Despite the uproar from The Buffalo News, which was expected, and the reaction from the gentlemen who’s leading a parent’s group in the City of Buffalo, I have one thing to say about Buffalo Teachers saying no to an evaluation program that would have allowed students who are frequently absent to count in Teacher evaluations: “Good for Buffalo Teachers!” more»

Looking back at it all, the Occupy Buffalo encampment in Downtown Buffalo not only helped focus a local spotlight on the needs of the 99% across the United States, but did it in a very professional manner that differed greatly from so many Coast to Coast Occupy encampments, including several where violence worked to tarnish its positive message. Here in more»

All one had to do was turn on the TV today (Thursday, November 17th) to see how fast the Occupy Wall Movement has grown in just two short months. From New York City to Los Angeles and across New York State, including the State Capitol in Albany, the 99% have ratcheted up their efforts in exercising their Constitutional Right to Free Speech and Peaceful more»

One evening last week, while I was at home writing a Labor News Story for WNYLaborToday.com, there was a knock on my front door. It was two women working for Lancaster (N.Y.) Town Board Candidate Karen Healy-Case. They were going door-to-door in my neighborhood asking for voter support in the upcoming September Primary Election. As they handed me her more»

Not lost on the major job action that involved 45,000 Union-Represented Verizon Communications Workers during a just-ended 14-day Strike was the great amount of community support both the CWA (Communications Workers of America) and the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) received while walking the picket line. With the growing and more»

Welcome to Wisconsin - Buffalo, New York Style. For 11 days now, nearly 400 Union-Represented Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York/HealthNow NY Inc. Workers have been locked out of their jobs as a result of an expired contract. It was a decision made by a company that does as much as 20% of its overall business with Organized Labor and is more»

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Ev’rywhere you go… Take a look in Tiffany’s store, glistening once again With Wall Street bonus trinkets all aglow. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Art flies from Christie’s. But the amazing sight to see is the tax cut guarantee For the most wealthy. Hedge funders content, still paying 15 more»

Now that Election Day is over, WNYLaborToday.com believes it is time to address a serious concern that it had during the recently-completed campaign: The failing of Union-Endorsed- and -Supported candidates to publicly acknowledge the fact they’d been endorsed and/or supported by Organized Labor - as well as failing to publicly acknowledge local Labor’s more»