Union Carpenters Bring Backpacks to Students
New York, NY – With the start of a new school year, the New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters participated in community events throughout New York City to provide students with school supplies and other resources. Union carpenters and contractors want to do their part to give back to children in their community…
Henry Rubio, President AFSA Local 1 CSA: Bringing Years of Education Knowledge To Care For Students and His Members
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…
Labor Produces New Crop of Hard-Line Leaders As Worker Rage Rises
As the gap between worker pay and corporate greed and profits grow, a new modern-day breed of labor leaders has arisen to fight for their members’ rightful share. Shawn Fain, president of the UAW, is seeking a 40% wage increase for his workers, while showing his contempt for corporate leaders in such ways as declining…
It’s time to integrate workers’ comp and medical plans. Here’s how to do it
Workers’ comp and medical benefits traditionally have been separated, but the costs and inefficiencies of operating two systems to handle worker health have become unsustainable, highlighting the need for an integrated medical and workers’ comp benefits solution. And despite what you may have heard, integration is possible, and preferable. Direct and indirect costs of workers’…
Mayor Adams Presents ‘Working People’s Agenda’
Queens, NY – New York City Mayor Eric Adams outlined what he called a “Working People’s Agenda” in his second State of the City address, delivered at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on January 26, 2023. The Mayor touched on four components what he said were essential in building a city that meets…
UAW Wins Big in Ohio
By a 710-to-16 margin, workers at Ultium Cells LLC Auto Electronic Battery Plant in Warren, Ohio voted to unionize with United Auto Workers Region 2B. General Motors and the Korean multi-national giant LG Energy Solutions are partners at the plant. “Region 2B has stood with Ultium workers since the moment they said they wanted to…
LaborPress and EmblemHealth Honor Four at 10th Annual Heroes of Labor Awards
New York, NY — On Tuesday, November 1, LaborPress and EmblemHealth presented the 10th Annual Heroes of Labor Awards at the EmblemHealth Headquarters in Lower Manhattan. LaborPress is the largest labor news network in New York, reporting daily on stories affecting working New Yorkers. LaborPress articles are viewed by thousands online, through E-News, in print…
10 Years of Honoring New York City’s Labor Heroes
EmblemHealth and LaborPress Celebrate the 10th Annual Heroes of Labor Awards New Yorkers have been tested by many challenges. We’ve lived through deadly hurricanes, terrorism, an unforgiving pandemic, incomprehensible prejudice and racial profiling, and many other instances of hard times. Tonight, EmblemHealth and LaborPress proudly celebrate four leaders who by doing their jobs during the pandemic helped…
REBNY to Honor Outstanding Leaders in Property Management
New York, NY – The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the City’s leading real estate trade association, will gather members of the residential property management industry on October 25th for the 22nd Annual Residential Management Leadership Breakfast. The event will feature keynote remarks from Dan Garodnick, Director of the New York City Department…
AFL-CIO Partners With Chris Gardner Foundation To Give Students Path To Middle Class
The AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions and partners are offering students with limited economic opportunities an early path to the middle class. The program launched on September 22, 2022, in two Detroit-area schools. The students in these disadvantaged communities now have the opportunity and support to enter paid, registered apprenticeship programs in the building and…