CHICAGO, Ill.—The Chicago lawyer who has filed 21 class-action lawsuits against unions over the last two years is being funded by a wealthy “litigation finance” firm, The Intercept reported Dec. 23.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida state workers rallied outside the capitol building here Dec. 18, urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to grant them 5% raises and 2% cost-of-living increases. The governor’s proposed budget for
SPOKANE, Wash.—Miners on strike in Idaho for 2½ years narrowly rejected a contract agreement that would have ended the walkout. The vote, announced Dec. 16 by United Steelworkers Local 5114,
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The metal crossbars shimmer as the solar-powered lights below them cut through the evening’s cold rain and fog. Those crossbars, galvanized electrical conduit and aluminum tubing, twist upward
NEW YORK, N.Y.—“It’s been three years with no money. It’s tough,” says Jason, one of the 1,800 workers at the Spectrum cable-TV company who’ve now been on strike for more
SEATTLE, Wash.—More than 8,000 nurses and caregivers at Swedish Medical Center, the largest health-care provider in the Seattle, area have voted to authorize strikes, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW announced Dec. 19.
BERKELEY, Calif.—The costs of job-based health coverage for workers in California have risen much faster than wages over the past ten years, according to a study released earlier this month
WASHINGTON—A bill to shore up coal miners’ pensions has been included in the budget deal to keep the federal government operating beyond Dec. 20, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Dec.
New York, NY – More than 20,000 building service workers across the city will remain on the job throughout the holiday season, after their union and the organization representing property
WASHINGTON—The bipartisan deal reached this week to continue funding the federal government will repeal the 40% tax on expensive health-care plans, nicknamed the “Cadillac tax.” The tax, imposed by the
