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National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Reacts To President Obama’s State Of The Union Speech, Says “Obama Showed He Hears People Not Heard By The 1%”

Published Wednesday, January 25, 2012
(FROM THE NATIONAL AFL-CIO NEWS BLOG) - President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address made it clear that he hears the people who aren’t being heard by the 1%, says National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Obama’s speech showed he “listened to the single mom working two jobs to get by, to the out-of-work Construction Worker, to the retired Factory more»

Indiana Senate Passes Right-To-Work, Despite Broad Public Opposition

Published Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Editor’s Note: National AFL-CIO Field Communications Staffer Cathy Sherwin sent this Labor News Report to the National AFL-CIO News Now Blog from the Indiana Statehouse: Despite overwhelming opposition across Indiana to the so-called Right-To-Work (RTW) Bill, the Indiana State Senate on Monday (January 23rd) passed its version of the Bill by a vote of more»

Statewide NYSUT News: Evergreen Charter School Teachers Join the New York State United Teachers Union, Which Fights The Firing Of A Pregnant Teacher & NYSUT Recognizes New York State’s Budget Strong Points, But Hits Proposed Tie To Evaluations

Published Tuesday, January 24, 2012
(HEMPSTEAD) – Teachers at the Evergreen Charter School in Hempstead have won the right to organize and affiliate with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union, but only after a bitter fight that led to the illegal firing of an 8˝-month pregnant Special Education Teacher for her work in helping organize the Union. Evergreen’s Board of Education was more»

LABOR NEWS UPDATE: 420 New York State Nurses Association-Represented Registered Nurses At Flushing Hospital Will Go On Strike On February 2nd/RNs Serve Notice As Hospital Ignores Concerns About Staffing And Patient Care

Published Tuesday, January 24, 2012
(FLUSHING) – Registered Nurses (RNs) at Flushing Hospital will go out on strike at 7 a.m. on Thursday, February 2nd after filing a Federally-required 10-day notice of intent on Monday (January 23rd) with the National Labor Relations Board, Hospital Management and local Police. Union-Represented Nurses At Flushing Hospital OK A Strike As They Continue more»

Union Retiree News From The Alliance For Retired Americans: Wisconsin Governor Recall Effort Advances/Retirees Help Get A Million Signatures & Americans Are Raiding Savings To Make Ends Meet, Putting Retirement At Risk

Published Monday, January 23, 2012
Wisconsin Governor Recall Effort Advances/Retirees Help Get A Million Signature A million signatures were turned in last week to begin the formal process of forcing a Recall Election for Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. The petitions delivered to the Government Accountability Board arrived on a truck and weighed more than 3,000 pounds. more»

Niagara-Orleans Labor Council’s Annual Awards Dinner More Than Doubles In Size As Union Leaders & Members Are Told IDA Reform, Making Sure Local Workers Are Hired On Local Projects & Holding Elected Officials Accountable Are Paramount In 2012

Published Sunday, January 22, 2012
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: The Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Central Labor Council held its Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday, January 18th at Lewiston Fire Company #2 on Saunders Settlement Road in Niagara Falls before its largest attendance ever. Pictured below - from left to right - are several Labor Council Representatives and Champion At Work Award more»

Sunday Labor Column: A Busy Week For WNYLaborToday.com, Congratulations to IUPAT DC 4 Business Manager Dan Boody On His Retirement & There’s Something Good Happening To Labor Down In Chautauqua County And Up In Niagara/Orleans Counties

Published Sunday, January 22, 2012
News, Notes & A Bunch Of Observations Made While Covering The Western New York Labor Community Over The Past Week: What a busy week last week was for WNYLaborToday.com: It started on Monday when we were in attendance for the changing of the guard at the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 4’s monthly Union more»

Union Representing NFL Players Will Join Right-To-Work Demonstration in Indianapolis, Site Of The Super Bowl

Published Sunday, January 22, 2012
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The National Football League’s Players Association (NFLPA) is running onto the political field, joining the team opposed to the State of Indiana’s Right-To-Work Legislation. With a little more than two weeks until the Super Bowl will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium - home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts - the NFLPA will join peaceful more»