AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ELECTS LIZ SHULER AS PRESIDENT, FRED REDMOND AS SECRETARY-TREASURER The AFL-CIO Executive Council voted Friday to elect Liz Shuler as president. Shuler is the first woman in the federation’s history to hold the top office. United Steelworkers International Vice President Fred Redmond was elected to succeed Shuler as secretary-treasurer. He is the […]

Tell Congress: PASS THE PRO ACT NOW! America’s labor laws have been chipped away at and weakened by anti-worker legislators. That’s why we need the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. If we can get the PRO Act passed, it will: — empower workers to form unions and bargain over wages and working conditions; — […]

The crew of MISS FREEDOM, a tour boat operated by Statue City Cruises, rescued a woman who had been thrown from her jet ski into the Hudson River and was being pulled along by the current on the morning of June 21. Port Captain Matt Gill, of Hornblower/City Experiences, which owns Statue Cruises, said the […]

The AFL-CIO, in a regular feature of the Dispatch newsletter, conducted a short labor leader interview with MM&P President Don Marcus, where they asked three questions. Please click the link below to read Don’s responses to questions about a recent organizing campaign, MM&P’s highest priorities, and shares inspiration for those involved in the labor movement. 3 […]

Family and friends of Captain Tim Murray are reaching out to the MM&P community with this message. “Tim Murray was a great pilot, incredible husband, devoted father, and awesome friend. He had a heart of gold, and his tragic death at sea has left an immense hole in many lives.” “Tim was very rarely seen […]

As a follow-up to his Jan. 25 Buy America Executive Order, President Biden has named former AFL-CIO trade official Celeste Drake as the first director of the administration’s Made in America Office. “MM&P enthusiastically supports the appointment of Celeste Drake to serve as the first director of the Made in America Office within the Office […]