(ACROSS NEW YORK STATE) – In advance of the Labor Day Weekend, CSEA (Civil Service Employees Association) has launched a public awareness campaign called Don’t Zone Out, which confronts the issue of distracted driving – particularly in road and highway work zones. The Statewide Employees Union is convinced that better attention on New York’s roadways will more»

(PITTSBURGH) - Strengthening bargaining policy and member activism to support it, improving Health and Safety, playing an active role in policy issues that affect the industry, while building stronger international ties, were the focus for the recently-held United Steelworkers (USW) Paper Sector Conference in Pittsburgh that drew more than 400 delegates. more»

Pictured Above: IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Local 106 Business Manager David Wilkinson (on the left) and Local 106 Membership Organizer David Painter (on the right) show off one of the 1,000 Made In The USA plastic Frisbees - with the words: IBEW Local 106 – Electricians of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany Counties printed on more»

Labor-endorsed- and -supported New York State Senators George Maziarz, William Stachowski and Antoine Thompson, as well as State Assemblyman Mark Schroeder, all have something in common - after years of receiving Labor endorsements and monetary support from Unions, they are all being treated quite differently by Organized Labor these days after what some in more»

(KINGSTON, NEW YORK) - Registered Nurses (RNs) at Kingston Hospital have filed a petition for election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), representatives of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said today. The nurses are seeking to join their Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley colleagues at Benedictine Hospital in being more»

News, Notes & Observations collected while covering the Western New York Labor Community over the past several days: It was disturbing watching news reports of the Tea Party rally that was held in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, which was hosted by FOX Commentator Glenn Beck and featured Sarah Palin as its main speaker. Billed as a “Restoring Honor” more»

President Obama, Alliance Activists Defend Social Security Against Threats From the White House to cities and towns across the country, supporters of Social Security honored its 75th birthday last week and pledged to fight benefit cuts, an increase in the retirement age, or a privatized system tied to the volatile stock market. President Obama lauded more»

Judge Rules Albany (N.Y.) Newspaper Broke Law, Orders Laid-Off Workers Reinstated New York's Albany Times-Union broke the law by dismissing 11 workers last year when the newspaper was supposed to be negotiating lay-off criteria with TNG-CWA, an administrative law judge ruled. His decision also finds the company guilty of unlawfully declaring impasse in more»