(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Cindy Marlow simply never fails to amaze. Over the years, her efforts guiding the 50-Member United Steelworkers’ (USW) Women of Steel group here in Western New York has led to countless donation and fundraising campaigns that have helped those who are less fortunate - from distributing knitted scarves, hats and gloves on more»

(BUFFFALO, NEW YORK) – Sunday night (January 1st) a street-side memorial was held at the spot where Anndel Taylor, a 22-year-old Union Member represented by 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU), lost her life when the car she was driving became stuck in Buffalo’s deadly and blinding blizzard that occurred on Christmas Weekend. more»

Looking out one’s window in Buffalo today, you would have no idea that an historic and deadly blizzard that wreaked havoc on Western New York just a week or so ago was ever here at all. The 80 mph winds that whipped up a blinding snowstorm and created drifts of eight feet of more in some places, left hundreds stranded, left another 100,000 without more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)-Represented Caregivers at Buffalo Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) were frustrated, so frustrated over a Nurse-to-Patient Ratio of 1-to-20 that they took their complaints directly to management - but this time they did something different, they videotaped their journey as they trekked to more»

(NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK) – Organized Labor doesn’t do it for the accolades - Unions and their Members do it because it’s a way to not only give back to the communities where they live, work and raise their families, but at this time of the year, as a way to provide a Christmas for a number of less fortunate area families and children who more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Lexington Co-Op Workers United have won their Union in a landslide election - 56-to-20, successfully Unionizing both the Elmwood and Hertel locations in Buffalo with the Workers United Rochester Regional Joint Board. The Workers joined the same Union as Starbucks Workers United and Spot Coffee in Buffalo. The Lexington Co-Op Workers more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – A lot can happen in just 12 short months - and that’s entirety true when it comes to the young Workers who’ve taken on the Coffee Giant Starbucks, brewing a single and successful effort to Unionize one store in Buffalo that has percolated to Unionizing 270-plus stores and more than 7,000 Employees across the United more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - United University Professions (UUP), the Nation’s largest Higher Education Union, rallied Tuesday (December 6th) to highlight massive projected operating deficits at the State University of New York’s (SUNY) Buffalo State College and at SUNY Fredonia, which threaten the viability of Public Higher Education and the economic more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA) Local 25 has announced its 50 Members employed at WKBW-TV/Channel 7 in Buffalo have reached a tentative, four-year agreement on a new contract that calls for an overall wage increase of 9.5%. The announcement comes on the more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Forty Home Care Workers employed at Schofield Home Health Care have voted to join 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East, making it one of the first licensed Home Health Care Agencies in Buffalo to Unionize in Western New York. The Home Care Workers at Schofield are among a growing number more»

(ALBION, NEW YORK) – New York Attorney General Letitia James HAS filed a lawsuit against Comprehensive at Orleans LLC - doing business as The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Center (The Villages), a nursing home in Albion, for years of financial fraud that resulted in significant resident neglect and harm. Following an extensive more»

Retired Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1122 President Jan Borman, long-time friend of retired United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 774 President John Kaczorowski - who served as President of the Buffalo AFL-CIO Council for nine years in the late 90s and into the 2000s, recently called to let me know that John had passed away. As I listened to more»

(ROCHESTER, NEW YORK) - National Labor Leader and Retired 1199 Service Employees International Union Vice-President Bruce Popper has passed away at the age of 71. A native of Buffalo, Bruce began his 45-year career in Organized Labor as a Rank-And-File Member of 1199 SEIU. As a Delegate, Bruce processed grievances and helped to negotiate contracts at 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 22nd) 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»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Plan (NYS Teamsters Conference Plan). The application was submitted and approved under provisions of PBGC’s SFA Interim Final more»

The Holiday Season is supposed to be one of cheer, goodwill towards others and kindness, but for Starbucks Workers it's just another day of withstanding the corporation's attempt to bully a Union effort out of existence. That’s why today - Thursday, November 17th, thousands of Starbucks locations across the country offered their customers a branded more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Workers employed at the Lexington Co-Op have announced they are organizing a Union at both of the Grocer’s Buffalo locations. Lexington Co-Op Workers United had sent a letter to the Co-Op’s Board of Directors announcing the formation of their Organizing Committee and called on management to sign the Fair Election more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - One person was taken in custody following what Buffalo Police now believe were two attempted robberies on Thursday (November 10th) at a residence on Pennsylvania Street and at a nearby Methadone Clinic on Virginia Street in the City of Buffalo. Two Security Guards working at the Clinic with "heroically" stopping that individual, more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – While there are certainly a number of different fundraising events that Organized Labor and its Member Unions hold throughout the year to raise money for a plethora of worthy causes, it would appear the use of a meat raffle might just do the job. “‘It’s so Buffalo,’” jokingly answered Julie Cosenza, more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – It took 12 years before more than 200 extremely low-paid Buffalo Public School Custodians finally got a new contract, but according to the Union that represents those Workers - International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 17, the new deal calls for major wage increases, and even more importantly - no cost for their more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Your On-Line Labor Newspaper is republishing this Labor News Story that it originally published back on October 29th, 2015. In celebrating Halloween 2022, WNYLaborToday.com thought it was important to underscore and recognize - once again - what Actors Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi did to organize their fellow Actors more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above, Joe Cantafio has been named New York State United Teachers’ (NYSUT) Regional Staff Director here in Western New York. Cantafio, who is well-known across the area’s Labor Movement, previously served as President of the West Seneca Teachers Association. He is also only a handful of Labor more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Nearly 100 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East-represented Workers at Sodexo in Buffalo have unanimously ratified a new three-year contract that features significant wages increases, a new 30-Year Wage Scale and additional vacation time, as well as a Paid Holiday, Union Officials announced. The more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: On Wednesday (October 19th), United University Professions (UUP) hosted a National Health Roundtable on the Buffalo State College Campus, a member of the State University of New York (SUNY) System. UUP President Frederick Kowal, who was joined by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and a distinguished panel of experts, told more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – The exhaustion showed in the faces of Cori Gambini and Jim Scordato as they presided over a news conference to discuss specifics of a newly-ratified three-year agreement between the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168 and 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Kaleida Health System in Buffalo, more»

(WESTERN NEW YORK) - More than 1,200 Unionized long-term Caregivers employed at a dozen nursing homes across two Western New York Counties whose contracts had expired joined together to win $15 an hour for Service Workers, higher starting rates for new Employees and standard wage scales for experience following months of unrest and Strike action, 1199 more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Nurses, Clinical, Professional, Technical, Service, Dietary and Clerical Staff represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers East have voted to ratify a new three-year contract at Kaleida Health, Western New York’s largest hospital more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - In August 2021, Michelle Eisen, a veteran Barista at the Starbucks on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo, was asked by one of her Co-Workers to grab coffee. “(That) is obviously weird because we serve coffee all day,” she said. Eisen agreed to meet with the Co-Worker and wondered whether they wanted advice on how to move up in the more»

(NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK) - 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East and the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) have once again collaboratively approved a three-year agreement that covers more than 680 Unionized Health Care Workers, roughly 70% of the Medical Center’s workforce. The new agreement includes more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Unionized Workers at the Elmwood Avenue Starbucks Store in Buffalo went on an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike today (Thursday, October 6th) to protest the Coffee Chain’s retaliatory discipline spree and management’s inconsistent and discriminatory enforcement of policies. Since the weekend, five Workers have been more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above in the collage - More than 500 high school students took part in the first day of Western New York Construction Career Days on Wednesday (October 5th) - a hands-on opportunity to consider a future career in the Unionized Building Trades. Students took advantage of a number of opportunities, from more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above, Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168 President Cori Gambini and Jim Scordato, 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East’s Vice President for WNY Hospitals, hold a news conference on Monday (October 4th) just hours after putting the final touches on a more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168 and 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers East have reached a tentative agreement with Kaleida Health for a new three-year collective bargaining agreement that will cover more than 6,300 Health Care Workers employed at Buffalo General Medical more»

(LAKEVIEW, NEW YORK) – After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, more than 1,100 high school students from 34 schools across the region are expected to attend the Western New York Construction Career Days Event, which will be held on Wednesday, October 5th and Thursday, October 6th at the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) has announced a Federal Grant totaling $127,454 for the Western New York Council on Occupational Safety and Health (WNYCOSH). Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the grant is dedicated to Workplace Safety Measures. more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above, Members of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) turn their backs to display a message the Union is sending to D’Youville University Administrators as they attempt to bargain a new contract: one faculty united for ALL students. The Members strike a pose outside one of the more»

(NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK) – What a way to kick off the annual United Way of Greater Niagara’s (UWGN) 2022 Fundraising Campaign - with a big round of thanks to Labor. The UWGN’s breakfast awards event got things underway on Friday (September 23rd) morning at the Niagara Falls Riverside Resort where the Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Central Labor more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: In the WNYLaborToday.com photo collage above, more than 300 Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF)-represented Buffalo Public School Teachers picketed before the Buffalo School Board’s meeting that was held on Wednesday (September 21st) at Buffalo’s School for the Performing Arts. Afterwards, BTF President Phil more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 3 President David Grosskopf, Jr. and Judy Kersten - Branch 3 Insurance Representative and U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) Expert, hold up a 35-year Member’s pin that will be presented to more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: To watch Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168 and 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers East’s news conference that was held late Thursday (September 15th), Go To: https://www.facebook.com/1199UpstateNY/videos/757046662259134 and more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - Nearly 350 Nursing Home Workers employed at four Western New York area for-profit facilities have overwhelmingly ratified new multi-year contracts, while Union Workers employed at two other area facilities have authorized five-day strikes in their continued fight for a fair contract, 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF)-represented Public School Teachers participated in a city-wide picket held early Friday (September 9th) over the lack of a new contract. (Photos Courtesy of the BTF’s Melissa Kenney) (BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF)-represented Educators more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – After Starbucks fired more than 10 area Union Leaders in alleged retaliation for their Union Organizing efforts, Starbucks Workers joined with their Labor and community allies on Tuesday (September 6th) to picket the National Coffee Chain’s 20 stores across the region in order to publicly denounce Starbucks’ more»

(LEWISTON, NEW YORK) - Three separate Bargaining Units represented by 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers East have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new four-year agreement with Mount St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston, Union Officials announced. The more than 350 Union-represented Health Care Workers at the more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - A string of annual warm and sunny Labor Days was broken Monday (September 5th), but that didn’t dampen the spirits of hundreds of area Unionists who made the best of the situation after heavy rain forced the cancellation of the 2022 Buffalo Labor Day Parade in South Buffalo. Instead, area Unions, their Leadership and Members more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Organized Labor in Western New York banded together over the weekend, just a couple of days before its annual Labor Day Parade, to give back to the Jefferson Avenue Community on Buffalo’s East Side, where on May 14th 10 people were murdered and three others wounded at a Tops Supermarket by a white supremacist. A more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) - More than 600 Nursing Home Workers employed at four Buffalo area for-profit facilities have overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract, while Unionized Caregivers employed at five other facilities have overwhelmingly voted to authorize five-day strikes in the fight for a fair contract. The Unionized Caregivers are part of a more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above, Highmark/Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York Representatives get ready to march in the annual Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s Labor Day Parade that was held in South Buffalo last year. Buffalo Labor Council President Denise Abbott recently heaped high praise on the more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Pictured above from left to right, Lorraine Baker, Latoya Harris, Carl Sepulveda and Rose Marie Wysocki - all United Food & Commercial Workers Union-represented Tops Supermarket Employees were named as this year’s Grand Marshals of the Buffalo AFL-CIO Central Labor Council’s Labor Day Parade, which will more»

(ACROSS THE BUFFALO AREA) - Wednesday (August 24th) was a busy Labor Day in the Buffalo area with three actions occurring within hours of each other: Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168 rallied in the morning in support of recently-Unionized Veterinary Workers in Orchard Park; A Strike Authorization Vote announcement was made in early more»