(NEW YORK STATE) – The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) - New York’s Leading Union - is marking Labor Day 2010 with an important recognition of its Centennial Anniversary. CSEA was the first-known organization of state employees when it was founded at the State Capitol in 1910. Since then, the Union has grown to represent every kind of worker in more»

Editor’s Note: Danny Donohue (pictured above) is president of the nearly 300,000-member New York State Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) - New York's Leading Union. A recently-released book entitled: A Century of Service: The Story of CSEA's First 100 years – commemorates and chronicles the history of CSEA, as well as the growth of the Union - more»

The National Labor Relations Board Upholds Union Election For New York State EZ Pass Workers The National Labor Relations Board, by a 2-to-1 vote, has denied a request by Xerox Corp./Affiliated Computer Services to throw out a regional director's decision that certified the EZ Pass Workers' Union Election. In August 2009, EZ Pass workers at the Staten more»

(PITTSBURGH) - With the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s decision to provide relief on imports of “Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from China” approaching, the United Steelworkers (USW) is pointed to a report issued this week by the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) that shows the tariff is achieving the desired more»

(UPSTATE NEW YORK) - Governor David Paterson has signed into law the new Smart Growth bill - sponsored in the New York State Assembly by Sam Hoyt of Buffalo - that requires New York State Agencies, Authorities and Public Corporations to screen their infrastructure programs and investments in order to ensure they’re not funding inefficient, redundant and more»

(BUFFALO) – Governor David Paterson has approved legislation that was introduced by New York State Senator William Stachowski of Buffalo that would create a Western New York Economic Development Fund using proceeds from the sale of unallocated Expansion and Replacement Power from the New York Power Authority (NYPA). “The creation of this fund is another more»

Alliance Leaders Demand Alan Simpson Resign From Presidential Panel The Alliance For Retired Americans has written President Obama to demand the resignation of Alan Simpson as Co-Chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Alliance President Barbara Easterling and Executive Director Ed Coyle wrote the White House in the wake of a more»

(BUFFALO) – Buffalo Professional Firefighters Local 282 has announced its political endorsements for the 2010 election. “The list of Local 282’s endorsed candidates includes a variety of offices and individuals with diverse backgrounds. Although the Buffalo Professional Firefighters Union is choosing to announce - at this time - its list of endorsed more»