Infrastructure
Public transit, living wage top 2014 “people’s” agenda
September 19, 2013"No worker should have to live off of poverty wages. People should be able to work 40 hours a week and take care of their families off of that."
Read moreToday in labor history: Power blackout saps Northeast
August 14, 2013On this day in 2003, the Northeast of the United States and Canada experienced a massive blackout, which affected 50 million people.
Read moreSteelworkers oppose using Chinese steel for Verrazano Bridge repairs
July 22, 2013Another local transit agency is repairing another big well-known U.S. bridge using Chinese steel, and thus not U.S. steel or steelworkers.
Read moreToday in labor history: New York’s Triborough Bridge opens
July 11, 2013On July 11, 1936, one of the great construction jobs in U.S. history was completed. It was opening day in New York City of the Triborough Bridge.
Read moreUnions call for National Infrastructure Bank
July 1, 2013Rebuilding the U.S.' decaying infrastructure to also counteract climate change will produce good middle class jobs and grow the economy.
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