The positive effects of unions extend far beyond their members, benefiting the general public in surprising and unexpected ways. By Terri Gerstein, director of the State and Local Enforcement Project...
Cassandra Stephenson Nashville Tennessean Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park will look a little different this Labor Day weekend — starting Friday, 1,670 bright yellow hard hats will dot the...
Posted: August 2, 2020 – 6:00 AM Jennifer Dorning, For the Inquirer In July, Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 cases doubled from the previous month, bringing the state’s total number of cases to...
by Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Philadelphia Inquirer Posted: July 17, 2020- 2:51 PM In June, the King County Labor Council voted to oust the Seattle Police Officers Guild from its ranks,...
A message from the NJ AFL-CIO As Americans, we celebrate 244 years of independence this weekend. We honor almost 2½ centuries of self-determined freedom, governed by the rule of law,...
Paramus – IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Local 164, donated $50,000 in PPE to seventeen hospitals in Bergen, Hudson, and Essex counties. The donations consisted of KN95 masks, gowns,...
Aaron Gallant AFL-CIO May 29, 2020 Driving two 26-foot trucks packed with food, members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 6 set out on the...
From the AFL-CIO May 18, 2020 This morning, the AFL-CIO filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the U.S. Court of Appeals to compel the Occupational Safety and...
By Tom Bergeron Trenton | May 12, 2020 at 4:13 am Editor’s Desk roi-nj.com State Senate President Steve Sweeney wants to reopen car dealerships, surgery centers and a host of...
By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board In the rush to answer this crisis, Congress passed a stimulus bill fattening unemployment benefits so generously that millions of people will earn...