New York, NY – Now that virtual learning is becoming the new normal, some students are struggling more at home than they did in the classroom. This can be contributed to connectivity issues and computer literacy. But there is also a lack of personal interaction, as well as a lack of socialization, which can lead…
Self-Care is Essential to a Job Done Right
New York, NY – The one undeniable fact is self-care is an essential part of teamwork. This means with all of our daily tasks and responsibilities, personal health has a powerful impact on personal achievement in both home and work environments. As a whole, personal care reduces healthcare costs which is certainly influential during collective…
The Ingredients for Financial Success
New York, NY – There is something to be said about people who have been etched in our history books. Their legacies remain because of their tenacity to continue and build when all others failed or chose to quit. In such cases. It was this same tenacity that built empires and cities alike. Industries have…
Fear and the Reaper in the Era of Trump
Editor’s Note: Lenore Friedlaender is Assistant to the President, 32BJ and?leads the member representation work for Hudson Valley and Long Island. When President Trump returned from the hospital and said, “Don’t be afraid of COVID. Don’t let it dominate your life,” many of us took it, at best, as further proof that the president simply…
Radius Bank Job Opening
New York, NY — Radius Bank, whose Regional Sales & Relationship Executive from Radius Bank Michael Fina often writes about union matters for LaborPress, has a job opening. Radius Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering competitive compensation, comprehensive employee benefits and opportunities for career education and advancement. Equally as important, it is committed to…
NYPD Taps Former Forensic Nurse to Head Special Victims Unit
New York, NY – Deputy Inspector Michael W. King will be the new leader of the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit. King is succeeding Judith Harrison, who was recently appointed Brooklyn North Borough Commander. Harrison was selected as the former deputy chief in November 2018, shortly after former SVU head Michael Osgood was ousted for dropping…
The New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters
New York, NY – With a finger on the pulse and an understanding of the times ahead, the NYCDCC made sure to take care of its members. Executive Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Geiger sets the example for union leadership. With 20,000 members that remain union strong, Geiger forges ahead by explaining, “The unionized construction industry always remains…
New Statue Honoring Women’s Rights Icons Debuts in Central Park
New York, NY – On Wednesday, Aug. 26, Monumental Women, an all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization created in 2014, unveiled a statue seven years in the making, a monument of women’s rights pioneers Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The organization was created with the initial goal of breaking the “bronze ceiling” and creating…
Healthy Terminal Act Clears Hurdle; Awaits Cuomo’s Signature
Queens, NY – Unprotected airport workers have fought for more than a year for access to affordable healthcare — and as of Wednesday, they now have enough support from the New York Legislature to pass a bill that will achieve their goals. All that is left for the Healthy Terminals Act to become a reality…
MTA Bus Driver Who Survived COVID-19 Predicts Another Lockdown for NYC; Holds Trump Administration Accountable for Sister’s Death
Queens, NY – Come August, the MTA has plans to install protective barriers on buses before resuming front door service and fare collections — bus operators, however, remain dubious as COVID-19 continues to gallop across the rest of the country. Joseph Branch is on the executive board of ATU Local 1056. For the last 22-years,…