(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has announced plans to explore alternatives to New Era Cap’s decision to shut its manufacturing plant in Derby, New York – located just outside Buffalo - where on-field caps for Major League Baseball (MLB) are currently produced. The company earlier this month announced its more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Unbeknownst to hundreds of people who cross Ellicott Street each day where the new John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital stands next to the neighboring Buffalo General Medical Center - a connecting tunnel lies beneath them that links the two facilities together. And at one end of the tunnel there’s a unique plaque more»

(BUFFALO & NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK) – Through the compassion and mission of Dr. Franco Vigna, his reVive Spine Centers in Buffalo and Niagara Falls are helping Western New York’s Union Members, Working People and Veterans alike who are experiencing either discomfort or pain, but are now benefitting from an array of services he and his staff more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Thousands of dollars in food and gift certificates that have been donated by Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF) Members will be distributed on Tuesday (November 20th) to more than 200 needy families throughout the Buffalo area through several charitable and non-profit groups in an effort to “make sure those families enjoy a more»

(DANBURY, CONNECTICUT) - First-time Democratic candidate Julie Kushner - a Retired New England United Auto Workers (UAW) Regional Director - upset Connecticut State Senator Mike McLachlan for the 24th District seat on Election Night. Kushner, 66, has served as Co-Chairwoman of the Connecticut Working Families Party and as the New England UAW Regional more»

Has the Republican Party’s grand experiment in Union-Busting finally come to an end? Scott Walker, the Republican Governor of Wisconsin, rose to national prominence in 2011 when he passed a landmark bill dealing a blow to Unions in the State and across the country. With Act 10, Walker stripped Public Workers of their right to collectively bargain, more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – In what Union Officials describe as “devastating news,” 192 Workers employed at the last Unionized New Era Cap Company Manufacturing Plant in the United States is slated to close its doors in March 2019. World-known New Era, which is headquartered in Buffalo, made its plans known publicly Tuesday (November 13th), more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – It’s not every day that you hear about an employer approaching representatives of its Union-Represented Workforce to ask that negotiations begin six months before a current contract runs out, but that’s exactly what happened at BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York (BCBSWNY) when the Health Care Insurer approached more»

(WESTERN NEW YORK) – It was an interesting mix of results for Organized Labor on Election night across Western New York and New York State on Tuesday (November 6th), with incumbent Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo and WNY Native Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul re-elected, a State Senate that has now been turned Blue and a very narrow victory by indicted U.S. more»

Brothers and Sisters, What many of us have predicted with dread has now come to pass. An anti-Semitic monster killed 11 completely innocent people in a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 27th. He did so using the rhetoric of Nazis and their apologists. While he was caught and will undoubtedly be punished, no words that more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: The non-profit New York Foundation For Fair Contracting (NYFFC) is working to level the playing field for Workers, public bodies, business owners and taxpayers to ensure all benefit when it comes to awarding and working on publicly-funded projects. Pictured above, from left to right: Candace Morrison, an Attorney who more»

(LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) - Thousands of high paying jobs across the country are going unfilled simply because there is a shortage of skilled Laborers. Apprenticeship dates back to the Middle Ages, but in 2018, what Pierce Hollander in Las Vegas is doing to build his future seems like a non-traditional path for a 23-year-old. "I would rather work than go to more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - After more than two decades living, working, and building a family in the United States, Cesar Rodriguez feels his life is in limbo. The Driver for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach from El Salvador is one of more than 300,000 Immigrants at risk of losing their Temporary Legal Status in the U.S. after the Trump more»

(LOCKPORT, NEW YORK) - Niagara County Labor Activist Richard McIntyre (Pictured above, speaking above at a Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Central Labor Council Meeting in 2016/WNYLaborToday.com Photo) is being remembered “as a dedicated and dignified” Unionist, a “fighter with a quiet dignity about him” who was “rock solid” when more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Talking to Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation (WNYALF) President Richard Lipsitz about an announced visit by Steve Bannon to help boost the re-election chances of indicted U.S. Congressman Chris Collins, it does not appear that Area Unionists are worried about the Republicans sending in a “second teamer” more»

(LACKAWANNA, NEW YORK) – Non-Union Workers employed at Welded Tube USA have voted to Go Union and will be represented by the United Steelworkers (USW) Union, USW District 4 Organizing Coordinator David Wasiura tells WNYLaborToday.com. The Workers are employed at the state-of-the-art casting mill that is located in Lackawanna - just outside Buffalo. more»

(ROCHESTER, NEW YORK) – Admittedly, the news that came in August that General Motors (GM) was considering the transfer of 600 good-paying jobs from its Rochester Fuel Rail and Injector Plant “took the wind out of the sails” of the local community, United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 1097 President Dan Maloney - who also serves as President of more»

(BLASDELL, NEW YORK) – Western New York Labor Leaders made it plain and clear Thursday (October 11th), they are “all in” when it comes to supporting Democrat Nate McMurray over indicted Republican incumbent Chris Collins in the 27th U.S. Congressional District Election - but at the same time they urged voters not to vote along party lines more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC is hosting a free seminar for Niagara Falls Area Plant Workers on Wednesday, October 17th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton Niagara Falls, which is located at 7001 Buffalo Avenue in Niagara Falls. The seminar will cover the legal rights of Workers, as well as asbestos more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced funding for two ground-breaking programs aimed at building a smarter, more responsive power system across New York State. The initiatives, funded by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) at a total of $173 million, will help NYPA to collect data more quickly and accurately, and allow for a faster more»

(LAKE VIEW, NEW YORK) – You would have thought the cluster of High School Students that WNYLaborToday.com observed were at an amusement park as they ooohed and aaahed while proclaiming “I want to do that” and “What about this over here?” It didn’t matter if their eyes were transfixed on a student wearing a harness who more»

(PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA) - U.S. Steel is poised to rake in close to $2 billion in profits this year and the Workers who helped make that happen want their fair share of the wealth - as well as a way to shore up rapidly rising health care costs. That’s part of what prompted thousands of United Steelworkers (USW) to vote to authorize a Strike Vote, more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - An arbitrator has ruled the Buffalo School District retaliated against Teachers at City Honors for prevailing in an arbitration against the District and harmed the students’ education by eliminating 5.5 Teacher positions to fund Teacher Aides. “The District ‘has once again shown its vindictiveness against its more»

(JENKINS TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA) – U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright believes Unions and the Middle Class are under attack. So over the Summer he brought a message of solidarity to a public roundtable discussion in partnership with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Pennsylvania States Council. Cartwright talked about the Public Service more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Educators at three institutions, including two in Buffalo, have voted to Unionize and affiliate with the more than 600,000-Member New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Union. NYSUT’s Board of Directors have voted to approve the affiliation request of Teachers at the Health Sciences Charter School in Buffalo and the Staff at the more»

(WESTERN NEW YORK) - The Worker Justice Center of New York has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court seeking Class Action Status on behalf of former Employees of W.D. Henry & Sons, Incorporated and related companies owned and operated by Dan and Mark Henry in Eden, New York – located just south of Buffalo. Since at least 2001, W.D. Henry more»

(PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA) - Leaders of the United Steelworkers (USW) Union are demanding higher wages from two of the biggest U.S. Steelmakers as Republican President Donald Trump's tariffs propel industry profits. "We ‘feel we need some recognition and to share in the profits of the company,’" said Michael Young, who serves as President of more»

(WESTERN NEW YORK) - Now that what was once considered to be one of the most safe Republican Congressional Seats across the United States is now up for grabs, Organized Labor across Western New York plans to be very engaged in the 27th District race that had been held by the now-indicted Chris Collins. Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - On an annual day set aside to celebrate the gains made by Working People, Organized Labor’s focus at the 2018 Buffalo AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade zeroed in on the Workers’ struggle at the Wendt Corporation. A new Study unveiled before the parade started, which was authored by the Western New York Workers’ Rights Board, more»

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Janus v. AFSCME case was released, Union-Haters Launched an unprecedented misinformation campaign to get Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Members and other Public Employees to quit their Union. They started e-mailing Clerks, Nurses, Custodians, Fire Fighters, Teachers and other hard-working more»

(WESTERN NEW YORK) – The New York State AFL-CIO has announced its endorsements for candidates running for U.S. Congress, the New York State Assembly and Senate - and its Judicial endorsements for several Court races across Erie County: U.S. Congress: 23rd District - Tracy Mitrano (Democrat) 26 District – Brian Higgins (Democrat) 27 District more»

(WESTERN NEW YORK) – After the July 2018 passing of long-time Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Member and influential Labor Leader Florence Tripi, Kathy Button (pictured below) has been appointed CSEA Western Region President by Statewide President Danny Donohue. Button is a long-time CSEA Activist who started her public service career in more»

(SOUTH BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Recognized for the important and substantive role they played in Labor’s successful fight against New York State to keep the Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center (WNYCPC) in West Seneca, the Public Employees Federation’s (PEF) Dave Chudy and Stephanie McLean-Beathley will serve as Co-Grand Marshals of more»

(WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK) – The success Louis Rivera, a Financial Planner with Buffalo and Rochester’s S.C. Parker & Co. Inc. has had working with and helping grow the investments of Union Members, is rooted in his own life - after having worked as a Teamster-represented Employee during a major Strike with United Parcel Service (UPS) in the more»

(RANSOMVILLE, NEW YORK) – The 2018 Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s Annual Labor’s Night at the Races event set a new record in 2018 by raising $15,500, bringing the overall amount to benefit the United Way of Greater Niagara (UWGN) over a 10-year period to $115,500. “It ‘feels good.’ ‘We’re more»

(BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS) – This is what can happen when Union Members take the time to speak to one another - at the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees’ (AFSCME) 43rd International Convention that was just held in Boston, a Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Representative from Buffalo convinced an AFSCME more»

(NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK) – A new three-year contract covering more than 500 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)-represented New York Power Authority (NYPA) Workers has been overwhelmingly ratified, Union Officials tell WNYLaborToday.com. The agreement, which runs from 2019 through 2022, covers 350 Workers represented by more»

(WEBSTER, NEW YORK) - At a time when many Unionized Working People are being attacked by corporate interests, vilified by the media, taken for granted by neighbors or even having their mere existence challenged, the steadfast Public Employees who work at the Town of Webster Highway and Sewer Departments outside Rochester would tell you none of that keeps more»

After a string of victories across the country in recent years - including this Summer’s Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court ruling - the Anti-Union/Right-To-Work (for less) Movement met its match in Missouri. In Tuesday’s Primary Election, Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected Proposition A, a ballot measure that would have made the State the 28th more»

(GRESHAM, OREGON) - In balloting that took place during the Summer months of June and July, Union Members represented by Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 elected their first female Business Agent in the Local’s 130-year history. Vanessa Steward challenged incumbent Business Agent Robert Riehl, and the initial result was an outright tie, 143-to-143, in more»

A few months ago, I cautioned Americans should be patient before deciding what effect President Donald Trump’s tax cuts have had on the economy. It takes a while for companies to make investment decisions, more time for those decisions to be implemented and even more time for the resulting changes in labor demand to bid up Workers’ wages. It more»

The official rate of unemployment in America has plunged to a remarkably low 3.8% and the Federal Reserve forecasts that the Unemployment Rate will reach 3.5% by the end of the year. But the official rate hides more troubling realities: legions of college grads overqualified for their jobs, a growing number of contract Workers with no job security, and an more»

If there is any agreement between the Right and the Left regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v AFSCME, it is that the ruling delivers a potentially crushing blow to Public Sector Unions across the country. Before Janus, small automatic deductions could be debited from Workers’ paychecks to cover Union more»

High School Auto Mechanics Teacher Kristina Carlevatti knows what it’s like to be one of just a few females in a class filled with males. That was her frequent experience while earning a degree in Technical and Trade Education at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego. “There was the sense that you were being judged, like you more»

Representing all Workers in a Bargaining Unit – not just those who pay dues – is how Labor Unions and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) can continue to build power in an era when billionaires, Corporate CEOs and their Right Wing allies are trying extra hard to destroy the Labor Movement. That’s more»

“The personal is political” is a second-wave Feminist phrase. It articulates the concept that the material realities of our lives form our political consciousness and our priorities. Today, young Feminist Women of Color are fighting to transform the economic status of Women and they are succeeding. Their work has taken the concept that the more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide President Danny Donohue is applauding Governor Andrew Cuomo’s tough stance on a paintball attack that occurred on two New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Workers in the City of Buffalo. According to a story that appeared in The Buffalo News, two Highway more»

(LACKAWANNA, NEW YORK) - It was bad enough Workers employed at Republic Steel in Lackawanna did not receive a pay increase in their last contract. Now, three years later - and, adding insult to injury, those Workers have been left to deal with a myriad of problems allegedly created by management, which those United Steelworkers (USW)-represented Workers more»

A good friend to so many, including myself and thousands of Union-represented Public Workers across Western New York, Buffalo and Rochester - Flo Tripi, who had served as President of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Western Region 6 since 2000, sadly, passed away on Wednesday (July 18th). When I found out, a name popped into my head: Madeline more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – The Erie County Legislature has passed an anti-Janus Resolution that features steps to protect the privacy of the County’s Public Workforce - and the City of Niagara Falls has done the same in terms of standing up against the Anti-Worker Supreme Court ruling and supporting Workers impacted by what is viewed as a detrimental more»