(NEW YORK STATE) - A new report analyzing the performance standards and enforcement policies of the States’ Major Economic Development Programs was released today (Wednesday, January 18th) by Good Jobs First, a non-profit, non-partisan research center based in Washington, D.C., which shows New York State had one of the poorest track records - receiving more»

Wisconsin Working People hit one right out of Miller Park, today (Tuesday, January 17th) they submitted one million signatures supporting a Recall Election of Republican Governor Scott Walker - exceeding the total number of signatures required by 460,000. Last year, Walker led the push to abolish the rights of Public Employees to collectively bargain for a more»

(LOCKPORT) - The 110 Union-Represented Employees of Odd Fellow and Rebekah Rehabilitation and Health Care Center In Niagara County will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, January 25th, 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East have announced, after Members of the Union’s Bargaining Committee and Management at the more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: This story was published on Thursday, January 5th and can be directly viewed at: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/05/1754535/gop-passes-late-night-bill-to.html (RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA) - Just after 1 a.m. today, in a secreted session critics called unconstitutional, Republican Legislative Leaders passed a bill aimed more»

After covering the Fall Election and now watching what can only be described as a Political Circus when it comes to the 2012 Presidential Election - with a line-up of out-of-touch millionaires on the Republican side trying to convince all Americans that each is indeed the right candidate to unseat incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama in November - I more»

Indiana Alliance Joins With Partners To Take On Right-To-Work Last week, representatives from the Indiana Alliance, the group Hoosiers First and United Senior Action held a press conference to voice their joint concerns about the so-called Right-To-Work legislation pending before the Indiana General Assembly. Having reviewed the possible impacts of more»

(DETROIT, MICHIGAN) - Most people remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legendary 1963 Washington, D.C, “I Have a Dream” speech - but what most don’t know, National AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker said at the AFL-CIO’s Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance and National Conference in Detroit, is that “the seeds of Dr. King’s more»

News, Notes & A Bunch Of Observations Made While Covering The Western New York Labor Community Over The Past Week: WNYLaborToday.com would like to pass along "Thank You’s" to our newest subscribers: CWA’s Bill Nowak; AFSCME’s Dave Granville, Jamestown AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s Gary Sorenson, CWA’s Ann Converso, Labor Activist Susan Woods, more»