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Trump’s lobbyist attacks Union Building Trades
A little over a week ago, UCOMM Blog covered NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento’s response to an anti-union letter from lobbyist Brad Gertsman blaming the NYC Building Trades Council for the...
Carwash worker dies in NYC
William "El Toro" Gomez, a carwash worker from E. 174th St. and Webster Ave., passed out at the car wash on Sunday January 31st. He was hospitalized and released at 5 in the morning on...
The Fire that Started it all
March 25th represented the 104th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. This fire killed 146 garment workers. Many where killed because the anti-union bosses locked workers into the...
Your Labor Rights...we have an app for that!
The Department of Labor is challenging developers, students and anyone else with a little tech savvy and creativity to enter the Workplace Safety and Health Challenge. Contestants are being asked to...