(WESTERN NEW YORK) – Western New York Teamsters Joint Council No. 46 today announced the Labor Union’s following political endorsements for the 2010 Elections: NYS Governor: Andrew Cuomo (D) NYS Comptroller: Tom DiNapoli (D) U.S. Senate: Charles Schumer (D) U.S. more»

National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the July Jobs Report: Nearly a year into the recovery, we are still mired in the most serious employment crisis since the Great Depression. July's disappointing employment report shows the economy shed 131,000 workers, mostly because of the winding down of the U.S. census. Of more concern is that private more»

New York Newspaper Guild Presses City On Cut Tax Breaks for Thomson Reuters Members of the Newspaper Guild of New York/CWA Local 31003 at Thomson Reuters have some powerful allies in their fight for a fair contract. Local members who have been mobilizing for a fair contract covering 400 workers at Thomson Reuters have won support from members of the New more»

Pictured Above: WNYLaborToday.com Editor/Publisher Tom Campbell interviews National Labor Organizer Stewart Acuff during the annual Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s Summer Picnic in Elma. Acuff, who’s been involved in organizing for 35 years, once served as president of the Atlanta AFL-CIO Labor Council and now champions passage of the Employee Free more»

(ALBANY) - The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) is condemning the New York State Legislature’s decision to pass the Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) contingency plan. This plan, NYSNA Representatives say, is intended to off-set a possible loss of FMAP Percentage funding, which will ultimately lead to unsustainable cuts to Medicaid and more»

(WASHINGTON) - After President Obama (pictured above) finished delivering his speech to the National AFL-CIO Executive Council yesterday in Washington, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka asked the president the following question: “We’re going into a Congressional Election three months from today and I think it’s fair to say that workers’ hopes for more»

(ORLANDO, FLORIDA) – U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner (Democrat-New York) today told delegates at the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) convention he’ll continue to help them fight to keep Walmart from moving into New York City, and that he thinks more Democrats should call out Republican members of Congress who are blocking vital more»

(BUFFALO) – Leadership of the Labor Unions that represent blue-and-white-collar Erie County Workers say County Executive Chris Collins “has gone off the deep edge” with his call for department cuts of 20%, which they say will ultimately impact the level of offered social services during a time when so many are unemployed and looking to make ends meet. Last more»