leaving Non-Union Work Far Behind
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…
Women of Organized Labor at Risk for 9/11-Related Illnesses
New York, NY – On and after 9/11, more than 200,000 women – many of them union members – were exposed to Ground Zero toxins, increasing their risk of developing 68 types of cancer and many respiratory illnesses. Michael Barasch. These union members include both first responders and survivors, such as educators, medical professionals, and…
In a First-Time-Ever-Win Ironworkers Successfully Organize U.S. Crane and Rigging Workers in NYC
New York, NY – On Wednesday April 13, workers employed by U.S. Crane and Rigging voted by a 4-1 margin to join Ironworkers Local 197. Labor Press spoke to New York State Ironworkers District Council Organizer Eddie Jorge to find out how the workers triumphed over threats and intimidation to finalize the win. In 2016,…
Union Gives Up on Epic Charter/Spectrum Strike
New York, NY – Labor Press has confirmed that cable giant Charter Communications Inc. and IBEW Local 3 have reached “a global settlement of all outstanding issues” including outstanding court cases and unresolved matters before the National Labor Relations Board, effectively ending one of New York City’s longest strikes that upended the lives of 1,800…