Suozzi earns major labor endorsement
The powerful Long Island Federation of Labor has endorsed Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi’s reelection bid. The group’s president said that while unions have often butted heads with Suozzi, the...
View ArticleBuilding boom humming in academia
The union president described colleges and universities as “a lifeline” for his members. John Durso, president of the Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, wasn’t speaking about union members...
View ArticleGroups fuel Avalon Bay debate in Huntington
Huntington’s town hall will draw a crowd hours before tonight’s board vote on Avalon Bay’s controversial rental housing development and its new transit-oriented zoning. Members of the Long Island...
View ArticleFederation of Labor plans Altschuler protest
The Long Island Federation of Labor has planned a protest outside of Republican congressional-hopeful Randy Altschuler’s headquarters Monday to demand the businessman resign from his position on the...
View ArticleAvalonBay, labor seek common ground
Out of the 84 speakers at Monday night’s Huntington town board hearing on AvalonBay Communities new housing plan, labor chief Roger Clayman might have delivered the most significant message. Residents,...
View ArticleLong Island Lobby Coalition heads to Albany
A coalition of Long Island-based advocate groups bused up to Albany on Wednesday to meet with elected officials. The group, which has made the trek to the state capital four years running, is known as...
View ArticleUnion/developer negotiations getting tougher
As construction trades struggle to find their post-recession footing, negotiations between labor unions and developers have taken a contentious turn.
View ArticleLaGrange: Unions have strength in numbers
Organized labor is working on fixing its image problem.
View ArticleUnion rally to support Cosmos stadium at Belmont Park
Officials and members of Long Island’s construction unions will hold a rally across from Belmont Park Thursday to show support for a soccer stadium plan.
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