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2017 NYC CLC Awards Reception: Meet the Honorees: Lonnie R. Stephenson

Lonnie R. Stephenson, International President, IBEW

IBEW International President Lonnie R. Stephenson was born and raised in Rock Island, Ill., which borders Iowa along the Mississippi River.

2017 NYC CLC Awards Reception: Meet the Honorees: Lonnie R. Stephenson

IBEW Local 3 Picket Locations

As of Tuesday morning, 1,800 Local #3 IBEW members at Charter/Spectrum Communications are out on strike.

IBEW Local 3 Picket Locations

Recognizing Women of Labor: Bertha Aiken of City Employees Union Local 237 Teamsters.

Bertha Aiken is the Director of Training and Education for Teamsters Local 237. She credits her love for teaching to the time she spent at the NYPD, where she was responsible for preparing/guiding and nurturing young men and women in how to best protect and serve the people of New York City.

Recognizing Women of Labor: Bertha Aiken of City Employees Union Local 237 Teamsters.

Celebrating the Women of the CLC Executive Board: Spotlighting Patricia White

Patricia White is President of New York City Theatrical Wardrobe Union, IATSE Local 764, and sits on the NYC CLC Executive Board.

Celebrating the Women of the CLC Executive Board: Spotlighting Patricia White

Thrillist Staff Overwhelmingly Votes to Join Writers Guild of America, East

On Wednesday, Writers Guild of America, East, announced that content creators at Thrillist had voted to join the union. After weeks of refusing to recognize the staff’s union, management agreed to collectively bargain following a 24-hour online vote.

Thrillist Staff Overwhelmingly Votes to Join Writers Guild of America, East

Unions and Community Gather to Commemorate the 106th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Today unions, community groups, and elected officials gathered outside of NYU's Brown Building to remember the 146 worker lives lost during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory 106 years ago.

Unions and Community Gather to Commemorate the 106th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire