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Sunday (On A Monday) Labor Column: A Look Back At The Primary Vote, An On-Line Petition To Keep The William Street Post Office Open, Justice Served On Ponzi Scammer Who Bilked Union Members & Remembering Former WNY Reporter John Curran

Published on Monday, September 19, 2011 in Guest Columns
News, Notes & A Bunch Of Observations Made While Covering The Western New York Labor Community Over The Past Several Days: Now that Primary Day is over, Organized Labor is working hard to elect Labor-Endorsed Candidates to Public Office in November, most notably Erie County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz, who is running against incumbent more»

Guest Labor Column From Rochester Labor Federation President James Bertolone: Current Reporting On Story Of United States Postal Service Has Either Ignored Or Excluded The ‘Real Heart Of The Matter’ And ‘Misses The Truth’

Published on Sunday, September 18, 2011 in Guest Columns
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: James Bertolone serves as President of the Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, whose 300 affiliated Union Locals combine to represent 100,000 Union Members in the Rochester & Finger Lakes Regions of New York State. Bertolone also serves as President of American Postal Workers Union Local 215 in more»

Syndicated Columnist Karl Frisch: How Republicans Crippled The United States Postal Service

Published on Thursday, September 15, 2011 in Guest Columns
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: The following column by Karl Frisch - a syndicated columnist and Democratic Strategist at Bullfight Strategies in Washington, D.C. (who can be reached at KarlFrisch.com and follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and YouTube, as well as signing-up to receive his columns and updates by e-mail) - has appeared on a number of more»

Labor Column From New York State United Teachers President Richard Iannuzzi: Honor Those Who We Lost 10 Years Ago On September 11th By Redoubling Our Efforts To Protect The American Dream For The Middle Class

Published on Saturday, September 10, 2011 in Guest Columns
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Richard Iannuzzi (pictured above), who has headed the Statewide Union since April 2005, is president of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) – which represents more than 600,000 members who work in, or are retired from, New York's Schools, Colleges and Health Care Facilities, including Classroom Teachers, College more»

Labor Day 2011 Guest Column From Rochester Labor Federation President James Bertolone: “America Is Not Broke - The Money Is There. It Has Always Been There. It’s Just In The Wrong Pockets.”

Published on Monday, September 5, 2011 in Guest Columns
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: James Bertolone serves as president of the Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation whose 300 affiliated Union Locals combine to represent 100,000 Union Members in the Rochester & Finger Lakes Regions of New York State. As we celebrate Labor Day, America's Labor Unions have merged the "We Are One" more»

Sunday Labor Column: WNYLaborToday.com Makes The Switch To A Paid Labor News Publication On Labor Day, Karen Healy-Case Is At It Again & Kudos To All Those Union Workers, Including Public Employees, Who Answered Hurricane Irene’s Call

Published on Sunday, September 4, 2011 in Guest Columns
News, Notes & A Bunch Of Observations Made While Covering The Western New York Labor Community Over The Past Several Days: WNYLaborToday.com Makes The Switch To A Paid Publication Jamie Wallace of Lee’s Summit, Missouri… John Neubauer of Syracuse… Brenda Tucker of Oakland City, Indiana… Bruce Popper of Rochester… Tom Meadows of Los Angeles… Jane more»

Sunday (On A Monday, Again) Labor Column: The Buffalo AFL-CIO Council’s Facebook Page Is Rapidly Growing, Greed & Money Replaces Peace & Love At Woodstock And WNYLaborToday.com’s “Have Not” T-Shirt Makes Its Debut On WNYMedia.net

Published on Monday, August 29, 2011 in Guest Columns
News, Notes & A Bunch Of Observations Made While Covering The Western New York Labor Community Over The Past Several Days: Buffalo AFL-CIO Labor Council’s Facebook Page Grows By Leaps & Bounds Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council President Mike Hoffert, who’s gearing up for the Council’s Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 5th in South more»

Labor Perspective From Former U.S. Secretary Of Labor Robert Reich: This Labor Day We Need Protest Marches Rather Than Parades

Published on Friday, August 26, 2011 in Guest Columns
WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Robert Reich (pictured above) is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He’s served in three national administrations, most recently as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton. Reich has written 13 books, including The Work of Nations, Locked in the Cabinet more»