(ALBANY) - New York State United Teachers President Richard Iannuzzi and other Educators who are working as partners to design rigorous Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems will join forces on Monday (January 9th) to oppose State Education Commissioner John King’s decision to suspend School Improvement Grant (SIG) Funding, and to specifically detail how more»

Workers are gathering again at the Indiana Statehouse today (Friday, January 6th) to make sure their voices are heard as the Republican-Controlled Legislature attempts to ram through a so-called Right To Work (RTW) Bill that Republican Governor Mitch Daniels says is at the top of the State’s agenda. Yesterday, more than 7,000 Working People traveled to more»

The Nation gained 200,000 jobs in December, and the Unemployment Rate improved to 8.5% from 8.6% in November, according to Department of Labor data that came out this morning (Friday, January 6th). The Unemployment Rate has declined by 0.6 percentage points since August and the number of Unemployed Workers dropped to 13.1 million from close to 14 more»

(ALBANY) – Union Leaders from the CSEA (Civil Service Employees Association), NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) and PEF (Public Employees Federation) are reacting to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address, with both CSEA and PEF voicing their displeasure over Cuomo placing a high priority on a new State Pension Tier. CSEA more»

(MEDINA) – Negotiations on a new contract have begun at Orleans Community Health, formerly known as the Medina Memorial Health Care System, representatives of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East have announced. Orleans Community Health operates the 70-bed Medina Memorial Hospital, which is located on Ohio Street, more»

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed more charges against the Super Retailer Target, adding more charges to what is already a long-running list of the ways Target violated Labor Laws in order to prevent its employees from joining the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union. Last June, Target intimidated Workers by handing out more»

(WASHINGTON) – President Obama is using recess appointments to name three new members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the White House has announced. Since January 1st, the NLRB Board has just two members - including its Chairman, Mark Pearce, a former Buffalo Labor Attorney - and cannot carry out most business. Republican Senate Leaders have more»

Thanks to a decision rendered earlier this week by New York State's highest court, Labor Unions and other burned investors will now have another avenue to take in fighting Wall Street's alleged fraud and misconduct. New York's high court - the Court of Appeals - has paved the way for investors, including Union Pension Plans, to file private negligence more»