USW Cites Congressional Effort Asking Obama Administration to Address Chinese Subsidies of Paper Industry Threatening U.S. Jobs (WASHINGTON) - The United Steelworkers (USW) has joined Appleton Coated LLC, NewPage Corporation and Sappi Fine Paper North America in applauding the efforts of more than 100 Members of Congress who wrote to President Obama - more»

The Nation’s economic crisis, lack of jobs and the inability to pay for higher education are key issues for today’s young workers - and Unions must focus on reaching out to them, said panelists who took part in the National AFL-CIO’s Young Workers: Taking Charge of Our Future event. Moderated by National AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, the panel at more»

Remarks by National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka While Addressing The United Mine Workers of America 54th Constitutional Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada: Brothers and sisters, I am proud to work for 11.5 million Union Workers across America, and I think about them every single day. But the United Mine Workers of America will always be my Union. It more»

(ALBANY) – Reaction was swift from the Union presidents of both the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and Public Employees Federation (PEF) after New York Governor David Paterson once again publicly floated the concept today of laying off state workers to help balance a growing $10 billion, 2010 budget deficit. According to published reports, more»

Pictured Above: New Western New York Working Families Party Chapter Chairman Jim Lakeman discusses his plans to expand the presence of the WFP across the Southern Tier during a recent interview with WNYLaborToday.com. Lakeman also tells Your Regional, On-Line Labor Newspaper he plans to emphasize the fact the WFP’s agenda “is about the social movement and more»

Alliance Members to Celebrate Medicare's 45th Birthday & Social Security Turns 75 On July 30th, the federal Medicare program turns 45 and Alliance For Retired Americans members will be celebrating the occasion with events all across the country. The events will serve to remind lawmakers and the general public how important and efficient the Medicare more»

Pictured Above: State Senator Eric Schneiderman received endorsements last week from United Auto Workers Region 9 and 1199 Service Employees International Union Healthcare Workers East in his campaign for New York State Attorney General. Meeting with several local Labor Leaders at 1199 SEIU’s Kenmore Avenue headquarters, Schneiderman - who proclaimed he more»

(WASHINGTON) – Last week, Western New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (New York-28th District) voted to extend unemployment insurance benefits to millions of out-of-work Americans and the families they support, saying: “Many hard-working Western New Yorkers, who through no fault of their own are out of a job, need this assistance to help pay bills, put more»