By Bob Hennelly

This past week,  as part of the National "Workers Over Billionaires" Labor Day of Action, thousands of New York restaurant workers and their supporters marched on Trump Tower.

We speak with Brendan Griffith, the new president of the NYC Central Labor Council, which represents 300 unions and more than one million workers. Brendan describes how unionized workers make significantly more than non-union workers, as well as enjoy a safer workplace.

By Bob Hennelly

A steady rain in Times Square this past Wednesday couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of union activists who gathered to welcome the national AFL-CIO’s “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour. The high profile rally to support the LIVE Broadway heavily unionized workforce came as union negotiators prepare to take on the powerful Broadway League in what is expected to be tough bargaining.

By Bob Hennelly

As President Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky and European leaders grabbed headlines, Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza City in a final push to force out the population. Amnesty International maintains that Israel is “carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation” in Gaza and is “systematically destroying the health, well being and social fabric of Palestinian life.”